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Description

This position is responsible for leading within the Raw Materials Procurement team, managing circa 200M in spend, across the procurement categories of Ferments, Silicones, Colors, Naturals, Vitamins, Preservatives, Waxes, pH adjusters, and emulsion stabilizers.

Key accountabilities include leveraging spend data and insights to lead the global sourcing strategy development, ensure compliance and competitive bidding, and ensuring supply of materials at the specified quality and quantity. Leading a direct report and matrixed team, the ideal candidate will be an agile and highly motivated professional with demonstrated successful experience leading a procurement team.

The role is responsible for ensuring that process performance is optimized, and technology functionality is maximized to ensure that the highest possible compliance levels are achieved, whilst supporting this prestigious and unique brand led environment, with measured agility and commercial awareness. This role actively participates within both the raw material procurement leadership team as well as preparing and presenting on a regular basis to key stakeholders in Finance and Brand senior leadership roles.

+ Lead the raw material procurement team to develop, advocate, and implement sourcing strategies to achieve regional and globally relevant short and long⁃term value creation targets, and excellence in operations.

+ Work collaboratively to drive cost, quality, supply and sustainability improvements through tactical and strategic sourcing activities, including supplier relationship management, vendor consolidation and purchase compliance across the global landscape.

+ Lead and drive regional sustainability efforts across the commodities to improve the regional sustainability, I&D and operations performance.

+ Engaging with the senior cross-functional stakeholder community to ensure a collaborative Procurement working relationship throughout the Supply Chain, Brands and Functions, in close partnership with the regional heads of brands, strategy and finance.

+ Lead and support the team in cross⁃brand supplier negotiations to ensure best overall cost position for the organization.

+ Negotiate, develop, and approve and sign contracts, agreements, supplier direction and business awards, across local and global stakeholder communities, and in strong collaboration with the regional Finance and Legal teams.

+ Maintain and utilize a cohesive understanding of industry best practices and technology trends to support team members and business partners in achieving excellence, including key industry innovations, value chain evolution, industry innovations and operational efficiency opportunities to support the regional performance and transformation agenda.

Qualifications

• A degree in relevant area such as supply chain, procurement, technology, marketing or business & administration

• 15+ years directly related experience either in a corporate environment leading the creation and implementation of regional and worldwide category strategies across all Indirect categories

• 10% travel time

• Experience of leading and managing senior stakeholders

• Demonstrated successful results in managing procurement activities across a broad range of spend categories, specifically direct procurement.

• Proven ability to lead internal and external partner teams to ensure successful and professional procurement activities

• Managing change and communication processes with diverse brand leads

• High level of interpersonal and negotiation skills

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve complex problems using data and input from various sources

• Diplomacy with strong listening and analyzing skills

• Good oral and written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact [email protected].