Specific delegated responsibility for management of critical tasks required for the supply chain management of a group of materials within food materials with total spend of over €170 mio;. This will require thorough knowledge of the global/local supply bases, supplying to multi-Category UL sourcing units in India
Implement strategies for the supply chain management of the respective portfolios in line with business objectives – Decides who to buy from, how to buy, when to buy
Flawless administration of global contract lifecycle ensuring 100% coverage of contracts on time in full.
Supporting Strategy development for selected materials within the portfolio, including profiling of supply markets; in-depth analysis of Market Intelligence; understanding internal needs.
Supporting the team to achieve its goals and objectives and monitoring target delivery (commercial analyst function including reporting and analysis on VIP savings, cash generation, Price-to-Price movement, complexity reduction, compliance, resilience and forecasting).
Supporting the Global Procurement Manage & supply chain functions r with preparation of RFQs and e-tenders and their analysis, participating in and conducting negotiations where appropriate.
Implementation of global agreements: creation and updating contracts in iCAT and ensuring agreements (UPAs) and contracts (UPCs/CTCs) are issued to and returned by suppliers.
Supporting the SC functions of unit with price forecasting and forecast variance analysis.
Identifying metrics, tools and processes to optimise ways of working.
Business partnering – represent the procurement function when interacting with the other functional areas (e.g. R&D, Logistics, Procurement Operations, Markets), with particular focus on Oral Category.
Building relationships with suppliers & internal customers/stakeholders where required.
Measuring and managing overall supplier performance.
Key Skills/ Experience:
Portfolio Strategy Development
Strategic Supplier Partnerships
Negotiation
Stakeholder Management and Communication
Talent Catalyst
Experience of working within complex and virtual teams preferred.
Willingness for some travel (infrequent) required.
Competencies:
Accountability and Responsibility
Team Alignment
Growth Mindset
Bias for Action
Experience Required:
Experience in Procurement, R&D or Sales from the foods Industry
Experience on large-scale change management projects