Procurement Excellence & Operations Manager

ROLE OVERVIEW

PEO Manager is responsible for the Procurement Operations team performance, people management and functional compliance while promoting a ‘one team’ spirit and working closely with Global Procurement operations team. Lead the Procurement operational excellence transformation and drive continuous improvement of Procurement capabilities and practices in alignment with the overall Asahi Procurement strategy and external benchmarks.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for implementing Global Procurement Policies, Target Operating Model and ensuring compliance.
• Leverage technology and data analytics to enhance procurement operations and decision-making.
• Lead the procurement transformation agenda by developing a roadmap, priorities and driving the execution of the plan.
• Lead the Regional Procurement Operations team with a focus on definition and execution of regional functional goals.
• Lead the implementation of Asahi Procurement’s global platform SAP Ariba locally.
• Drive accuracy of spend data to facilitate analytics and reporting.
• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders to drive collaboration and value creation.
• Ensure and monitor adherence to defined governance, policies, and processes for Procurement Operations.
• Protect all company assets by putting in place internal control systems and procedures.
• Protect the reputation of Asahi by following applicable legislation.
• Advocate and foster sustainable Procurement (incl. CSR) and procurement innovation strategies and projects.
• Support creation and implementation of regional category strategies.
• Manage and track Procurement Operations plans and budgets including objectives, key value drivers and related KPI’s.
• Represent Procurement in relevant committees and governance bodies for specific agendas and for creating alignment across Procurement processes.
• If applicable, manage the respective Procurement cost center, perform cost control activities, analyze cost effectiveness and define saving opportunities with the aim to ensure appropriate cost-performance ratio and financial well-being of the function.
• Drive continuous improvement of Procurement capabilities and practices in alignment with the overall Asahi strategy and external benchmarks.
• Lead data management and reporting.
• Collaborate with key persons with OpCo and business partners to ensure clarity of the specification and expectation and improve effectiveness.
• Work with New Product Development and Marketing on all projects and, if required, make plans for development and implementation at supplier/co-packer based on plan.
• Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements.
• Control spend and build a culture of long-term cost savings in procurement function for Direct materials and Contract packer.
• Develop and implement strategies for procuring, storing and distributing goods or services and work with Planning Team to maintain stock levels.
• Establish, harmonize and maintain appropriate formalized Procurement, Vendor Selection and Assessment Policy compliance and Procedures across Regional Supply Chain Procurement.
• Adhere fully to the organization Health, Safety and Environment requirements of the company.
• Assist in providing input for business risk and opportunity management.
• Work with Asahi Global Procurement Office (GPO) on procurement synergy as well as participate in working committee.

REQUIREMENT

• University degree, preferably in Business related field (Master degree preferred)
• 7+ years of professional experience, 3+ years of which in Procurement International experience from a multinational company
• 3+ years of proven managerial experience
• Advanced MS Office Skills
• Procurement platform/-s experience