Ice Cream Procurement Manager

Key accountabilities:

• Executive Procurement of Commodities and Inclusions portfolios for Asia Ice Cream (North Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia). This global portfolio team overall include Cocoa & Chocolate, Dairy, Sugar, Starch, Vegetable Oils and variant Ice Cream Inclusions. You would cover parts of these material groups.
• You decide what to buy, where to buy, how to buy, when to buy.
• Structure and manage key partnerships within portfolios in scope, to deliver against value, purpose, and future-fit goals.
• Design, Develop and implement strategies for procurement of the respective portfolios and assess, identify and select the appropriate supplier base that would meet the needs of the Asian business. 
• Work closely with Strategy & Insight team, and collect, monitor & manage market intelligence. Provide analysis and support the business with accurate price forecasting. Prepares information on purchase prices and conditions to enable proper budgeting and cash forecasting.
• Work closely with CRM (Commodity Risk Management) to evaluate and recommend appropriate risk management strategies – ensure the use of optimum ‘tools’ for hedging and also support CRM with the requirements (volume and strategy) and enhance flow with the suppliers.
• Identify metrics, tools and process to optimize sourcing, supplier activities and efficiencies, including but not limited to:
• To deliver cost savings based on sourcing strategies and compliance management. 
• Work with IC R&D teams to drive initiatives on supplier approvals / reformulations cost efficiency.
• Initiate and drive complexity reduction (e.g. harmonization of specifications and suppliers).
• Deliver the Operation Cash Flow and Working Capital plans for the specific materials/services and suppliers
• Support and manage supply chain issues (e.g. crisis management). 
• Measure and manage overall performance of suppliers.
• Continuously improve ways of working and optimize procurement activities. 
• Lead strategic initiatives across Ice Cream Procurement Team based on the Lighthouse Strategy, including but not limited to Value Chain Analysis, Vertical Integration, Joint Buying.
• Develop, coach and mentor resources within a high performing and motivated team responsible for interfacing with internal stakeholders and suppliers. 
• Support collaboration with senior functional leaders to establish short term and long term business objectives. Lead cross-functional initiatives and represent IC BG interests in the management of external strategic relationships. 
• To identify, develop and manage strategic business relationships to enable implementation of the IC growth strategy, revenue achievement, Innovations and new product development initiatives. 

Qualifications:  

• Outstanding in idea generation, ideas that are forward thinking, and that contribute to creating sustained competitive advantage. 
• Strong at selling ideas to business partners, internally and externally, translating these into effective proposals conveying value and communicating it accordingly. 
• Appreciative of the value and impact of outstanding execution – an eagle eye for detail.  
• Act as an entrepreneur, treats business as his/her own, sets trends and is willing to lead, follow or get out of the way. 
• Behave as a Partner with Purpose ambassador and demonstrate the value Procurement adds to the business.  
• Genuinely committed to IC agile and sustainably lead business model. 
• Talent mastery, including spotting, fostering, encouraging and retaining talent, is non-negotiable. 
• Relevant experiences, at least 5 years experiences in Direct Procurement is a plus.
• Experience on large-scale change management projects.
• Develop materials supply strategy
• Determine strategic sourcing strategy
• Supplier risk management
• Conducts supplier negotiations
• Engage suppliers through competitive bidding and tendering
• Supplier integration and supplier relationship management
• Identifying value creating and innovation opportunities
• Managing Sustainability in Supply Chains