Procurement Buyer

Procurement Buyer

NB: This role is a shared resource and will required to travel between Morningside Sandton and Walkerville

About Ferrero:

Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com.

Main Responsibilities:

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

• Manages contracts, measure and improve their utilization
• Perform local communication on new contracts

EXECUTE STRATEGIC SOURCING

• Execute strategic sourcing activities for Local Categories in line with the Group category management strategy
• Support Group Category Manager in executing strategic sourcing activities, and providing full visibility on local market specificities
• Manage implementation of strategic procurement projects

PROCUREMENT

• Lead and execute sourcing activities for all the Procurement categories according to the Group guidelines.
• Analyze and monitor market trends, suppliers' concentrations and possible Innovation
• Identify Sourcing opportunities and evaluate potential internal requests synergies
• Lead negotiations with the Suppliers in order to bring the maximum value to the requesting function, in term of TCO (total cost of ownership), service and quality (SLA/KPI)

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

• Ensure proper alignment with internal customers (business functions) requirements and demand
• Collaborate and support Group Category Leaders in executing strategic sourcing activities for categories
• Local antenna for the Group, Area & Region Procurement
• Collaborates with other Functions in the definition and implementations of policies (e.g. Finance, Legal, Insurances, HR)

ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES

• Manage overall performance of administration activities, ensuring service level and process and policy compliance
• Manage emerging issues, identify area of improvements, validate process and IT system enhancements
• Create & approve Purchase Order Documents according to defined Way-of-Working and PO thresholds

• Support Local Admin specialist in case of mismatches between orders and invoices and approve PO documents.

PERFORM MASTER DATA MANGEMENT

• Responsible for requiring new suppliers to be added or existing suppliers to be blocked
• Support in collection of Supplier Data and communicate those data to the team in charge of uploading them in the system
• Manage and maintain supplier financial analysis and performance for the categories.

MANAGE PROCESS GOVERNANCE AND PERFORMANCE

• Apply and follow relevant policies and procedures to pursue the category strategy consistently complying with the Group framework and guidelines.

• Define and ensure Process Governance involving all relevant stakeholders
• Achieve targets for all Categories
• Develop Purchasing Country Budget Planning

PROCUREMENT SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP

• Define Supplier Segmentation Model and Framework to define relationship type to set-up with key suppliers
• Build and maintain supplier relationships that generate value for both Ferrero and the suppliers over time

Requirements:

• Matric and Degree/Diploma in Procurement
• A least 3-5 years of experience working in procurement.
• Successful track record and development potential
• Working experience in a cross-cultural environment n in a matrix organization preferable
• Mastering procurement techniques: negotiating skills, RFI, RFQ, budgeting, market analysis, risk management, price management
• Knowledge of Indirect categories
• Analytical mindset and strong reporting skills;
• Ethical and strong personal values
• Enthusiasm, passion and commitment to excellence with a result-oriented approach;
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office
• Previous experience with SAP / SAP Ariba is a plus
• English

DE&I at Ferrero:

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.

Find out more here.