Assistant Manager Procurement

Assistant Manager Procurement

Glanbia

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey

The Opportunity

Assistant Manager Procurement

The AM Procurement will manage a team of procurement professionals in a rapidly expanding, fast moving, and complex business.

The key responsibility will be to manage the sourcing & procurement for plant operations, managing risk, supporting cost savings initiatives, achieving KPI’s and ensuring consistent delivery of products and services while ensuring the day to day operations delivers and runs efficiently.

The AM Procurement will provide best in class service to both internal and external stakeholders and suppliers.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Effectively manage end-to-end Direct Materials procurement for the plant, in-line with the over-arching sourcing strategy for the region
• Be responsible for operational procurement for all direct materials (raw & pack)
• Co-ordinating with P2P team to ensure POs are placed in time
• Be the first point of contact for vendors and own the end-to-end procurement operations
• Identify opportunities across all operations within organization to optimize efficiencies and achieve lowest total costs
• Manage supplier relations and maintain supplier performance score card
• Work closely with the Procurement Head in executing short-term and long-term sourcing strategies for the plant
• Raw materials & Packaging Material Demand Planning Management
• Identify and define MRP guidelines to develop detailed demand plans to effectively manage material availability
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams in bi-weekly structured meetings to identify and mitigate risk in material supply and ensure continuity of supply
• Ensure demand planning accuracy by evaluating, reporting, and adjusting as necessary
• Report on key procurement risks and action plan to Procurement Head on weekly basis
• Minimize raw materials interruption by ensuring prompt and effective resolution of supplier non-conformances by team work with Procurement Head.
• Contractual agreement negotiations:
• Ensure all contractual agreements are properly executed in conjunction with Category Managers/Sourcing Manager (where applicable, i.e. non-category management strategic plan)
• Establishes the proper and collaborative team environment to ensure there is always a strong customer focus in all activities of the function.
• Regular attendance is an essential function of this position

Qualification & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B. Tech.) from four-year college or university in a related field; formal education in supply chain preferred.
• At least 5 years prior experience in direct materials sourcing in the manufacturing industry or similar industry preferable Food or Pharma industry; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Fluent in written and spoken English required
• Experience with and solid understanding of ERP/MRP systems, preferably SAP with the ability and desire to work within and progress such complex systems with eTender, SharePoint and Business Objects experience also preferred
• Strong computer skills and proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Strong math skills, and knowledge of the metric system, are required
• Heavy Data analysis including MS Excel pivot tables and spreadsheets to do calculations on cost potency changes, percentages, etc

Travel Requirements

• May involve up to 25% domestic travel

Solid people leader that inspires and aligns the team behind key strategic objectives,  attracts top talent from the industry to build a best-in-class nutrition organization and with proven leadership skills with the following leadership principles:

• Negotiate with diverse set of suppliers across multiple regions and finalize negotiations and agreements with signing officers at supplier companies

• Must have demonstrably strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal), to include speaking clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations

• Passionate about the business, will be a strong external ambassador / advocate for the business and will be highly collaborative with the ability to work successfully across teams, regions and functions

• Analytical with superior problem solving skills over near and long-term planning horizons

• Must have demonstrably strong interpersonal skills (both written and verbal), to include speaking clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations

• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in written form with all levels of personnel within the business unit and in the wider organization, to include excellent writing, negotiation and presentation skills

• Strong business understanding and orientation and effectively handles multiple, rapidly changing and conflicting priorities

• Strong cultural awareness based on past exposure, experience, and successful business dealings

• Highly detailed with a systematic approach, sense of responsibility and positive customer focus

• Possesses a passion for learning new skills

If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please apply!

Where and how you will work

Gurgaon

What we would like to offer you!

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, and a competitive salary.

About Glanbia

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.