Manager Packaging category
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11-01-2024
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Job Description
Req ID : 2447017
- Responsibilities
- Leads Category Strategy development and implementation for defined Regional/Global categories-
- Analyzes category and defines category profile, incl. risk assessment, supply base assessment and SRM strategy
- Benchmarks category practices to identify improvement initiatives
- Builds category specific strategic plan in alignment with the regions / countries and aligns strategic plan to financial budget and global business strategies
- Initiates internal and external analysis (industry and supplier)
- Consolidates requirements, acting as a business partner for business / other functions, supporting the alignment and optimization of specification with the business / other functions
- Is accountable for efficient alignment enablement / activation of negotiation outcomes by increasing the level of automated content within the category, instructing on new content updates and by providing clear instructions about the category strategy to enable compliance
- Leads contract implementation and drives contract compliance
- Is accountable for savings delivery according to the mutually defined targets
- Supports the work and efforts of a cross-functional Sourcing Team in all stages of a strategic sourcing project
- Collaborates and aligns with global / regional / local procurement teams as applicable
- Supports supplier selection and fact-based negotiations
- Contributes to leading practice exchange throughout Procurement organization
- Leads RfX execution- Selects supplier and drives fact-based negotiations
- Collaborates with legal to finalize contractual agreement and its administration
- Works with Procurement Leads to implement and activate contracts globally
- Manages commercial supplier relationship management with key/major suppliers within the defined category scope
- Maintains and manages relationship with suppliers identified as key suppliers in the selected category and region, monitors performance of key strategic suppliers according to the guidelines
- Leads supplier development activities; sets up cross-functional review meetings with key strategic suppliers in order to improve performance and further cost / demand optimization
- Supports the identification of potential contract improvement opportunities and re-negotiations
- Is accountable for supplier scouting, selection and development
- Manages relationship with key stakeholders and business representatives
- Acts as escalation point for category related issues and drives resolution in line with global Procurement policies
- Achieves “buy-in” from key stakeholders for major procurement initiatives
- Collaborates and aligns with global / regional / local procurement teams as applicable
- Is a business partner to the regional procurement teams to create and outline contribution for budget improvements
- Supports resource allocation between global and regional / local category initiatives
- Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree
- 6 + years of Procurement experience and/or finished product innovation development. Preferably with Packaging experience.
- Experience on leading, developing and executing global and regional direct material category strategies and influencing R&D and supply chain stakeholders
- Experience on cost modelling, sustainability, contracting etc. related to packaging
Employment Type
Full Time
Company Industry
Department / Functional Area
Marketing / Brand Management / Marketing Research / Digital Marketing
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