Global Category Manager
1 week ago
Global Category Manager - Upstream Packaging is part of the Cycles & Procurement team based in Amsterdam, reporting to the Global Director Flexible Packaging.
To support Danone's Strategy on materials for flexible packaging.Your role will include building market intelligence, risk management strategies, and sourcing strategies for upstream flexible packaging materials. You will work in close collaboration with the Packaging Teams globally. Your strategies and contributions will be essential in optimizing the base spend of approx. 250M EUR.
About the Job
Market research and intelligence
- Build a comprehensive mapping of the endtoend value chain of all commodities and their ecosystem. This may require selecting and engaging third party consultants.
- Continuously deepen understanding of commodity exposures and market fundamentals, to comprehend both short
- Translate market knowledge and analytics into monthly commodity reports and price forecasts.
- Work in close collaboration with the procurement and finance teams globally, to support the rolling forecast process.
Risk and Spend Management:
- Establish a diagnosis of the performance of current pricing mechanisms and risk management policies.
- Based on thorough volatility and valueatrisk analysis, design revised risk policies.
- Actively monitor trends in active markets and ensure quick response to changes or new opportunities.
- Elaborate and share coverage recommendations to all main regions.
- Develop crossregion scorecards to track market risks and opportunities across exposures.
- Develop tools and metrics to analyze hedging activity impacts globally and share performance reports across the business
- Support rolling forecast process in conjunction with the global and regional procurement and finance teams, including analysis of exposures, inflation, risk and PPV.
Sourcing strategy
- Develop/ Update a comprehensive category sourcing strategy for direct sourcing for upstream flexible packaging materials like Paper/ Polyester/ Olefins/ Adhesives (tier 2 suppliers).
- In collaboration with category buyers, define ways to implement or benchmark materials (prices or specs) used in different regions and guide the teams on shouldcostmodels, identification of suppliers, gotomarket strategy and participation in negotiations.
- Assess import/export opportunities for upstream sourcing.
- Lead RFI/RFQ for all commodity materials in flexible packaging.
Project Management:
- Identify and Lead projects linked to the flexible packaging commodity area. This may include identification of alternative supplier/ specification and implementation of the project working closely with the suppliers and internal stakeholders.
To be successful in this role, you will need
The following technical skills and experience:
- Educational qualifications from a Business school, preferably with a Supply Chain specialty.
- 10+ years of working experience.
- Experience with Packaging is a must.
- Strong understanding of print industry.
- Recognized professional sourcing experience within Flexible Packaging.
- Proven track record of implementing global strategies and initiatives.
- Strong ability to understand key procurement concepts in contract management, agency relationship and performance management
These soft skills:
- Collaborative by nature, texperienced in forging strategic alliances in order to support business growth
- Excellent negotiation skills with high emotional intelligence to navigate conflicting views
- Strong analytical, including a high level of financial acumen.
- Results driven and action oriented
Flexibility
Do things your way.
At Danone Singapore, we believe that our teams work best when they are empowered to work flexibly - this is why our hybrid working policy allows you to agree the right balance of homeworking and office working, in line with yours and the team's needs.
Focus on development - your way
With a suite of learning opportunities and a strong focus on in-role development, your line manager will work closely with you to help unlock your career ambitions within Danone.
Working here you will enjoy a fast-paced, complex environment, which is packed with opportunities for the entrepreneurial spirit.You'll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, such as evian, Dumex and Aptamil, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.
Our values
We live by our core 'HOPE' values - H is for Humanism, as people are at the heart of everything we do.
O is for Openness, welcoming new ideas from the world we live in. P is for Proximity, as we believe that building close relationships leads to better understanding and trust.E is for Enthusiasm, for those who are as passionate as we are about bringing health through food to as many people as possible.
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