Description

Context:

Store Design in ELC EMEA is complex with multiple brands and 17 Affiliates. It requires strong Procurement expertise with a category management approach to ensure the business secures best value but most importantly minimizes risk and maximizes opportunities.
These 2 subcategories are critical drivers to support Estée Lauder Companies growth within EMEA Region.
This role will manage with the support of the Senior Manager, the development of the category priorities concerning Store Design across all Brands for ELC EMEA (on both Launch and Permanent Items). Manager will identify and partner with key stakeholder groups: Regional Office, EMEA Stakeholders, Affiliates, Brands and RDDC as well as finance, legal, supply etc

Responsibilities for the role:

- Development of robust regional category strategies, in close collaboration with IP Affiliates, IP global and stakeholders, the increase of spend under IP management for each of the sub-categories in scope (including robust spend and needs analysis).
- Contribute to develop the pipeline of sourcing initiatives and opportunities for subcategories regionally and via Affiliates, according to the overall Category strategy and priorities, defined by the IP Senior Manager.
- Key Cost & Cash Targets
- Managing and delivering those sourcing opportunities once aligned on approach with the Senior Manager.
- Manage supplier relationships (SRM), for strategic relationships in collaboration with key stakeholders; this includes conducting bi-annual business reviews and evaluating opportunities & business satisfaction, in order to develop further the category.
- Drive the agenda on Sustainability, Innovation, and Supplier Inclusion & Diversity principals and guidelines, in respect to the responsible sub-categories
- Subject matter expert (SME): Develop expertise in the categories in scope, leveraging external sources, understanding the market, ELC competition and industry best practice.
- Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of procurement standards (SRM etc), processes, tools (ELC Marketplace, SpendHQ, Ariba) and policies for both the EMEA region and on an affiliate level.

Manage addressable Category spend of c. $ 45 million across EMEA which consists of centralized projects and Affiliate spend.

Short Description

20% Category Strategy development

- Support the IP Senior Manager in the development of category strategic thinking.
- Support the IP Senior Manager in the development of regional category strategies in collaboration with key stakeholder IP Affiliates and IP Global
- Identify improvement opportunities in the Store Design way of working in terms of efficiency and effectiveness, secure agreement to change and implement.
- Drive Store Design opportunities across EMEA at Regional Office and Affiliate levels but also link with counterparts in other regions to share and benefit from best practice learning.
- Drive key supplier relationship management (SRM), supplier development/integration in EMEA.
- Establish strong relationships with internal stakeholders ensure early involvement in strategic ideas and to anticipate future requirements and plans. Applying Sustainability, Innovation and Supplier I&D principals and guidelines.

40% - Strategy implementation & execution and New Sourcing Activities.

- Execution of pipeline or identification of new projects sourcing projects as aligned with stakeholders ensuring business sponsorship
- Regional requirements sourcing, lead, and management of RFX activity.
- Participate in globally led sourcing activity on behalf of the Region.
- Maintain and improve the preferred vendor list with a key focus to manage/reduce the tail of the supplier base
- Robust contract development and deployment ensuring visibility of final agreement for stakeholder adoption and roll out.

Category specific:

- Oversee Store Design benchmarks & publish bi-annually
- Ensure the follow-up and the supply, to the relevant services and in the respect for the required deadlines, of all necessary information allowing the perfect follow-up of the orders in SAP and all prices to invoice back Affiliates.
- Support Brands & Affiliates to optimize/develop their designs/formats through value-engineering propositions and/or cluster preferred vendors across the markets for local purchases

20% SRM

- SRM model alignment with IP Senior Manager in respect to target suppliers, degree of SRM applied and cadence.
- Continuous review of service delivery to have a positive impact on the quality and the improvement of the performances as well as to seek further value creations and cost optimizations
- Key focus on business continuity, due diligence and market intelligence and trends. Ensuring supplier evolution and alternatives are assessed in collaboration with the business.
- continuous monitoring and improvement of the existing Rate Cards (price grids) / panel of preferred vendor list
- Ensure the implementation of contractual agreements (MSA /SOW) amendments and adoption by stakeholder groups inc Affiliates where applicable.

20 % Cross functional/ individual

- Introduce and\or contribute to cross-functional projects (at Global, Regional Office and Affiliate levels).
- Introduce and\or participate in the continuous improvement of our processes and procurement performances.
- Ensure the management of internal dashboards (KPI, savings etc) as required and identify the 'upside' opportunity and potential risk and blocking points
- Where required, manage ad-hoc projects as agreed with Senior Manager in cases of overcapacity/ risk elsewhere in the Indirect Procurement Department
- Actively participate in training and continual professional development. Ensuring all mandatory trainings is completed.

Qualifications

• Professional procurement certification (e.g. CIPS) preferred but not essential.
• 5+ years directly related experience either in a corporate branded environment addressing indirect categories/procurement projects, or from an FMCG marketing department with specific Agency engagement experience, or even a media/digital agency itself.
• Demonstrated successful results in managing and leading and/or engaging in strategic procurement activities.
• Proven ability to lead internal and external teams to ensure successful and professional procurement activities.
• Basic experience of influencing and managing successful change processes.
• High level of interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex problems using data from various sources with strong attention to detail.
• Diplomacy with strong listening and analyzing skills.
• Good oral and written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate to stakeholders at all levels.
• Confidence in developing internal and external relationships and presenting to c-suite executives.
• Advanced EXCEL skills (confidence with large data files).
• An advantage would be to have an SAP/SRM, SAP/Ariba experience, and basic understanding of the P2P process.