IM&S Site Lead Buyer Midwest

3 weeks ago


Cincinnati, United States Givaudan Fragrances Full time

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with.

In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Head of Procurement IM&S, the overall mission includes:

* Responsible for supporting the indirect material and services sourcing and contracting process for multiple sites in the Mid West USA (OH, KY and IL) to optimize cost in line with Global and Regional Category Strategies and procurement guidelines.

* Serves as primary contact to site(s) for the operational and tactical sourcing of IM&S categories

* Closely collaborate with sites stakeholders, coordinates procurement activities for site

Core Resposibilities

Sourcing

* Manage site stakeholders in other functions in the evaluation and pricing of alternate materials.

* Identify and drive local/site cost savings and cost avoidance opportunities in line with Indirect Material and Services and business targets and business needs.

* Support main sites TCO reduction initiatives, CI and sustainability initiatives

* Support the global and regional category management teams in the roll out of global and regional strategies within the site. Manages and drives sourcing projects as assigned.

* Provide sourcing support to local site stakeholders and liaise with GBS as appropriate.

Vendor Selection

* Define supplier selection criteria, build scenarios and support the allocation decision making process.

* Initiate search for new or alternative materials or products

* Investigate and approve requests for vendor creation

Negotiations & Contract Management

* Solicits and analyses quotes, negotiate prices, delivery terms and investigate invoice discrepancies

* Implement global, regional and local agreements and support the financial targets as outlined by IM&S Procurement and the business.

* Conduct local negotiations with suppliers and ensure adequate contract cover within the portfolio and for spend as defined by the Head of Procurement IM&S for the region and according the Global Delegation of Authorities/Signatories policy.

* Review and approve purchase requisitions/orders and other vendor related administrative workflows

* Manages vendor and contract performances on all agreed parameters and including site feedback

* Ensure appropriate risk evaluation within the IM&S risk framework and implement mitigation actions while meeting business needs

* Facilitates sourcing and contracting issue escalation and proposes resolutions

Cost Optimization and Business Planning

* Prepare initiative plans and forecasts in line with business budget cycle

* Develop cost reduction projects

* Provide price forecast and market trends for key commodities and services

* Coordinates site reviews on all projects and manages together with CI implementation

Reporting, Process Management & Delivery

* Support site and GBS teams on sourcing and contracting matters on a daily basis

* Create and update information in SAP as required

* Maintain existing catalogues and drive the implementation of new catalogues, as appropriate

You?

* Bachelor degree preferably in engineering, supply chain, business or other relevant field.

* 5-7 yrs experience in Procurement/Supply Chain within an international manufacturing environment

* Fluent English, other languages a plus

* Digital mindset and high proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Power Point

* Solid understanding of procurement processes and systems (e.g. SAP)

* Preferable Knowledge of maintenance, packaging and capex categories

* Excellent Negotiation Skills & Excellent communication and influencing skills

* Ability to develop actionable recommendations and plans in clear, compelling, effective way

* Comfortable to work in a fast pace environment with multiple internal and external stakeholders

* Financial acumen and Project Management skills desired

Comprehensive medical plans with high matching 401k

LI-Hybrid

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

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