Our client is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to lead their procurement activities in Vietnam. This role offers an exciting opportunity to manage all centralized Make and Capex procurement activities, ensuring timely delivery of services/products at efficient costs.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading sourcing activities, identifying productivity opportunities, and monitoring performance. This role also involves managing relationships with senior commercial operations, supply chain, Procurement COE, and suppliers for responsible categories.
- Lead centralized Make and Capex procurement activities
- Identify productivity opportunities and monitor performance
- Manage relationships with key stakeholders
What you'll do:
As a Senior Procurement Manager, your role will be pivotal in driving the company's procurement strategy. You will work closely with Global/Regional Category Leads to define and implement sourcing strategies that ensure cost improvements, service/product quality, and speed to the market. Your ability to monitor and perform supply risk assessments will be crucial in identifying alternative supply sources and implementing Business Continuity Plans (BCP) to assure supply continuity. You will also be responsible for driving procurement bidding plans with key vendors as well as working with the commercial team to ensure vendor service is delivered on time in full.
- Define and implement a sourcing strategy for Make, Capex to ensure cost improvements, service/product quality and speed to the market
- Monitor, perform supply risk assessment to identify alternative supply sources and implement BCP plan to assure supply continuity
- Drive procurement bidding plan with key vendors as vendors pool as well as working with commercial team to ensure vendor service ON TIME IN FULL which is related to indirect commercial projects
- Ensure service levels, alternative sources and cost reduction YOY target achievement for indirect supply operations including spare parts and operations services
- Develop sustainable short and long-term strategic procurement plans to meet set annual targets for all responsible categories
- Communicate Procurement strategies, involve cross-functional support to deliver Procurement strategies & implementation plans
What you bring:
The ideal candidate for the Senior Procurement Manager role brings a wealth of experience from the FMCG manufacturing industry. With a degree in Food Chemistry/Economic/Foreign Trade, you have spent at least five years in a similar position where you have demonstrated technical procurement knowledge of Make and Capex management. Your excellent use of Excel and familiarity with SUN/SAP systems will be beneficial in this role. Your experience working within a matrix organization structure with global/regional/local set-up will be crucial in navigating the complexities of this role. Your strong project management and negotiation skills, coupled with your proven ability to influence different stakeholders, will be key to your success.
- At least 05 years’ experience at the same position in FMCG manufacturing company
- Excellent use of Excel, familiar with SUN/ SAP systems is a plus
- Good experience in matrix organization structure with global/regional/local set-up
- Strong Project Management and Negotiation Skills
- Proven influencing skills to positively impact with different stakeholders
What sets this company apart:
Our client is a privately owned company that manufactures and distributes confectionery and chewing gum in more than 150 countries. They are a global leader in the confectionery industry, thanks to delighting consumers around the world with its innovative, diverse and most loved products. The company boasts a diverse portfolio of iconic local and internationally recognized brands cherished by generations.
What's next:
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