Purchasing Manager

Job description

Description

Overview of the job

Procter & Gamble Purchases is part of the Supply Chain function and has the unique responsibility for developing and executing the sourcing strategies for the Company's multi-billion dollar goods and services needed to produce world class consumer products. As a Purchases professional, your goal is to link the most appropriate supplier capabilities with our business needs and contribute to delivering the best shareholder return. Your everyday work will consist of technical, analytical, and commercial skills to source for P&G in Asia-Pacific. The demand for Purchases expertise has never been higher, and the excitement and opportunities at Procter & Gamble are boundless!

Your team

You will report to a Senior Purchasing Manager in Purchases.

How success looks like

Purchases people are P&G's lifeline to the world of suppliers, translating the needs of our business in a way that enables, encourages, and invites our supply base to partner with us in providing products and services of superior quality and value that improve the lives of our consumers. We are looking for people with the intellectual capacity, creative intelligence and strategic insight to join our team.

Responsibilities of the role

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Analyzing market trends and supplier landscape

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Providing insights and recommendations to senior management and suppliers

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Spotting and exploiting emerging trends and technologies

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Uncovering business-building ideas and cost-saving opportunities

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Designing sourcing strategies that improves the value, availability and technology of the service

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Striking deals through negotiation or leading competitive bidding

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Building effective working relationships with suppliers

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Creating and capitalizing on new approaches such as e-marketplaces

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Participating as a critical member of a cross-functional team to deliver a project

Qualifications

·  Minimum Bachelor Degree
·  0-4 yrs of purchasing experience in large FMCG companies
·  Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, and be able to regularly engage in discussions with senior management within P&G and our suppliers
·  Strong leadership skills to drive supplier negotiations, lead external discussions
·  Ability to interpret insights from data
·  Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills across geographies
·  Ability to use external connections and regional/global networks to find opportunities that drive innovation
About us
We produce globally recognized brands and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders are able to lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ariel®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Herbal Essences®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, Tampax® and more. Our community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.

Visit http://www.pg.com to know more.

Our consumers are diverse and our talents - internally - mirror this diversity to best serve it. That is why we’re committed to building a winning culture based on Inclusion and our ideal candidate is passionate about the same principle: you will join our daily effort of being “in touch” so we craft brands and products to improve the lives of the world’s consumers now and in the future. We want you to inspire us with your unrivaled ideas.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

Job locations:
Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Job Type: Full-time Job categories: Purchasing Req No: PUR00001278