About the role
• Deploy and execute global category sourcing strategies within the assigned region.
• Scout, evaluate and identify potential suppliers aligned with global sourcing/category objectives.
• Sourcing support for localization and industrialization projects, by ensuring sourcing decisions support both regional & global business needs.
• Cost optimization and Value creation, by benchmarking and market intelligence activities, VAVE proposals, consolidation and volume leveraging initiatives.
• Supplier relationship management to improve competitiveness, quality, capacity and innovation.
• Assess supplier risk related to capacity, logistics, financial health and compliance.
• Negotiate purchasing contracts in compliance with Group policies.
• Drive the improvement of suppliers’ ECOVADIS assessment, ECOVADIS scores within the assigned scope.
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