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Procurement Strategy Insights Manager - Packaging
Procurement Strategy Insights Manager - Packaging
With over 1400 employees globally, we support a network of thousands of suppliers, more than 1.5 million smallholder farmers who
in turn support communities of over 7 million people. Our strategy is ‘Procurement with Purpose’ and focuses on buying responsibly,
buying better and growing together with partners around the world and we have an ambition that is based on three key drivers: Being
Purpose-Led, Value-Driven and Future-Fit.
Schaffhausen and Singapore are Procurement’s global hubs for strategy & insights, purpose & partnerships, and the global sourcing
teams, which integrate with the market teams around the globe.
To be a healthy forward-looking challenger, as well as a partner to the Packaging sourcing team, provoking and bringing
new thinking. With the following key activities:
Facilitate creation and updating of portfolio strategies and deliver analytics and guidance for negotiations and
contracting applying expertise and the newly created playbooks, incorporating best-in-class solutions.
Lead the Insights creation from available data, based on a good understanding of the data architecture and guiding the mining
process
Help define and Rollout strategic transformation programs, such as Price Transparency and ZBB
Derive value creation opportunities based on deep Value Chain expertise, Supplier, Competitor and Industry Insights, as well
as benchmarking and cost modelling
Conduct supply and demand analysis, in collaboration with the portfolio sourcing teams
KEY INTERACTIONS
The Procurement Strategy & Insights Manager will interface with the following stakeholders:
Chief Procurement Officer, UPLT members & PCLF
Head of Global Procurement Strategy & Insights
Packaging Procurement Leadership team
Packaging Procurement Director & LT
Global and Market sourcing teams
Procurement Finance Team
Head of Supplier Operations, Sourcing Operations and team
Key Suppliers and agencies/partners
Industry and insights resources
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Facilitate creation and updating of portfolio strategies, and deliver analytics and guidance for negotiations and contracting
applying expertise and the newly created playbooks, incorporating best-in-class solutions
Co-leads with the sourcing team the key strategic activities within the portfolio, acting as a challenger, bringing fresh thinking and
ideas and balancing historical knowledge
Masters the newly created frameworks/playbooks on key procurement skills (Strategy, Negotiation, Contracting), acting as
consultant to the portfolio, using the tools to upskill the sourcing team and as enablers for the execution.
Lead the Insights creation from available data, based on a good understanding of the data architecture and guiding the mining
process
Lead Should Cost Model across Packaging portfolios
Develops the data mining approach, together with the Digital Strategy team, to uncover valuable business insights that can be
transformed into actionable plans
Analyses data to seek trends, patterns, anomalies, and findings that drive useful business insights
Translates data into insights by discovering, creating, testing, and validating hypotheses with the portfolio sourcing teams,
communicating the insights and working with the sourcing teams to develop and execute strategies that leverage these insights
Helps define and Rolls out strategic transformation programs, such as Price Transparency, ZBB and new ways of working
Evaluates the readiness of the Packaging portfolio to implement transformation programs and defines the focus areas.
Proceeds with on the ground execution of global initiatives, translating the frameworks into clear guidance and action plans ready
for execution, incorporating all the nuances from the Packaging portfolio
Expand potential local programs/best practices across the whole Packaging Portfolio
Derives value creation opportunities based on a deep Value Chain expertise, Supplier, Competitor and Industry Insights, as well as
benchmarking and cost modelling
Executes detailed Value Chain analysis to define opportunities to intervene/intermediate at different levels, taking into account all
the different Packaging we source
Is closely connected with the Markets and Industry boards, acquiring the relevant Intel to identify opportunities and creates
technology/Innovation roadmaps based on Mega Trends
Masters the Benchmarking tools and through internal and external evaluation draws conclusions to guide the sourcing team to the
optimum supply base as well as assets
Owns and drives the development of the Cost modelling for the portfolio
LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS
Strategic, Systemic Thinking & Entrepreneurial
Strong Talent catalyst to bring the best out of people
Outstanding problem-solving and analytical skills
High Growth mindset & Consumer Love
Strong Communication & Influencing skills
High Initiative, Quick Learner and Self-Starter