Focus on outcomes: Define and deliver the highest impact outcomes for farmers, patients, consumers, and stakeholders Be your best self and include others: Respect differences, embrace inclusion, and show up as your best self Collaborate with accountability: Collaborate and hold yourself and others accountable, in and across teams Co-create for the customers: Be close to the customer and co-create solutions for their needs Act, learn fast, and evolve: Work in 90-day-cycles, learn quickly, and continually develop Develops cross-category know-how to implement category strategies and initiatives, ensuring alignment with all relevant stakeholder groups, compliance with Procurement guidelines, as well as other internal and external process standards Contributes to the development of the global and regional category strategies and related best practices connecting stakeholder requirements and the Category Leadership network Understands business needs and engages with regional and local stakeholders to meet their priorities and requirements Establishes effective, trustful, and personal relationships with key business stakeholders to set joint target agreements, align joint projects (if applicable also across categories), and is the contact point for all Procurement topics for the business stakeholder community Defines the Procurement value add for the business stakeholder community and provides Procurement procedural know-how, guidance, and governance Creates and monitors supply agreements over the entire lifecycle minimizing exposure to contractual risks in external relationships through the usage of terms and conditions aligned with the legal function Provides country-specific market intelligence to mitigate supply risk, gain competitive advantage, and make better business decisions Continuously conducts detailed supplier and supply market analysis regional level looking at facts and indicating market trends in supply base and technology Is accountable for all sourcing activities for the assigned suppliers including the delegation to external service providers where applicable and the related content handover to GBS Maintains regional oversight and proactively communicates potential supply constraints to the Category Leadership network Supports sourcing events for strategic initiatives in close collaboration with the responsible Category Leads
WHO YOU ARE
Bachelor or equivalent degree in in science, engineering, or business management and 5+ years of professional business experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience Strong stakeholder engagement skills combined with strong collaboration, influencing, and communication competencies Solid background and generalist expertise in procurement and procurement processes and methodologies (e.g., category management, supplier management, and sourcing). Capable to work in a global and virtual working environment and able to lead virtual teams Experienced in acting in diverse and cross-functional project teams and working in a complex, global environment Regional market insights and general understanding of the industry Change management and project management Financial acumen and strategic mindset seasoned with analytical decision-making skills High proficiency level in written and spoken Chinese and English
