Job Description

Job Location: \xe2\x80\x8bPune\xe2\x80\x8bPuneCompany descriptionFerrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella\xc2\xae, Tic Tac\xc2\xae, Ferrero Rocher\xc2\xae, Raffaello\xc2\xae, Kinder Bueno\xc2\xae and Kinder Surprise\xc2\xae. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 38,767 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.Diversity StatementFerrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.About the Role:Person is the end-to-end responsible for managing Country Purchasing Activities for GP Categories with the purpose to:

• Execute sourcing of specific local categories for Plant.
• Align with business and ensure that SLA\xe2\x80\x99s and KPI\xe2\x80\x99s for General Purchasing Categories are delivered and respected.
• Supporting Country GP Manager by being point of contact for internal stakeholders (business functions and plant) of the country for any request related to GP categories.
• Ensure E2E Procurement related activities and compliance of Process Governance and procurement policies.
• Facilitate and coordinate the local implementation of GP Group and Local Guidelines.

Main Responsibilities:SUPPORT DEFINE REGION GENERAL PROCUREMENT PLAN & DEMAND MGMT

• Analyze and monitor Market trends, Suppliers concentrations and Disruptive Innovations
• Identify Sourcing opportunities and evaluate potential internal requests synergies according to Category Strategy and guidelines defined at Central Level

EXECUTE STRATEGIC SOURCING

• Execute strategic sourcing activities for Local Categories in line with the Group category management strategy
• Manage implementation of strategic procurement projects

DAY TO DAY PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES

• Managing Day to Day PR as generated in SAP.
• Scouting Suppliers within the Ferrero Empaneled List and intoducing New Suppliers (as needed)
• Floating RFQs for various requirements and interacting with respective stakeholders for any technical inputs.
• Evaluating Techno-commercial Proposal and shortlisting of vendors.
• Aligning the Scope of Work and negotiating the commercials Terms and Conditions.
• Preparation of Commercial Comparative analysis and seek related approvals (as required) as per DOA.
• Issuance of Purchase Order and Monitoring the vendor delivery performance.
• Coordinate with Supplier and Stakeholder for any Escalation Management.

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

• Manage contracts, measure and improve their utilization

HANDLE PROCUREMENT SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP

• Define Supplier Segmentation Model and Framework to define relationship type to set-up with key suppliers
• Build supplier relationships that generate value for both Ferrero and the suppliers over time.

PERFORM MASTER DATA MGMT.

• Responsible for requiring new suppliers to be added or existing suppliers to be blocked
• Support in collection of Supplier Data and communicate those data to the team in charge of uploading them in the system

MANAGE PROCESS GOVERNANCE AND PERFORMANCE

• Ensure Process Governance involving all relevant stakeholders
• Achieve targets for all GP Categories
• Assisting Auditors for any company/department related Audits.

Who we are looking for:

• Graduate / Post Graduate / Engineering with 4-6 Years of experience (Any field)
• MBA is advantageous.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEGE (if required)

• Negotiaitons, Vendor Management, SAP transcations releted to procurment, Have an experience of individually handling > 100cr of spend

Job Referral Code: CHow to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you\xe2\x80\x99ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.

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