Strategic Sourcing Manager

The strategic sourcing team role is very distinct from that of the operational Print Buyers located at client sites. Our role is to rationalize spend into a right sized, India focused vendor base, selected because they can meet the diverse needs of our client base. In addition, we then work with those vendors to drive and deliver continuous improvements and sustainable cost reduction.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish potential savings benefit for target clients arising from HH Global procurement model in relevant category spend through determining baseline spend and identifying opportunities
• Work with HH Global account teams to ensure that savings targets are met or exceeded in nominated accounts
• Take relevant products and services to market (utilising all relevant procurement tools, eg e-auction etc) to negotiate contracts (price and service) with relevant approved vendors, before handing contracts to HH Global account teams for administration
• Support the management of the transfer of production of products and services from incumbent suppliers to new vendors, when and where appropriate – explore opportunities of onshore v offshore by working with the Central Sourcing Office in Shenzhen
• Support the programme of relevant information dissemination for all products and services to HH Global account teams and associated clients to ensure that account teams and clients have a well-informed understanding of potential value of, in particular, emerging technologies
• Understand relevant client accounts and work with account teams and clients to design, develop and deliver solutions in line with HH Global declared objectives of refining process and improving product quality, value and efficiency whilst enhancing effectiveness of communication piece
• Foster a best practice vendor selection and procurement process across all HH Global account teams
• Conduct vendor compliance audits with regard to quality, social responsibilities, specific client needs etc.
• Determine, with relevant HH Global Account Directors (GADs), criteria for identifying value and profile of work which would automatically be referred to Strategic Sourcing Manager for review at initial scoping/RFP stage
• Support HH Global Operations and Business development with insight and creative solutions when crafting bid responses
• Support Category Management response in developing and delivering proposals and presentations outlining value to target clients of HH Global’s category sourcing strategy
• Ensure production orders are delivered timely, to specification, and has met our quality specifications and client contractual obligations
• Work with the internal team members to coordinate production schedules, POS and print specifications, quotations and billing
• Initiate requests for customer and supplier purchase orders
• Manage internal workflow, including data entry on internal software
• Maintain a full understanding of the broad range of the HH Global services, and work closely with the internal departments to provide the client with services that complement their campaign
• Providing technical input and advice on projects as required to achieve high quality standards. Rejects poor quality or incorrect jobs and schedules them to be redone when necessary
• Work with technical partners and suppliers to ensure they deliver service as required
• Advise on technical specifications and best methods of production to deliver quality, savings and innovation to the client

Knowledge Skills + Experience

• Relationship and partnership approach
• Understanding of retailer and brand operations
• Have a strong project management background and comfortable analysing and interpreting specifications and data to produce accurate reports
• Proven experience of design, prototype and approval processes for 3D PoS / Premiums
• Proven experience of 2D Print, Premiums, 3D temporary/permanent PoS pre-press and proofing
• Proven experience of all relevant PoS manufacturing (paper, wood, acrylic, metal, etc.) processes
• Strong communication and Influencing skills
• Customer and market oriented
• Leads Innovation and Change
• Ability to implement innovative sourcing strategies to maximise value and execute best in class deals
• Supplier communications and management in order to achieve leading commercial solutions
• Proven financial achievements - cost and income contribution
• Multi-lingual skills an advantage
• Tactful stakeholder management - internal + external
• Understanding of quality systems and social responsibilities compliance requirements
• Proven experience of PoS procurement across Indonesia