Group Category Manager

National Business Development Manager

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Unit Procurement Manager

Senior Category Manager

SCM Lead

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Global Procurement Category Lead - Technology

Job Role: We are currently looking for a Group Category Manager to develop category strategies by closely tracking and analyzing category performance as well as brand business drivers in both online and offline channels. Responsibilities: <ul><li>Enriches the commercial negotiation power grounded by category &amp; shopper knowledge.</li><li>Be the expert in category insights; synthesizing all CMI reports and panel data to provide consumer insights by category</li><li>By analyzing Shopper, Retailer &amp; Market Insights</li><li>Understands the Shopper Journey, Shopper Behavior &amp; Purchase Decision Tree</li><li>Identifies new retail trends &amp; understands Cross Channel Shopper : O+O</li><li>Understands retailer performance, opportunities, KPIs and anchor all plans around that</li><li>By formalizing market and performances reviews</li><li>Analyzes market trends and growth leverages of the category</li><li>Analyzes competition moves of the category</li><li>Synthesizes shopper / callback / PoS study in order to build shopper insight</li><li>Synthesizes an objective category strategy</li><li>Formalizes the category market review and presents to customers</li><li>Partners Marketing &amp; Commercial to develop the strategy, action plans and growth of the category</li><li>Formalizes mid-terms division strategy (growth axes and commercial leverages)</li><li>Consolidates the P&amp;L of the category vision</li><li>Supports the KA teams in development of the activity for the category</li><li>Recommends solutions in cases of an answer out of the guidelines for a promotion</li><li>Initiates, coordinates and follows up on category projects</li><li>Develops shelf space for the category &amp; proposes category assortments recommendations</li><li>Consolidates and follow up on performances of the shelf space of the category</li><li>Develops shelf category strategy in order to improve divisions category shelf space</li><li>Recommends assortment based on thorough analysis, brings to the KA team the best category assortment recommendation, in line with Commercial &amp; Marketing strategy</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>At least 8 years of experience in consumer goods category management</li><li>Experience in ecommerce or beauty category will be an added advantage</li><li>Possess strong analytical and stakeholder management skills</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Develops understanding of the Consumer Journey through all channels and turns insight into action&nbsp;</li><li>Defines Business Development at country level, by type of clients and channel within maximum distribution</li><li>Identifies new retail/channel/shopper trends</li><li>Defines category vision by channel (growth, profit, valorization, look of success, penetration, loyalty), leveraging brand portfolio, based on Customer &amp; Customer &amp;&nbsp;</li><li>Business Drivers</li><li>Uses Consumer Knowledge to guide multi-brand promotional strategy fit to consumers / Customers expectations and business requirements</li><li>Fosters collaboration between brands and ensures consistent category vision and alignment</li><li>Develop trade category channel plan</li><li>Acts as key enabler cross-functionally to drive process efficiency</li><li>Masters Commerce Fundamentals</li><li>Activates Business Drivers</li><li>Pursues turnover and profit optimization</li><li>Stays up-to-date with market, consumers&amp; competitors</li><li>Builds on categories Shopper insight</li><li>Develops Customer Centric Business</li><li>Collects and connects comprehensive knowledge about the retailer/platform</li><li>Influences the retailer/platform</li><li>Builds retailers/category/platform development plans</li><li>Adapts brand portfolio, pricing, distribution and promo strategy in contextual to the category growth drivers</li><li>Collaborates across functions</li><li>Builds Selling Proposition and Negotiate</li><li>Builds Selling story&nbsp;</li><li>Sets negotiation priorities&nbsp;</li><li>Forecasts business with accuracy</li><li>Drives Point of Sales field execution</li><li>Follows-up &amp; controls</li><li>Masters brand selling scenarios</li><li>Facilitates workshops to upskill cross-functional teams on category, channel, RGM, business planning, business analytic topics</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>A graduate with a degree in Business Management, Marketing, Commerce or equivalent;</li><li>Has at least 10 years work experience in Commercial</li><li>Demonstrated effectiveness in coaching &amp; developing talent</li><li>Good project management skills and effective communication skills</li><li>Ability to handle a fast-paced environment and operate independently with ambiguity</li><li>A true Team Player</li><li>A solid networker that builds strong relationships with employees and stakeholders across the organisational hierarchies</li><li>A challenger who questions the status quo and pushes teams to achieve objectives</li><li>A learner who keeps himself/herself abreast of the latest in HR to make the HR offer relevant and cutting-edge</li><li>Process-driven and with excellent project and time management skills</li><li>Practical and someone having a methodical approach to problem-solving</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Identify the needs and gaps in the product portfolio along with the category managers (marketing)</li><li>Build the product portfolio to bridge the gaps and aligned to the portfolio planning.</li><li>Scout for advanced technologies and build technology partnerships (develop, acquire, partner) to build a rich IP portfolio for these category</li><li>Technology partner management</li><li>Compliance (products &amp; components) to relevant test protocols, safety standards and regulatory requirements</li><li>Identify/ Build the pool of suppliers of high quality products and critical components</li><li>Project Management activities</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Working experience in water product category with exposure to Water purifiers and water filtration mechanisms</li><li>Understanding of the core concepts of water flow dynamics, water management, filtration systems and filter media&nbsp;</li><li>Fully conversant with emerging sub and the futuristic trends in domestic water segment.</li><li>Exposure to Smart &amp; connected products, Sensors, display to build products with self-diagnostic capabilities and data generation</li><li>Knowledge of regulatory &amp; safety requirements and test protocols as per Indian &amp; global standards</li><li>Creativity and analytical skills</li><li>Engineering graduate in Mechanical</li><li>Should have Good written/ oral communication skills, inter-personnel skills and Self-motivation.