Sourcing Manager, Cocoa & Chocolate AMEA at Mondelez International

Job specific requirements:

• The Sourcing Manager establishes the sourcing strategy for the MEA region in collaboration with regional stakeholders and Local Procurement teams
• Plan, organize, co-ordinate and monitor all activities/projects related to spend area, ensuring availability and execution of required projects while meeting internal KPIs & managing external suppliers
• Build local commodity intelligence and always abreast with market developments with a strong understanding of commodity markets to make timely coverages as per approved strategies
• Lead, develop and deliver improvement processes and programs to grow our impact, and generate long term pipeline of productivity
• Responsible for follow up & on time implementation for all productivity initiatives. 
• Responsible for forecasting prices as per business budgeting cycles (AC & CU)
• Lead tenders and review sourcing approaches by applying the different sourcing techniques, including analysis of categories, markets and suppliers aligned with the sourcing strategy. 
• Responsible for managing all contract maintenance via CMAAS for relevant spend area; Maintaining all legal contracts including contract execution & strictly adheres to procurement compliances
• Develop and support execution of all Business Continuity Plans for relevant spend area through meticulous cross functional collaboration with R&D, Supply chain & Local businesses.
• Manage regional supplier relationships through structured SPE programs and driving supplier performance

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Negotiating, influencing and building collaborative relationships
• Strong interpersonal skills including cross-functional teamwork, advanced project management and ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders
• Highly passionate and learning agility with a proven track record of bias towards action.
• Good analytical skills with an ability to analyze and visualize large amounts of data; Visual presentation and effective written and oral communication skills
• Curiosity and being fearless in challenging status quo and driving new thinking to continually evolve the category to drive value creation for business across all metrics

Skills, Knowledge, Education & Certifications Required:

• Bachelors’ degree with relevant specialization: Business/Engineering/Supply Chain. 
• MBA/Post Graduate Qualification will be advantageous
• Minimum 7-8 years of experience across Supply chain/ Procurement/Commodity Trading in local/multi-country/regional set-ups.
• Prior experience in spend category management is  a plus