Marketing Procurement Business Partner

POSITION SNAPSHOT
Location: Egypt
Company: Nestlé

Full-time

Main Purpose of Job:

The Marketing Business Partner Manager will be responsible to manage the scope of the following categories within MENA 19 countries , the Categories in Scope are Media , Content , Insights, Events , Merchandising ,Sampling , Print , POSM & Promo Items and Trade Assets. He/She will be responsible for all sourcing activities related to Marketing Categories within the Market. They will coordinate with Nestrade ( Above Market Team)  for all the above market managed categories, while leading all local sourcing activities for locally managed categories. He/she is accountable for compliance as well as for the achievement of continuous improvement targets.

He/she will ensure good information flow between the procurement teams, local sourcing teams and the Above Market category teams. He / she must ensure the development, management and prioritization of procurement activities servicing the GMB/BU/Function at market level to oversee effective delivery against the corresponding GMB/BU/Function strategies as they appear. He/she will understand the local market GMB/BU/Function goals and represent them to category leadership and help shape strategic planning.  They will monitor success towards the local level GMB/BU/Function business goals delivered by the category teams and procurement resources and help periodically reassess the targeting and actions by SRM and category teams.                                                                                                                                             

A Day in the Life:

• Understand BU/Function strategies and priorities, translate them into needs and integrate the information into procurement category strategies on procurement across Hub and at market teams. Ensure this information is provided to all critical levels of Category leadership.                                                        
• Involved at early stage of Budgeting & Project development within the NiM level work. Understand clearly Business specific yearly plans, budgets, Media Plans , New Launches, etc  to ensure these strategies are effectively represented and incorporated into category and SRM work.
• Understand category strategies and sourcing plans and represent these to the market at relevant stages throughout the category process.  Ensure category strategies and sourcing plans are understood by NiM leadership, and effects are debated and discussed with Hub  teams/local teams as required.
• Make sure that all savings targets are delivered across sourcing activities, with savings properly reported and documented in the relevant systems (e.g. OSCAR)                                                                
• Monitor and manage the delivery of value to the NiM Level GMB/BU/Function leadership and provide focus, assignments, and motivation, support and coaching to procurement to understand and deliver GMB/BU/Function needs. Ensure the Integration of GMB/BU/Function NiM level business needs into   procurement category strategies considering market evolution and expected innovations.                    
• Agree scope of roles and activities for Procurement Support direct line reports.  Set team goals and objectives and manage the local Procurement Support Team with demonstrable, agreed service level of response to changing requirements and project environs.                                                  
• Ensure all actions are delivered for all NiM GMB procurement support tasking, and work with GC Leads and local HOP to ensure local tasking is appropriately prioritized. Analyze performance and skill gaps and agree development requirements and training plans. Develop procurement support skills within the Function. Pass on lessons learned to all other BP leads At Market and HOPs as appropriate                                              

Are you a fit?

- 7-10 years of solid procurement experience with previous experience in Procurement Categories in scope 

- Previous Experience of Team Management & Leadership

- Represent procurement in key meetings (i.e., Leadership, business units’ meetings, new product launching)

Demonstrated skills of entrepreneurship

- Demonstrated the ability to successfully lead projects.

- Transform business needs into procurement strategy through management of purchasing for at least one spends category.

- Recognized as value adder in key business unit meetings.

- Global business understanding (for above market role)

- Cross -functional experience

- Strong Stakeholder Management.

-Strong Communication skills and interpersonal skills.