Assistant Procurement Manager: Skin Care

The main purpose of the job is to manage the raw material cost, service & innovations for the Skincare India business which is clocking over 600 ME turnover.
The role would be pivotal in driving & delivering the business agenda from procurement side and would partner with the Brand Managers, Supply Chain Planners, Finance Managers & Global Buyers to ensure best in class cost & service.

• Manage Procurement deliverables for existing & new brands by:
  • Ensuring timely availability and contract closure for all raw materials
  • Meeting the savings target of the business by engaging closely with suppliers, global buyers & internal stakeholders
  • Executing procurement related actions for new innovations
  • Generation of new saving ideas by introducing new materials and/or suppliers.
  • Lead the raw material monthly forecasting for the Skincare business
  • Proactively engage with suppliers and communicate any foreseeable changes/risk in material availability and cost.
  • Create & coordinate on resilience risk assessment and mitigation plan
  • Lead Procurement input for decision making at leadership team level (GCIT meetings for example) e.g. pricing of materials, resilience risk statements, lead times, savings potentials and financial impact
  • Hand over the projects to the relevant BU procurement team for implementation
  • Manage the procurement deliverables for complexity reduction programmes.
  • Secure supplier capacity and capability for strategic growth.
  • Lead/support Sustainability projects (ex. better, less and no plastic agenda)

• Project management/analytical skills
• Good understanding of business economics
• Supply Market Intelligence and Analysis - Collecting Relevant Information Analyzing Supply and Demand Market Behavior and Understanding Key Cost Drivers and Price Trends
• Managing Alliances and Relationships (e.g. managing the Ongoing Relationship to Deliver Value to the Business)
• Partnering with Suppliers to win
• Driving sustainability through Procurement

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