</li><li>A good team player, capable of handling and motivating a team for successful project delivery</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Supports purchasing and supply management activities for all spend areas in achieving the goal of significant initial cost reductions by conducting analyses on spend data and researching trends in relevant supply markets.</li><li>Works closely with Category Managers in conducting research on economic trends in key supply markets, analysing non-labour spend data, and preparing monthly status reports.</li><li>Builds and maintains clean sheets for assigned categories, providing analytical support to Category Managers.</li><li>Lead sourcing activities for specific / critical categories</li><li>Supports purchasing and supply management activities for all spend areas in achieving the goal of significant initial cost reductions by conducting analyses on spend data and researching trends in relevant supply markets.</li><li>Works closely with Category Managers in conducting research on economic trends in key supply markets, analysing non-labor spend data, and preparing monthly status reports.</li><li>Builds and maintains clean sheets for assigned categories, providing analytical support to Category Managers.</li><li>Lead sourcing activities for specific / critical categories</li><li>Conduct analyses on (non-labor) spend data/researching trends.</li><li>Assist Category Managers by conducting supply market research.</li><li>Benchmark and update key market indices.</li><li>Assists in spend data analysis and basic financial/saving analyses.</li><li>Build and maintain clean sheets.</li><li>Structure RFIs and RFPs in preparation to send to suppliers.</li><li>Establish and maintains evaluation criteria.</li><li>Analyse bids and run sensitivity analysis.</li><li>Assist in preparing monthly procurement performance status reports.</li><li>Uphold internal and external policies, regulations and laws.</li><li>Participate in core team meetings (CTMs) and provide data explanations</li></ul>&nbsp;Requirements: <ul><li>Based in India office.</li><li>Working with India and remote teams in Malaysia/Singapore</li><li>Undergraduate Degree required (MBA preferred)</li><li>Comfortable with a broad range of research tools &amp; technologies, analytics and basic financial analyses</li><li>Base understanding of Procurement / Finance</li><li>Experience with budgeting/forecasting process</li><li>Strong data analysis skills</li><li>Service-oriented attitude</li><li>Intrinsically strong and structured approach to problem solving</li><li>Strong execution orientation</li><li>Passion for finding information on innovative industry trends</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills</li><li>Strong communication skills</li><li>Passion for cost reduction</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>In this role, your tasks and responsibilities will be quite diverse. </li><li>Examples of key tasks are supporting in marketing campaigns (from developing communication materials to preparing for internal trainings), category management and customer support, like: conducting and analyzing research, create website content and working on product extensions and introductions.</li><li>You will work together with the digital team to improve the digital experience on our platforms and support in the execution of market research for NPD projects.&nbsp;</li><li>And there will be a lot more! In this role you will be part of the Bakery category team.</li><li>Generation of suggestions and ideas</li><li>Analytics work to translate data into insights</li><li>Participation during implementation and business discussions</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Studying at Poly / Bachelor / Master level in the direction of Marketing, Business Administration, Innovation management or a similar commercial route.&nbsp;</li><li>You have a strong affinity with marketing or business development and want to learn more about working in an FMCG environment.</li><li>Strategical and operational thinking</li><li>Is hands-on and can work independently.</li><li>Has a structured approach and is able to plan own work</li><li>Is a team player in a primarily virtual team</li><li>Excellent communication skills &amp; good stakeholder management&nbsp;</li><li>Fluent in English&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Available for a period of 6 months (5 days per week)&nbsp;</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Supervises sourcing team in a unit</li><li>Is a key counterpart to other functions in the unit</li><li>Drives availability, quality and cost development of materials and services for a unit</li><li>Coaches other business functions on optimization of spend</li><li>Facilities cross-functional cost and spend reviews in the unit</li><li>Represents Sourcing towards the unit’s management team</li><li>Acts as contract owner for selected suppliers</li><li>Manages escalated supplier issues within the unit</li><li>Addresses local sourcing needs within Area (FL) or KSU Sourcing teams and towards Area/Global Sourcing Managers/Category Managers and drives the inclusion of local sourcing needs into Area/Global Sourcing plans</li><li>Implements Global and Area category plans in the Unit / country</li><li>Ensures and drives alignment of Sourcing, Purchasing/MM/Fleet management Operating Model in the unit in line.</li><li>Savings performance in sourcing projects and savings data accuracy</li><li>Product or service cost reduction or product cost model contribution in own area of responsibility</li><li>Sourcing Pre-to-post contribution in own area of responsibility</li><li>Cost development in own Area/unit/category of responsibility in comparison with business drivers (e.g. spend, FTEs, units delivered, etc.)</li><li>Contract coverage % and quality in area of responsibility</li><li>Compliance with contract owner tasks in alignment with the supplier segmentation</li><li>Unit Sourcing plan accuracy and maintenance</li><li>Supplier quality/performance (e.g. EFR) and/or on-time delivery</li><li>Upfront PO excellence (PO creation before invoicing)</li><li>Usage of preferred ordering channels/suppliers</li><li>Quality of supplier segmentation and classification management own area of responsibility</li><li>Compliance to internal control requirements</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Years of experience:- 14 to 20 years</li><li>Industry - open (to look for candidates outside the industry)</li><li>Experience in identifying suppliers</li><li>Experience in managing suppliers</li><li>Experience in managing vendors</li><li>Managing external suppliers</li><li>Procurement background</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Indirect sourcing</li></ul>

