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This role exists to Manage Global Logistic Automation Portfolio: Responsible for the procurement management of global logistics warehouse R&A (Robotic and Automation) investments, including loading/ Unloading system, AGV/AMR, ASRS, automated sorting, and intelligent warehouse software projects... The role encompasses portfolio strategy development aligned with BG strategy, supplier development, tendering, contract management, supplier relationship management, and business coordination related to procurement during project implementation.
Job Responsibility:
Manage Global Logistic Automation Portfolio: Responsible for the procurement management of global logistics warehouse R&A (Robotic and Automation) investments, including loading/ Unloading system, AGV/AMR, ASRS, automated sorting, and intelligent warehouse software projects
Lead and participate in Procurement related project meetings
Build and maintain strong relationships with Global and Regional Logistic Engineering teams
Serve as the main contact between Market Capex Procurement Managers and Global Logistic Engineering teams
Support market procurement managers in supplier escalation, expediting, and claims
Lead technology-sensitive projects and support quality, hygiene, and manufacturing excellence initiatives
Assist in developing and implementing Capex & MRO Procurement strategies in collaboration with Engineering and Market Partners
Lead procurement planning, sourcing projects, and negotiation of tenders and contracts (including e-tendering)
Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, company policies, and Schedule of Authority
Conduct data analysis to inform negotiation strategies and supplier selection
Procurement Insights and Analysis: Understand portfolio strategies and procurement requirements
Industry, global Strategy & Insights teams, economic, competition and supplier insights
Integrating procurement strategy into the business
Procurement Strategy Execution and Performance Management: Competitive bidding and tendering
Supplier negotiation
Supplier qualification and on-boarding
Contractual supplier engagement
Supplier performance measurement and management
Partnering with Suppliers to Win: Attract, select, manage and motivate partners
Identifying value creating opportunities
Develop and maintain a global supplier base for warehouse automation equipment and systems, focusing on key markets
Organize supplier research, technical exchanges, and capability assessments to foster innovation and localization
Oversee supplier performance through regular evaluations and resource optimization
Lead, advise, and support negotiations for global technologies, and manage claims with suppliers
Actively engage with suppliers at a strategic level, providing feedback and identifying new opportunities
Identify and agree on cost savings and cash benefit generation based on sourcing strategies and compliance management
Continuously enhance procurement processes and ways of working through close collaboration with the procurement portfolio team, market teams, and engineering
Oversee updates to portfolio trackers for savings, cash flow, projects, and contracts
Ensure timely supplier onboarding and resolution of overdue payments
Requirements:
Bachelor or above level
Senior experience in Procurement, Supply Management, preferably within a technical procurement position
Experience in setting up and managing complex legal contracting, project and relationship management
Strong communicator with experience in working successful in virtual team environments
Superior stakeholder management, both internal and external
Good negotiation skills for both external and internal negotiations
Ability to operate independently
Ability to operate in a large organization with complex decision structures / remote relationships
Methodical and organized
Proactive and positive team player
Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
Good skills MS Office (more than average on MS Excel)
SharePoint
sap and most common tools available for office and communication automation
Ability to analyse sourcing data and conceptualise sourcing strategies to identify / propose sourcing opportunities while setting Portfolio strategy or developing negotiation strategies
Influencing skills to promote ideas and concepts back to stakeholders and budget holders in a Business Partner capacity
Attention to detail and ability to assimilate, appraise and extract information quickly when faced with increasing data inputs
Problem solving skills to analyse information to evaluate internal demand and external supplier information and extract critical cost opportunities
Nice to have:
Specific procurement and or engineering education preferred
Oversea or global environment working experience preferred
International FMCG company working experience preferred