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REGIONAL CATEGORY BUYER

REGIONAL CATEGORY BUYER

Super Food Specialists (M) Sdn BhdMalaysia
1 day ago
Job description

As the Regional Category Manager for Packaging Materials, you will have a critical position within the Procurement team. Leading Country Category Buyers, you will be addressing a rapidly growing spend in the Packaging Materials portfolio. The core goals will be to lead the way to expected margin targets, manage a variety of different stakeholders who will be working with you very directly and closely, to develop and empower the Local Buyers, and to mature the category overall and prepare for future growth.

The main responsibilities includes :

  • Understand business requirements.
  • Manage various sub-categories with the support of Global Buyers in IHQ (the Netherlands) and Local Buyers in APAC countries.
  • Develop sourcing strategies for APAC region, put them in place for all portfolios and align with internal stakeholders.
  • Use of sophisticated pricing models (roll-out to regions).
  • Active involvement in sourcing decisions outside of APAC region.
  • Be ready to integrate new business in recently acquired companies.
  • Conduct negotiations with suppliers.

You will play an important role, such as :

  • Create, gain business wide support for and implement category sourcing plans that quickly deliver tangible results.
  • Build effective relationships engaging with stakeholders across functions and country business units that maximise value and drive continuous improvement.
  • Identify and prioritise opportunities to deliver total cost of ownership savings in your categories and drive the implementation of the plans to capture those opportunities.
  • Proactively manage supplier relationships to deliver cost & cash results, to drive continuous improvement and position JDE as a customer of choice.
  • Measure and benchmark performance to ensure that JDE has the most competitive cost base in your category.
  • Drive innovation programmes in your category to continually search for cost saving opportunities, new technologies, new products and new suppliers that contribute to the overall strategy of the business.
  • Contribute on sourcing strategies development for Global categories, working closely with Global Procurement Team and execute strategies in APAC region, put them in place for all portfolios and align with internal stakeholders.
  • Define and implement category strategies & targets for Regional categories, lead execution and track benefits realization.
  • Establish and analyse performance metrics in order to evaluate supplier performance.
  • Manage Packaging Materials supplier selection process), negotiate & contract key suppliers and administer contracts
  • Manage supplier risk assessment (scanning via official tools and databases, financial assessment, etc.)
  • Manage and improve key supplier performance and support quality audits to deliver (non-) financial benefits.
  • Keep oversight over set of contracts within category and ensure contract compliance considering payments terms, prices, discounts & rebates and performance in close collaboration with business.
  • Manage transitions to key suppliers.
  • Establish and maintain portfolio of strategic agreements and key supplier relationships to manage risk in procuring Packaging Materials (i.e. pricing, supply, quality, etc.).
  • Oversee high level risk management activities (and gain risk management expertise) for respective category areas.
  • Contribute to cost price calculations based on market and product knowledge.
  • Understand the physical manufacturing process, including visiting plants to ensure guidelines are being followed, to deliver optimal goods & services to production plants.
  • Manage supplier selection for Packaging Materials.
  • Ensure compliance to internal policies & procedure and has a deep understanding of and manage compliance to the Combined Business Model.
  • Actively engage with suppliers to ensure compliance with the company's ESG policies, including tracking audit statuses and verifying the validity of required certifications.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions and advancing sustainability goals.
  • Proactively build and manage contingency plans to address potential gaps in meeting compliance requirements related to responsible sourcing, human rights, and carbon emissions reduction.
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