Overview: <ul><li>As a Senior Category Manager – you will manage and control the spend for various global fruits, raisins/sultanas, and tree nuts categories (all four regions). Deliver full availability at the best conditions for the company, quality, price, &amp; service.&nbsp;</li><li>Work with Research &amp; Development in new developments and negotiations for new flavors and colors.&nbsp;</li><li>Budget accuracy and savings projects including matching opportunities.&nbsp;</li><li>Solve escalations.&nbsp;</li><li>In this role we are looking for a strategic thinker with a drive for success who plays to win in the category management space;&nbsp;</li></ul> Responsibilities: <ul><li>Strategy: Develop &amp; implement the sourcing strategy for flavors and colors.&nbsp;</li><li>Secure Core Program.&nbsp;</li><li>Design future for the category, shop from the pantry, trends.&nbsp;</li><li>Design and implement financial strategy, savings strategy for short and long term.&nbsp;</li><li>Operations and Quality and R&amp;D support.</li><li>Analysis and Negotiation: Expert on trends and stakeholder engagement is required.&nbsp;</li><li>Negotiation with suppliers aggressively to maximize value delivered to the company.</li><li>KSS Strategic Sourcing): Need to comply with the Sourcing Model for negotiation.&nbsp;</li><li>Requires Multidisciplinary team, stake holder engagement, clarification meetings, negotiation rounds &amp; cost analysis; prepare &amp; sell recommendation; execution.</li><li>Finance and Budgeting: Build the budget and all revision during year (2+10, 3+9, 6+6, 9+3 and budget rounds) according with the market trends, negotiation plan, documented assumptions.&nbsp;</li><li>The target must be delivered closest to pin, accuracy.&nbsp;</li><li>Comply with the financial regimen; Outlook, PPV, Coverage, Risk &amp; Opportunities.&nbsp;</li><li>The company uses the information to make crucial decisions.</li><li>Deliver and Savings: Contribute to deliver the savings target to ideas and projects in the pipeline for all regions.&nbsp;</li><li>Deliver full availability of materials at best price, quality &amp; service.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>High School Diploma</li><li>10-15 years’ experience in the procurement environment and category management, experience in formulating strategy, planning, problem-solving, and project management while operating in a dynamic and outcome-orientated environment.</li><li>Budget creation and delivery</li><li>Knowledge of procurement industry and business best practices to guide leadership and ensure effective procurement strategies. Includes the ability to recognize value-creation opportunities within the supply chain</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Support the category leads with sourcing activities, e.g.</li><li>Advanced spend analytics</li><li>Work with engineering to create RFP packages, managing process and conducting RFQs with suppliers</li><li>Manage price changes with suppliers based on defined indices, define indices where not available</li><li>Aid in getting contracts completed for suppliers</li><li>Support category managers with preparation to drive high quality and fact-based negotiations</li><li>Deploy category strategy across the business units and sites</li><li>New product introduction (NPI) sourcing support</li><li>Lead or co-ordinate project execution for productivity projects (localization, transfers, resource) working cross functionally and with global stakeholders</li><li>Drive supply market research (e.g., market structure, behavior, barriers to entry) and track and update key market indices</li><li>Assess suppliers within spend categories, including risk level</li><li>Assess demand and spend across our client Business Units and geographies</li><li>Support and work with Initiative Owners to manage the stage gate process to ensure initiative execution, ensure tracking and reporting of value capture</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>4-7 years’ experience</li><li>MBA preferred Engineering graduate</li><li>Experience of working in a global environment (company)</li><li>Project management experience&nbsp;</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Planning and Stratezising.</li><li>Responsible for ensuring right selection of RM with specified quality and targeted cost, continuous monitoring of Vendor Performance.</li><li>Develop Right vendors and ensure RM quality consistently.</li><li>Work with Procurement Managers to optimise RM cost Policy and Process Design, Implementation and Review</li><li>Implement bench mark RM quality Processes.</li><li>Implement change control Management with Vendors</li><li>Implement quality systems and standards for assessing outsourcing and outside vendors.&nbsp;</li><li>Provide expert opinion on RM selection and Application at Customer end.</li><li>Implement RM inspection methods to attain Zero defect.</li><li>Effective training for Product development function to select and apply the right RM.</li><li>Coordination, Interface, Imparting Training to Internal and External entities.</li><li>Interact with Plant heads/ Quality Managers/Procurement Managers/Sales Managers for the right selection of RM with respect to each Product Category/SKU.</li><li>Create awareness about quality standards through regular communication and training within the plant.</li><li>Management of performance.</li><li>Manage performance of RM quality and cost for the entire Manufacturing Organisation.</li><li>Infrastructure and Technology Investment and Management.</li><li>Establish a full fledged Central RM testing Laboratory.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>In-depth knowledge of Different Flexible Product Category RM variants/ Analysis/Test methods/Application.</li><li>Thorough understanding of the product manufacturing process.</li><li>Knowledge of company’s strategy, structure and practices.</li><li>Proven ability to build, sustain, and influence relationships, at all levels of an organization</li><li>Strong conceptual, planning, conflict management and decision-making skills.</li><li>Deep data analysis, and Solution Provider.</li><li>Strong negotiation and relationship with Vendors.</li></ul>

