Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager

Raw Materials, Packaging and Third Party Manufacter)

Work Content

• Procurement strategy development
• Leads the category strategy development process within category teams, to develop appropriate and innovative TCO-based strategies;
• Reviews the overall effectiveness of strategies and identifies further opportunities / makes improvements;
• Articulates the category vision and road to improvement to all stakeholders in clear, inspiring terms and builds and enhances cross functional / multi-disciplinary team working;
• Obtains sign-off for all category strategies within area of responsibility;
• Monitors progress of strategies and changing business environment.
• Procurement strategy execution
• Ensures that Business Needs are being attended;
• Facilitates category team liaison with internal stakeholders, category owners and suppliers, to set up product testing and evaluation;
• Ensures strong buy-in and Influences decisions to help implement and sustain initiatives;
• Lead cost reduction programmes;
• Track improvements over time, monitors execution and modifies plan where appropriate to keep teams implementation pace;
• Ensures good governance in all aspects of category management and contracts management;
• Financial strategy and price review control with categories lead;
• Align sourcing strategy with Global commodities leaders;
• Support the Procurement team and stakeholders on projects development and implementation.
• Stakeholder relationship management
• Guide and challenge strategies for negotiations with suppliers;
• Manage relationship with suppliers at top level of supplier organization;
• Aligning Strategy with your pair Managers;
• Facilitates communication and information flow between end-users and the supply market;
• Dentifies benchmarking opportunities.
• People management
• Manage priorities and provides guidance to the team;
• Supports the collaboration of subordinate staff / category teams with other procurement areas on strategic categories;
• Ensure systems, policies and procedures adherence;
• Secures resources suitable and sufficient to support business objectives for the category team;
• Provides direction to the category teams and manages category team performance through individual performance contracting and review;
• Ensures effective communication within and to the category teams and promote a positive working environment;
• Enhances team credibility through effective and efficient service delivery and resolution of issues;
• Identify training and knowledge gaps within the team, and arranges for the necessary inputs.

Requirements & Skills

Minimum requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing;
• Cost management and TCO expertise;
• University Graduated;
• Advanced English level;
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office Excel;
• Domain of negotiation techniques, SRM and Strategic Sourcing;
• Strong knowledge of Market and main suppliers of Category;
• Leadership skills to plays a mentorship and coaching roles.

Advanced requirements (nice to have)

• MBA Degree;
• SAP / Ariba systems previous experience;
• Basic Spanish level.

Behavior Skills

• Leadership to drive and inspire the team to excellent results;
• Strategic thinking;
• Proactively seek improvements. Be a solution provider;
• Maintain a healthy leadership and attitude under pressure;
• Strategic skills and critical sense to challenge the status quo;
• Focus on lead the business in a profitable and sustainable manner.
Há 12 horas