Associate Manager - E2E Buyer MOVE

The role is to manage Logistics related procurement and related activities in selected scope in Europe.Logistics cover transportation, pallets, and outsourced warehousing closely impacting product availability and customer service. The person must drive value on total spend through category expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and relationship with suppliers.

• Data collection and detailed analyses to support local business stakeholders in delivering procurement objectives .
  • Analyze current sourcing footprint, develop sourcing vision, and provide improvements
  • Data collection on spend, and understanding spend insights
  • Market intelligence of the category in related BU.
• Support supplier selection process
  • Tender design
  • Analyses of RFX responses and shorten the list of suppliers.
  • Organize / Facilitate supplier negotiations [Strategic decisions to be led/taken at BU level by BU associates]
  • Consolidate scenarios to be defended on final review with internal partners
• Support contracting
  • Review current contracts
  • Establish updated terms in line with RFX outcomes, review the terms with internal partners and stakeholders.
  • Ongoing administration of compliance and tracking.
  • Supplier information management
• Managing cost control
  • Feeding forecasts for annual operating plan and quarterly updates.
  • Search for improvement opportunities, deliver productivity and cash improvement targets

The scope is flexible for all Europe, excluding Russia. Detailed projects are to be allocated during AOP cycle according to the team's overall workload.

• Bachelors Degree
• 6-7 years of experience in GP Operations/Shared Services
• Strong background in procurement in FMCG categories.
• Good knowledge of logistics landscape
• Good business acumen, knowledge of financial fundamentals, analytical and computer skills.
• Strong internal customer management skills. Capacity to listen understand internal client needs and deliver appropriate solutions
• Ability to perform in matrix organization.
• Languages: English Fluent (Written & Oral).
• Analytical thinking and setting the agenda
• Influencing others
• Collaboration
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Results oriented