Summary:
1.Leading the procurement Suppliers, collaborating with Manufacturing Partners and liaising across global functional teams ( Procurement, Innovations, Quality, Operation, MSC, Legal, Group Science, Category and Finance teams), driving robust and transparent procurement supplier strategy, leading the E Liquid, Flavours, HT Sticks, Consumables Procurement suppliers in Asia.
2. Development and Execution of procurement commodity strategies for Consumables Commodities to deliver the Category’s product roadmap and innovation pipeline to the product supply strategy. Leading the Supplier Relationship Management with the Consumables Suppliers.
3. Leading in the Supplier Relationship Management with the China / Indonesia Manufacturing partners, including the preparation for Quarterly Business Reviews.
4. Benchmarking Asia sourced ingredients, feeding the Commodity Strategies.
5. Leading the annual price negotiation with the China / Indonesia Consumables Suppliers.
6. Assisting China / Indonesia Manufacturing partners on Materials requirements to plan.
Requirements:
1. Well organized, reliable and a commercially awareness.
2. A highly credible individual with a proven track record to influence and manage internal and external senior level stakeholders, and in managing strategic relationships.
3. Outstanding communication skills
4. Expert Negotiation skills
5. Minimum BSc / BEng Engineering (or equivalent) Consumables / Sciences
6.Minimum 5 years specific direct Consumables category management procurement experience for E Liquids / Flavours / Ingredients and Heated Tobacco (including technology and outsourced manufacture experience).
7. Consumables Consumer Products or FMCG categories considered.
8. Minimum 5 years experience in onboarding new partners
9. Minimum 5 years experience with new product and/or process introductions