A successful procurement professional is expected to be:
- Strong in running the innovation networks from procurement side for various innovations across the HC (Laundry and HHC) category.
- Act as an entrepreneur, treats business as his/her own, sets trends and is willing to guide, follow or get out of the way while working on innovation networks.
- Strong communication skills with internal as well as external stakeholders
- Exceptional execution is key to ensure aspiring ideas are progressed fast towards implementation.
- Outstanding in pushing ideas that are forward thinking and that contribute to creating sustained competitive advantage and incremental turn over generation.
- Able to understand the business urgency and able to push the agenda with different stakeholders to gather the inputs: R&D, Supply Chain, Suppliers etc.
- Behave as a Partner to Win ambassador and demonstrate the value Procurement adds to the business.
Main Job Purpose:
The role will manage the Home care Innovations from the procurement side and partner cross functional stakeholders (brand teams, functional teams e.g. R&D, Supply Chain, Quality). The role will drive value and work with suppliers to land innovations on time and in full. Manage relationship with the India based suppliers, deliver savings and in turn support South Asia cost savings delivery.
Leverage previous knowledge and expertise to run the innovation networks and work with different stakeholders to gather their inputs for innovation launches.
Challenges:
- Establishing effective relationships with the internal customers Brand, Procurement Managers, R&D, SUIT, Finance, Quality, and other stakeholders) as well as external partners (Suppliers) is key to the delivery.
- This role would require coordination with different raw and pack material buyers and other stakeholders: Working across organizational and cultural boundaries independently without direct hierarchical control of resources.
Professional Skills:
- Candidate should be at minimum a science graduate with 5+ years of experience in Product/ Process or Technology development/ deployment, Innovation Network management/ Procurement preferably within FMCG.
- University degree and Supply Chain exposure is preferred.
- Project management skills.
Skills/Competencies
- Ability to work in a hugely diverse, cross-cultural business environment.
- Strong network and stakeholders’ management skills.
- Self-driven with the ability to work unassisted.
- Problem solving skills to analyse the situation & create outcomes to support the business needs.
- Excellent Excel and power point skills.
- Influencing skills.
Experience Required:
- 5+ years of relevant work experience Product/ Process or Technology development/ deployment, Supply Chain/Network management role within FMCG domain.
- Exposure to Home care formulations/ raw materials preferred.
Travel: Low levels (~25%).
Internal:
- Procurement teams – Global & Local.
- Brand, Global/local R&D, SUIT, Planning, Finance, Quality, SEAC.
External:
- Suppliers – New & Existing.
- Procurement/Market Intelligence Agencies etc.
Reporting Channel:
Procurement Director S.Asia <– Sr Procurement Manager- Chemicals HC <– Asst Procurement Manager- HC Innovations.