Procurement Project Specialist, Food Preparation

Project Management

• Represent Purchasing on the project team and own all related project deliverables
• Attend project review meetings and communicate relevant information within Purchasing
• Monitor and take action to ensure project schedule is met
• Participate and prepare for project checkpoints ensuring all deliverables are achieved on time
• Track the project progress sourcing status and other relevant information through a data-driven sourcing tool
• Report Purchasing progress to the project team and Purchasing Leadership
• Involve internal stakeholders (R&D SD Q Design) at early stage on VBS activities aiming to create value through effective innovation with strategic suppliers.
• Facilitate teamwork.
• Ensure a coordinated VBS approach cross categories.

Purchasing & Sourcing:

• Work with the Category Management team to understand and deploy category strategy within project
• Support and coordinate RFQs in cooperation with Category Management team
• Support and coordinate negotiations and supplier business awards in cooperation with Category Management team
• Support preparations for Sourcing Board in cooperation with Category Management team
• Participate in Make vs Buy analysis to optimize product and operation costs
• Support and coordinate supplier tooling quoting and ordering in cooperation with Category Management team
• Fulfill project milestone deliverables including checkpoint deliverables and opening purchasing orders
• Support and coordinate cost modeling and estimating in cooperation with Commodity Category Management team
• Support and coordinate Value Based Sourcing in cooperation with Commodity Management team including Early Supply Involvement and Commodity Workshops
• Act as escalation point for cross function team interactions with suppliers
• Support and coordinate supplier capacity and utilization reviews in cooperation with Commodity Management team
• Facilitate supplier-led innovation and coordinate with key internal stakeholde

WHO YOU ARE

• You possess a bachelors degree preferably in engineering and/or have specialties in project management
• You have 5 years of experience in relevant purchasing or project management roles
• You have the ability to execute strategic initiatives that drive performance and have experience leading complex projects
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work with diverse individuals in cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment
• You have worked with Cost Modeling Data Mining and have possess advanced Excel skills with the ability to generate effective reports that manage large data sets.
• You have an expectant positive proactive attitude and can do spirit to drive change and can demonstrate a history of driving for higher business performance in a fast-paced environment
• You are capable of setting priorities meeting deadlines with strong initiative and decision making problem solving and analytical skills with attention to details and accuracy
• You are a doer with an exceptionally strong work ethic high integrity judgement and transparency and you inspire the same in others.
• Some travel may be required; up to 25%
• You are fluent in English.