EndereçoProcurement 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.
