India BU Procurement Ext Manufacturing Lead

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.

You lead a team of procurement specialists for a specific business unit or region and serve as the single point of contact in procurement for local business leaders. In this role, you also manage interactions between business units or spend areas and stakeholders at the local level, collaborate with global/regional spend areas, business unit leads and across manufacturing, supply chain and commercial business stakeholders, and ensure the local implementation of regional or global projects.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Lead India External manufacturing – Sourcing team & will be responsible for spend management, development and execution of sourcing strategies in line with MSC vision 2030.
• Interact with cross-functional stakeholders to manage spend and suppliers in line with AC/SF commitments.
• Negotiate & own contracts for your spend and ensure controls/compliance for the same.
• Help to bring "outside in", generate insights from bid events, prepare supplier negotiation materials, support project execution and supplier relationship management.
• Lead & build future ready supplier network/pool – to keep MDLZ competitive externally
• Support Manufacturing annual operational plans and targets to meet Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Sustainability, Engagement goals in line with the site Compelling business need. 
• To drive strategic procurement initiatives, streamline operational efficiency, and support cross-functional teams across multiple raw material categories. This role acts as a key interface between global/regional sourcing, R&D, quality, and the India Business Unit to ensure robust delivery of productivity, innovation, and supply continuity goals.
• Lead & develop a team of 2 direct reportees. One for EM & one for Supply network/analytics

Direct Deliverables of the role: EM  

• Drive & deliver Net Productivity targets for EM in line with conversion cost delivery of India MSC
• Work & deliver on Strategic projects to be driven by EM & enhance value delivery  (NPDs/Capacity expansions/geography diversity/Category White space etc)
• Nurture & elevate partnerships to augment & support MDLZ's strategic vision
• Manage & diversify Risks associated with external partners
• Do all of the above in MDLZ compliant way taking stakeholders into confidence and within agreed timelines.

Support Deliverables of the role: Supply network 

• Support BU Proc lead in developing strategic sourcing roadmap using IL6S methodology;
• Support tracking and ensure timely delivery of productivity projects for Raw & Pack Materials (RPM) using tools like VOLT as well as cash agenda for the BU
• Support immediate strategic initiatives for Supplier Qualification acceleration
• Problem solve for NPD (New Product Development) & resolve operational issues in key categories like Cocoa and Dairy, including supply disruptions, quality deviations, and insurance-related matters.

What you will bring

12+ year of relevant work experience & A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career with experience and knowledge in:

Relationship & Stakeholder Management

• Communication (verbal & written) and senior stakeholder management skills in a team-based environment
• Handle ambiguity – Ability to work with known-unknowns & willingness to handle unknown-unknowns and deliver to the satisfaction of business stakeholders
• Anticipate, communicate &  proactively  problem-solve collaboratively

Commercial Acumen

• Strong financial & business acumen, project management skills and willingness to learn about manufacturing (technical) as a spend
• Negotiating, influencing and building collaborative relationships. Ability to organize and sell a story

 

Eye for Technical details

• Attention to detail - Ability to analyze and visualize data & work on scenario analysis with relevant stakeholders
• Finding technical leverage/advantage with Ops team and foresight to use it at appropriate time.

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Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer PolicyBusiness Unit SummaryMondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been in India for over 70 years, making sure our mouth-watering and well-loved local and global brands such as Cadbury chocolates, Bournvita and Tang powdered beverages, Oreo and Cadbury Bournvita biscuits, and Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold candies get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has more than 3,300 employees proudly working across sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and in manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, at our global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and in a vast distribution network across the country. We are also proud to be recognised by Avatar as the Best Companies for Women in India in 2019 – the fourth time we've received this award.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job TypeRegularProcurement OperationsProcurement

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