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  • Posted: Jun 23, 2017
    Deadline: Not specified
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    The world leader in beauty, L’Oréal is present in 140 countries on five continents. Our 35 international brands include Kiehl’s, Lancôme, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Ralph Lauren, Clarisonic, Maybelline New York, Essie, Kérastase, Biotherm, Shu Uemura, Viktor&Rolf, Mai...
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    Purchasing Manager

    Job Mission

    Manage and coordinate a category, business, innovation or performance team, inline with the Group’s purchasing strategies and policies.

    Key Job Accountabilities

     

    • Analyse business needs and challenges demand :Anticipate major evolution of needs. Propose the most valuable option involvinginternal and external network/resources. Use VA methodology as a part of theculture of need expression
    • Defines purchasing strategy : define the best suited supplierportfolio (for a division or a category). Develop Market intelligence tool oncategories. Drive changes in the market structure. Input, build and/orchallenge category strategies.
    • Optimizes costs : Capture breakthrough ideas coming fromthe suppliers. Maximize value creation opportunities impacting P&L and TopLine. Activate all levers of the value chain through the Cost Models.
    • MaximizesSupplier Relationships :Create a preferred customer relationship with strategic suppliers. Developstrategic suppliers to sustain growth. Drive improvement projects withstrategic suppliers impacting P&L and Top Line contribution
    • Creates value and innovates : Capture innovation opportunities forminternal & external sources. Lead strategic projects. Manage financial costand impact. Get the buy-in, communicate with steering committee mode to thesponsors, stakeholders. Be empowered to take key decisions or to escalate tostakeholders
    • Negotiates with integrity : Coach and challenge teams in terms ofnegotiation strategy, use innovative negotiation levers. Unlock stalematesituation and display high ethicalprinciples at all levels.
    • Operates according to internalcontrol principles and legal rules :Develop a competitive advantage (exclusivity, group strategy, innovation, CSR,…). Negotiate Global, high stake contracts. Negotiate intellectual property,licensing, exclusivity agreements for innovation.
    • Evaluates and manages risks: Define and implement risk managementpolicy. Implement advanced/breakthrough methodologies or tools to secure risk.Manage regulatory risks.
    • Manages Performance and efficiency : Be accountable for purchasingperformance. Formulate functional improvements for processes and tools.Formulate recommendations based of Supplier P&L analysis or L'Oreal /BrandP&L. Challenge Financial and logistics managers when purchasing is impactedby other functions. Ensure data quality.
    • Supports and manages stakeholders’relationships : Communicate / manage projects/sharesuppliers’ information with stakeholders, influence stakeholders. Drive and grow Purchasing Share of Voice among stakeholders.

    Technical & Professional competencies required

     

     

    • Detailed knowledge of techniques foreffective supplier relations and negotiations
    • (Technical) expertise regarding therelevant product portfolio
    • Awareness of technological innovationsand methods
    • Good knowledge and experience of Industrial buying: general packagingmaterials (plastics, card boards , folding boxes), Raw Materials, MROs etc
    • Ability to effectively communicate bothin written and verbal, convince and influence
    • Solid grasp of financial issues andmarket trends
    • Able to think strategically seeing theBig Picture
    • Able to proactively identify supply riskand work out mitigation plans
    • Excellent Negotiation skills
    • Problem Solving and decision making
    • Presentation skills

    Education and Experience

     

    • Minimum of a University Degree in arelevant field
    • Professional Qualification in Purchasing(CIPS or equivalent)
    • Minimum 4 years of industryexperience in the FMCG environment
    • Computer literate with ERP experience

     

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to L'Oréal on career.loreal.com to apply

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