Procurement Business Partner (Directs)

Procurement Business Partner (Directs)

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role.

Neither are we.

Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.

Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

Responsibilities:


* Coordinate execution of critical business projects applicable to Brazil Organization:


* Innovation projects


* Cost Transformation initiatives


* DTV programs


* Internal/External benchmarking


* Business Continuity solutions


* Support Brazil BP Manager for connection between the Procurement function and Brazil Business Org, IPC Business Org, Global Procurement Org and other Supply Chain functions to ensure strategy deployment:


* Data gathering and build presentations


* Cascade strategy & priorities at operational level


* It is key for success to have high Leadership & communication skills to ensure priorities are correctly driven to different Stakeholders (R&E, Marketing, Supply Chain and other)


* Act as a PMO: Be organized and agility are also mandatory skills to ensure all projects are delivered as quick as possible enabling business growth and procurement goals


* Serve as first point of contact for Procurement topics related to Brazil operation:


* Supplier issues/concerns/opportunities


* Provide insight on procurement/supplier impacts to proposed process changes


* Support new organization, with a strong growth mindset challenging the status quo


* Drive continuous improvement across Procurement organization


* Maintain an effective relationship with all suppliers and stakeholders based on clear, concise group and personal communication

Required (essential for the job):



* Demonstrated knowledge of Consumer Goods dynamic, innovation framework, manufacturing techniques and market strategies


* Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in business, supply chain or related discipline


* Experience influencing a large, diverse group of stakeholders


* Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) able to communicate up and across the organization, cross functional collaboration, functional and technical awareness


* Demonstrated ability to influence change and drive results in a global matrix organization


* Demonstrated success in project management of cross-functional projects – PMO Skills


* Language: English skills - Advanced level minimum

Preferred (not essential, but desired):


* Master’s degree preferred


* Experience in a major purchasing commodity group is strongly preferred


* Previous experience working in a manufacturing facility


* Demonstrat...