Director of Strategic Sourcing

Responsibilities :

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies i.e. raw materials and packaging materials, in alignment with Corporate procurement sourcing strategies and CPF business priorities
• Develop strong and effective working relationships with internal stakeholders to translate business needs into category sourcing plans, and ensure successful implementation and execution.
• Establish best-in-class aligned standards and ensure performance of strategic supply partners is systematically reviewed and measured at agreed intervals
• Ensure sourcing strategies, supplier relationship management, and supplier performance management practices are in place and managed.
• Build strong and strategic supplier relationships with key suppliers to encourage an open dialogue and drive financial advantages, product quality, innovation and the sustainability agenda
• Cultivate pool of alternate and diversified suppliers to protect CPF against supply chain risks
• Build supply chain resilience and mitigation plans
• Combine technology and networking agility to tap on global sourcing channels
• Develop strong relationships with internal business stakeholder
• Establish targets for procurement savings and ensure disciplined execution and monitoring
• Partner closely with Business Unit Leaders to support fiscal performance, including leveraging best possible price and conditions across CPF
• Establish, monitor and analyze key performance indicators and budget to measure effectiveness of own functional area
• Owns, communicates, and operates within procurement policies and processes-
• Drives continuous improvement, functional excellence, and process improvements
• Lead and develop talent and ensure succession planning are in place for the key procurement function roles
• Model CPF’s Ways, exhibiting desired behaviors and approaches in all business activities
• Actively manages team and individual performance, coaches and develops team members for high performance, develops next generation talent
• Manages Ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain/Logistics, Business, or related field, MBA is preferred
• 10+ years of relevant global procurement or purchasing experience
• Capability using advanced procurement principles and supply chain management
• Experience in strategic sourcing for indirect materials is an advantage
• Experience leading Supplier Diversity and Sustainable Purchasing programs
• Excellent communication skills: verbal, written, presentation.
• End to End Procurement Process
• Sourcing Category Management
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Stakeholder management
• Strong leadership
• Demonstrated skills in complex negotiations
• Good command of English