Lead - Packing Material & Contract Manufacturing, Sourcing

Operations Sourcing

Scope:

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

CONTRIBUTION TO THE BUSINESS GROWTH

• Anticipates business activity and acts proactively: Anticipate major evolution of needs.
• Propose the most valuable option involving internal and external network/resources. Use VA methodology as a part of the culture of need expression.
• Manages Performance and efficiency: Be accountable for purchasing performance. Support functional improvements for processes and tools. Ensure data quality.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of financial process: basic financial or accounting rules, structure and purchasing part, L'Oral financial activity rules (rebates, fees, drivers). Analyze the impact of choices/tariffs in a plant P&L.
• Formulate recommendations based of Supplier P&L analysis or L'Oral/Brand P&L. Anticipate risks and opportunities.
• Driving and facilitating L4TF commitments with the strategic suppliers.

CREATE VALUE and OPTIMIZE COSTS, QUALITY & SERVICE on the total value chain

• Launch management, fast track launch process and supply management with BCP developments
• Optimize costs: Contribute and Lead Saving boost Agenda for India. Improve the cost model through a good knowledge of supplier process. Lead & implement productivity projects through usage of optimized TCO
• Develop a thorough market knowledge and market intelligence.
• Master the supplier Cost Models and upstream markets, run internal & external benchmarking.
• Build cost forecast for a category, share & control assumptions for budget construction. Manage KPIs; build continuous improvement strategy for financial & non-financial KPIs.
• Build year N+1 purchasing action plan and follow-up its implementation along the year N (trend)
• Supplier capacity planning and review
• Support TRANSVERSAL OPTIMISATION and AGILITY of the whole Value Chain through lead time and MOQ optimisation, service level improvements in close collaboration with the suppliers and internal stakeholders: category teams, Plants, Packaging, Supply Chain, Quality & Development teams.

RISK MANAGEMENT

• Control risks & operate responsibly.
• Operates according to internal control principles and legal rules.
• Evaluate & manage risks: apply risks policy and tools, propose & lead actions plan.
• Negotiates with integrity: Use innovative negotiation levers.

MAXIMIZE SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP

• Build an integrated ecosystem with our suppliers. Support SRM agenda for the region.
• Create a preferred customer relationship with strategic suppliers.
• Drive supplier performance improvements based on 5 pillars: CSR, quality, service, innovation, competitiveness.
• Organize and gather market knowledge, propose action plans to benefit from market opportunities. Drive changes in the market structure.

Key LOral Competencies

• Working in the FMCG sector, good understanding of market & suppliers.

• Proven ability to work and navigate in complex organizations and manage teams.
• Maintains a high standard of integrity, working with a cooperative attitude.

• Excellent communication / influencing skills in English (written & verbal) with exceptional stakeholder management skills.
• A talent for resolving conflicts and problems.

Key Relationships

• Direct 3
• Indirect - 1
• Internal Stakeholders Product Development, Packaging, Zone Teams, Finance, Factories, R&I and Worldwide Category Teams
• External Stakeholders Tier 1 and Tier 2 Suppliers, Auditing agencies

Education

• Bachelors degree
• MBA/ Post-graduate from packaging institutes preferable
• Minimum 8+ years of procurement/sourcing/category management

Travel required