Job Description

Requisition ID 47236
Position Type FT Permanent
Recruiter #LI-CST1
Posting Type LI

Kerry Global Business Services (GBS) is an integral enabler of Kerry\'s vision to be our Customer\'s most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition.
There are five key elements of our success:

• We are a key enabler for Kerry\'s vision - we enable the business, by making it easier for everyone to deliver, to allow a focus on commercial excellence.
• We focus on continuous excellence - we apply continuous excellence to everything we do, eliminating waste and optimising our services across functions.
• We purposefully manage and develop talent - we attract and nurture talent to deliver innovative, digital business solutions and services.
• We are anchored in our operating model - through our scalable platform, we support Kerry\'s strategic growth objectives.
• We win together as true partners - we unlock value by providing best in class solutions and services across all of Kerry.

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About the Role:

This position will have accountability for \xe2\x82\xac40 M + of Ingredient spend. Reporting to the Procurement Director the candidate should be capable delivering value in an efficient and effective manner and supporting our growth strategy in APMEA. This position is primarily responsible for sourcing and supply, supplier relationship management.

Work Location: 1 Powerhouse ( Bandar Utama)

Mobility: Up to 25%

Reporting to: Regional Category Director

Key Responsibilities:

Sourcing and Supply

• Procurement of Ingredients required by the Kerry APMEA in a timely, cost-effective manner to meet both internal and external customer requirements
• Collaborates with the Global and Regional procurement team to set appropriate risk management and coverage strategies for Ingredients and executes the same in Kerry APMEA
• Responsible for the Quality of Raw Materials delivered to our factories and the effective and prompt resolution of any raw materials non-conformances and any Supplier Audit non-conformances
• Raw Material supply lead-time management to ensure customer OTIF is met.
• Selection of best-in-class suppliers for Raw materials working with Regional Procurement team as appropriate.
• Works in partnership with Integrated Office functions (Supply Chain, Quality, Operations, and Engineering) to ensure all quality, costs, supply and sustainability goals are met.

Commercial Management:

• Drives costs reduction and Profit improvement programmes in Kerry APMEA on Raw Materials by working closely with RD&A and the Regional Procurement team

Manages performance management / measurement:

• Establishes Key Performance Indicator (KPI) measurement objectives that align with the Kerry APMEA Business objectives as well as the Procurement global functional objectives
• Monitors, tracks, and manages key performance against KPI\'s to ensure targets are met

Supplier relationship management and negotiations:

• Develops and maintains supplier relationships with key suppliers
• Drives Innovation from our supply base to help support both our cost reduction objectives as well as revenue growth objectives
• Measures and reports supplier performance to drive improvement

Contract management:

• Ensures we have adequate contractual coverage on Raw Materials
• Drive e-Sourcing initiatives as part of the Procurement Digitalization Strategy

Qualifications and Competency:

The successful candidate will possess the following experience / skills:

• Established and successful track record within the Food Manufacturing Industry in Procurement.
• A minimum of 5-7 years Procurement / Purchasing experience with an impressive track record of accomplishments and continuous improvements.
• Food Ingredients industry experience is preferred with experience in direct / soft commodity procurement experience most preferred.
• Minimum Bachelor\'s degree required

Competencies Required:

• Excellent interpersonal communication, relationship management and good influencing and stakeholder management skills to be able work across all levels within an organization.
• A change agent - energized by making a difference and comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• Results focused, service delivery mind-set and pragmatic approach.
• Commercial nous and natural focus on ROI, project and budget management and control.
• Strong communicator, who can operate, influence, and achieve results.

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a \xe2\x80\x9cstarter kit,\xe2\x80\x9d investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

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