Senior Director, Procurement, Cepg Sales and Marketing Equipment

**Location**: Singapore as primary location and Manila, Philippines as secondary location

**Role Type**: Individual Contributor

**Relocation Provided**: No

**Travel Requirement**: 40%

**Please note**: This is not a Remote role and will require the individual to be based either in Singapore or in Manila, Philippines and follow a hybrid work schedule. This is an Individual Contributor role.

The role of **Senior Director, Procurement, CEPG Sales and Marketing Equipment - APAC** will be reporting into the CEPG (Cross Enterprise Procurement Group) Managing Director for Sales and Marketing Equipment, this position supports and acts on behalf of CEPG members throughout APAC. Membership of the CEPG within the region includes Bottlers such as CBPC, CCBJI, HCCB and India Bottlers, Swire, CCEP, as well as TCCC at Global and Operating Unit level. Current total annual capex spend by CEPG SME members within the region totals in excess of $400MM with substantial spend across all SME categories - coolers, fountain, vending/Payment systems and brewed beverages.

**What You’ll Do for Us**:

- Develops and implements agreed regional sourcing strategies in relation to coolers, vending, fountain and brewed beverages to support commercial, technical and sustainability requirements.
- Creates and maintains a 3-year pipeline of value detailing both regional and Bottler specific projects and associated value.
- Provides product, service and supply chain expertise to TCCC and the CEPG SME members in the region to build relationships and member development, drive collaboration, increase participation and improve System effectiveness and efficiency.
- Ensures all activities undertaken follow compliance, confidentiality, and standards policies and processes.
- Builds and enhances CEPG Member and key internal stakeholder relationships in the region to increase System trust and effective collaboration to drive sustainable value.
- Builds and enhances regional and global supplier relationships to secure alignment with CEPG SME strategies and build win-win collaboration to drive sustainable value.
- Project lead and executes sourcing initiatives at regional and global levels in line with the Coca-Cola sourcing process with goals and metrics to secure agreed outcomes.
- Continuously updates knowledge of System commercial strategies and goals, the Sales and Marketing Equipment industry and the business environment, to ensure valuable, relevant and proactive input and insights to the global category sourcing strategies.
- Analyzes regional and global industry trends, evolving technologies, innovations and developments to help protect continuity of supply and contribute to the System capability for exploiting competitive advantage opportunities

**Qualifications & Requirements**:

- Education: Bachelor's Degree required/Master’s degree preferred
- Related Work Experience: At least 10 years direct related work experience
- Other Work Experience: Direct experience in aspects relating to Sales & Marketing Equipment activities would be a great advantage (e.g. sales, marketing, operations, procurement, logistics, technical, quality, supply chain)
- Language Skills: Fluent in English. Other Asian languages an advantage

**Core Competencies**:

- Drives Innovative Business Improvements: develops ideas and gains commitment from others. Seizes opportunities that can deliver the greatest value while promoting an environment of creative thinking and innovation.
- Balances Immediate & Long-Term Priorities: seeks to meet critical objectives while considering the impact of those activities on longer term goals. Focuses on translating strategic direction into personal actions.
- Delivers Results: embraces accountability to ensure productive, efficient execution against priorities. Sets ambitious yet realistic goals and removes obstacles to yield high-quality results.
- Imports & exports Good Ideas: shares and adopts ideas inside and outside the Company. Leverages insights to inform actions or gain support; embraces change.
- Develops & Inspires Others: seeks to improve the skills and capabilities of other people. Provides, seeks and accepts feedback; supports the diverse contributions of others; engages others through effective communication

**Technical Skills Required**:

- Cross Functional Relationships: knowledge of and ability to articulate
- to senior management the benefits of supporting cross-functional
- objectives to achieve the business plan.
- Bottler/Operating Unit Plans & Strategies: knowledge of information used and ability to evaluate those business plans and strategies to develop procurement strategies that enable delivery of those goals and objectives.
- Global Product/Service Knowledge: good knowledge of the Regional Sales and Marketing Equipment industry.
- Best Practices: knowledge of procurement, industry and business best practices to guide thought leadership and ensure effective procurement strategies. Includes the ability to rec