Global Procurement Associate Manager - Seasoning Ingredients

Overview The purpose of this job is to Lead Egypt Snacks Seasonings & Ingredient category across CFI (Chipsy For Food Industries), managing a total spend of $90MM, through Defining and executing a category strategy: Risk Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Innovation and Productivity, Measuring and Improving Performance, Achieving Annual Plans and Delivering Productivity. Responsibilities In close collaboration with the Egypt GP Food Ingredient Lead & GP COE to Implement category strategy, using systematic 7-Steps strategic sourcing approach. Plan and monitor category annual and long-term strategic sourcing targets Plan and monitor sourcing Productivity / Savings for the category (for the current year and over IBP). Lead continuous improvement initiatives from procurement side for the category. Evaluate & evolve sourcing strategy based on changing market conditions and provide inputs during strategic sourcing activities, including internal and external analysis and negotiations. Ensure implementation of sourcing strategy / plans, compliance monitored, and benefits tracked (in close collaboration with the Transactional Procurement Team) in line with the procurement policy & practices Ensure full compliance to Commodity Playbooks. Participate and lead cross-functional category team, using RACI model. Manage category on a BU level and leverage from PepsiCo’s scale in the region. Closely liaise with main business stakeholders in food plants. Sell category strategy to business stakeholders; one focal point to represent category internally (peer level) and externally (suppliers) Ensure implementation of best-in-class sourcing tools & digital platforms relevant to the category. Lead category negotiations and manage contracts with suppliers Manage and maintain the overall business relationship with the suppliers Track Seasoning supply market, share evolving category trends, monitor supplier performance and share benchmarking against industry / market standards. Qualifications 7 - 8 years of Strategic Sourcing experience in FMCG. Food Ingredients Sourcing Experience. Experience in using advanced sourcing methodologies/ tools. Experience in a regional procurement function/ company. Experience of procurement/ strategic sourcing in the Middle East & Africa. Skilled in managing a dispersed team of business stakeholders in different countries; strong selling skills. Bachelor’s degrees in Business or Engineering. Masters preferred. Multilingual and multinational experience preferred.