If you bring your inquisitiveness and a determination to challenge the mundane, our client will entrust you with substantial responsibility.&nbsp; You will play a part in their enhancements, infuse innovation, and institute novel work methodologies. Presently, our client is seeking a Global Category Lead - Technology for our Global Procurement Category Management team in Madrid.&nbsp; This role will report to the Category Manager of Global Technology. The Role: As a key figure in this role, you will be responsible for specific sub-categories within the realm of Global Technology. You will serve as an authoritative figure in this domain.Demonstrating a knack for identifying business prospects, you will provide strategic guidance to safeguard, fortify, and enhance our client value proposition.This will involve securing globally advantageous agreements, at a reasonable cost, with top technology providers. You will operate within a team that currently manages a multi-billion USD annual expenditure.This role is slated for rapid expansion due to strategic investments. This situation offers an avenue to devise solutions, establish new partnerships, and influence the trajectory of the teams accomplishments. This is an outstanding chance for someone already deeply involved in leading significant negotiations within the Technology sphere to transition to the next level. Here, you will directly oversee the strategy for assigned categories - from conception to implementation - working in synergy with senior business counterparts. Your Daily Engagements: <ul><li>Act as a trendsetter, steering the discourse in Technology procurement.</li><li>This entails formulating and deploying comprehensive Global Strategic Procurement blueprints.</li><li>Achieve this through collaboration with key stakeholders, scrutinizing category data and metrics.</li><li>These efforts will align with the overarching functional strategies.</li><li>Develop and implement global and regional strategies. Forge, cultivate, and spearhead relationships with internal cross-functional partners, leading external technology suppliers, and industry authorities.</li><li>Uphold existing processes while suggesting enhancements to standard protocols.</li><li>The focus here will be on cost efficiency, quality, and service levels.</li><li>Manage high-value contracts and vendors on a global scale. Ensure service dependability, supplier performance, and a continuous cycle of enhancement initiatives.</li></ul> Who we are looking for: <ul><li>A track record of 7+ years in global procurement within the Technology sector, or experience in IT/Technology-oriented multinational entities within account management/sales.</li><li>Proficiency in comprehending tech industry trends and service market dynamics.</li><li>This includes the ability to translate these insights into compelling strategies.</li><li>Proven experience in cultivating meaningful internal and external partnerships that yield long-term value.</li><li>A deep comprehension of pricing models across diverse global geographies/markets.</li><li>Skill in formulating intricate business cases, financial models, projections, and metrics.</li><li>A disposition towards critical thinking, augmented by robust analytical abilities and exceptional negotiation skills.</li><li>Your approach blends imaginative thinking with factual analysis, enabling the development, formulation, and execution of strategies in tandem with senior business counterparts.</li><li>Native or fluent English language proficiency (minimum C1 level).</li></ul>

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