Procurement Manager Latam (Temporary)

Job Description Summary

Location: Mexico City #Hybrid

About the Role:

To support Lacan categories and lead the delivery of individual projects defined as part of the Annual Category Plan; to focus on project delivery with activities including requirements gathering, market analysis, qualifying and selecting suppliers with the relevant Business Partners and stakeholders, as well as non-sourcing projects such as demand management and process improvement.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Implement global category strategy at local level OR implement sourcing business plan for area of responsibility; directly deploys global category strategy at site level.
• Supervise the implementation of sourcing plans for the sub-category & deliver sub-category savings targets following engagement in the target setting process.
• Provide input into the overall Category segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships or may directly control purchases with respect to supplier choice, timing and commercial conditions on a local basis (may vary between divisions depending on way spend is controlled).
• Manage strategic sub-category supplier relationships and implement consistent key performance indicators for the sub-category, and report on suppliers’ performance.
• Collect supplier information and feedback from Divisions, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners, and deliver Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics for the relevant sub-category.
• Create, apply, complete and review major contracts for the sub-category and ensure that negotiated contracts are clearly communicated for the sub-category area and that they are consistently applied.
• Manage strategic sub-category supplier relationships and implement consistent key performance indicators for the sub-category, ensuring that any supplier performance risks and issues are resolved on a timely basis to end-user satisfaction.

Minimum Requirements:

• University/Advanced degree is required. Master’s Degree/other advanced degree is preferred.
• Preferably > 5-10 years of relevant subject experience in Procurement (indirects).
• Cross Cultural Experience.
• Strategic sourcing and stakeholder management experience.
• Strong and effective written and verbal communications (English). Portuguese (desirable).
• Experience in Research and development category (preferred).

Skills Desired:

• Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies
• Negotiating
• Root Cause Analysis And Problem-Solving
• Vendor Management