Assistant Procurement Manager - Personal Care China

Job description

Main Job Purpose:

Manage and coordinate the operational procurement activities of Personal Care to support the business goals and objectives on saving, innovation, service, NDPE and etc.  at both strategic and operational levels in Personal Care China, in line with procurement strategies and policies.

Key Accountabilities:

·  Partner with the Personal Care BU/BG team to understand business requirements, define category procurement strategy and eco-system
·  Interface with Personal Care procurement portfolio/operation team, including raw and pack material procurement team, to transform the category procurement strategy/target to portfolio procurement strategy/target.
·  Manage Personal Care category 5S savings, NMI (net material impact), cash agenda and driving the resilience and Innovation pipeline projects of the categories in the scope
·  Manage Personal Care category 3PM sourcing strategy and the projects to support the innovation, resilience and cost agenda
·  Support in the resolution of supply and operational issues
·  Manage current complexity, Support and drive complexity reduction programes
·  Ensure compliance with Codes & Policies (i.e. USQS etc).
·  Own and drive continuous improvement and operational excellence in procurement processes
·  Organise and execute price forecasting in line with defined processes.
·  Understand the market trends and intelligence
·  Contribute to delivery of overall team results

Professional Skills:

GENERAL SKILLS:

·  Self- motivated, be able to work with the minimum of supervision to work in networks and drive for team alignment and be able to work independently
·  Be result and solution oriented, be able to solve (unexpected) problems (in short notice)
·  Have excellent project management, communication & networking skills
·  Experienced in negotiations
·  High sense of ownership and responsibility
·  Have business, organisational, strategic and cultural awareness
·  Analytical and sharp with numbers
·  Able to cope with fast pace and pressure
·  Be fluent in English

PROCUREMENT SKILLS:

·  Procurement Insights and Analysis with the translation of business needs of the categories to Procurement requirements
·  Supply Strategy Development and Implementation (e.g. collecting relevant information)
·  Supply Market Intelligence and Analysis (e.g. establish understanding & analyze of portfolios and underlying markets)
·  Supplier Selection and Development (e.g. assessing supplier performance, screening suppliers, supplier qualification and on boarding)
·  Negotiation Skills
·  Managing alliances and relationships

CROSS SUPPLY CHAIN SKILLS:

·  Executing Supply Chain Strategies aligned to Business Goals
·  Adopting a Customer Service Mindset in all our relationships
·  Optimising and Implementing Supply Chain Improvements.
·  Managing sustainability in supply chain.

Experience Required:

Procurement, SC or finance experience, FMCG experience.

Travel:

10-15% travel required

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