Procurement Lead

About The Role

Are you inspired to contribute your expertise to a global leading Flavors & Fragrances organization?

IFF is inviting a passionate and results driven individual to join our Procurement division as Lead, Food & Beverage!

What You Will Contribute And Lead

In this position, you will be responsible for sourcing and vendor management to support our NL Nourish facilities.

You will lead and manage local sourcing for the assigned plants and regional sourcing portfolio in accordance with Global Procurement policies, systems, and procedures. While contributing to the execution of the Global Procurement strategies, through active participation on assigned Category Excellence Teams, you will be responsible for supply and service assurance and vendor management of spend to support operations. You will be responsible to develop and execute business continuity plans to mitigate supply risks in close collaboration with commercial, creative and application and operations team. You will also lead the productivity and margin improvement agenda with finance, commercial, C&A and manufacturing.

The RPL is also responsible for maintaining price and source list in system for raw material spend, with the help of support teams (GSS). Resolving and reconciling of price discrepancy, supply disputes with vendor to support site demand, meeting customer request in the most cost efficient and effective manner are key deliverables for the role. You will be a key contributor for Global procurement policies and procedures implementation.

Job Description

Job description:

• Understand the Russian market dynamics, economic situation, and business practices
• Monitor and manage performance of direct spend for the assigned locations / portfolio and ensure continuity of supply for designated sites of responsibility
• Work closely with planning and manufacturing division to address potential supply shortage
• As a member of the Category Excellence Teams (CETs), contribute to the execution of Global & Regional Procurement strategies by bringing in market intelligence and opportunities to optimize costs and drive productivity savings
• Provide support to Commercial and Creative teams as required for day-to-day requirements and strategic initiatives
• Build and manage internal relationships with key stakeholders in Creative & Applications (C&A), Operations, Sales, Finance, Legal, Quality, and GRA divisions
• Represent IFF Procurement as key liaison for external relationship management with suppliers or/potential supply partners to ensure smooth and efficient execution of purchasing strategies
• Lead the development of area-specific strategies in managing local / regional purchase portfolio
• Develop supplier network to ensure quality of raw materials, continuity of supply and cost competitiveness
• Oversee data maintenance integrity – on various purchasing system such as SAP, Ariba, BW, supplier contact info, plant IPC assignment and commercial costing database
• Provide lead or support for entering MRC (Material review committee), plant extension, corporate documentation, payment terms, and data report generation
• Manage budget and forecast cost of raw materials
  
  

Job Requirements

• To be successful in this role, you should have minimum 8-10 years’ experience in the Flavors & Fragrances industry, FMCG or other related industry within a Procurement function. You should have solid experience in sourcing, supply chain or suppliers’ management and excellent knowledge in procurement best practices
• A CPSM with bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Science, Supply Chain, or any other relevant discipline from a reputable institute will be essential
• With proven track record in strategic sourcing in a similar capacity, you are equipped with deep understanding of procurement and key supply markets.
• With strong knowledge of the market, economy, and business practices, you should have expertise in raw material direct sourcing, preferably with good supplier network
• You are well versed in financial analysis, legal framework, business drivers and have the ability to engage cross-functional teams for project management and priority delivery
• Ideally you should have team management or development experience apart from strong interpersonal and communication skills to work across different levels. Due to scope of work and local vendor management, you should be preferably bilingual in both Russian and English language. You are proficient to work in ERP environment including SAP, BW
• You should be comfortable working in a B2B environment with a positive, self-driven or results oriented attitude with a strong bias for customer service. Strong teamwork, customer orientation, effective time management skills with proven ability to oversee all assigned projects and meeting deadlines are highly desirable. You should be motivated enough to work in matrix organization & flexible to work in different time zones as we are organized in a truly global and geographically dispersed manner.
  
  

About IFF

As a global leader in food, beverage, health, biosciences and sensorial experiences, we do a lot and continually innovate to do it better.

For more than 130 years we’ve been focused on finding the most innovative solutions to help bring “better for you” products to market. While we have grown over the years, we remain agile in our approach and put our customers’ needs at the forefront of our thinking.

We offer end-to-end service that few can deliver on. Our unparalleled product portfolio is the most robust in the industry and we have leadership positions across key taste, texture, scent, nutrition, enzymes, cultures, soy proteins and probiotics categories.

IFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability. Visit: https://www.iff.com/responsibilities/diversity-equity-inclusion to learn more.