Overview

Applications are invited for the position of a Global Procurement Senior Manager – a key senior member of the Beverage Flavours and Seasonings Procurement Team for PepsiCo Global Solutions (PGCS). The role reports into the Procurement Director, Flavours & Seasonings and will be based in Cork.

Responsibilities

Lead and own the business agenda including commercial and relationship management for assigned high value supplier(s) accounts and/or business units
Delivering against PGCS business objectives e.g. budgeting and PPV, productivity and cashflow etc. as well as risk management and speed to market
Develop category strategies for assigned vendors / categories, secure stakeholder signoff, and drive implementation of initiatives
Work in close collaboration with partner functions (incl. R&D, Supply Chain etc) to develop and implement optimal sourcing strategies and support PepsiCo’s innovation agenda
Negotiate and manage the purchase of ingredients, technologies and flavours, ensuring competitive market prices
Perform in depth analysis for category spend including understanding of supply sources, supplier capability, industry economics, designs and technology, pricing, and duty/freight barriers
Ensure raw materials are sourced in compliance with sourcing standards. Collaborate with Supplier Quality Assurance & R&D to maintain a Vendor Qualification / Approval Program and determine improvement needs across the supply chain
Maintain compliance with all policies and procedures, including financial control execution
Lead cross-vendor / cross-team scope areas such as productivity, localisation, BCP, financial planning, energy, supplier annual reviews etc.
Lead projects against your strategic deliverables and other functional priorities
Lead / develop / mentor others
Lead oversight / spend management activities for other PEP entities as applicable

Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess:

Excellent communication skills with an ability to build relationships with a wide array of people of different cultural backgrounds, countries of origin, and organizational positions including the ability to manage and align stakeholders within a matrix organisation;
Ability to distil complex data and/or concepts into succinct messages using appropriate tools to convey business needs, gain alignment and drive change
Excellent project management skills with proven ability to execute and deliver on commitments;
Proven ability for excellence in numeracy and strong analytical skills with a high attention to detail;
Ability to work in matrix organization; handle competing priorities; influence others to meet new product schedule needs;
Possess strong business/commercial acumen allied with the ability to see bigger picture
Experience of developing and operating procurement processes, and leveraging procurement technologies to manage sourcing processes and events would be beneficial
Hold a bachelors’ degree in a numerical discipline e.g. business, accountancy, economics, engineering, scientific discipline
+10-15 years’ experience in a similar multinational working environment e.g. Procurement, Supply Chain, ideally including experience of the FMCG sector
Masters in relevant commercial or science area would be beneficial
Travel requirements: 10-15% of the time – global

Proc Global Category Mgmt Sr Manager

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