* Lead C&P activities within the CBU, ensuring topline and professional services spend efficiency.
* Manage compliance and local partnerships with CBU stakeholders and C&P functions.
* Ensure local sustainability needs are met from a sourcing perspective.
* Facilitate CBU productivity and cost KPIs, including working/non-working spend and overhead/net sales.
* Implement category strategies for topline and professional services.
* Guide stakeholders on ways of working with C&P and ensure compliance with sourcing design, local compliance, and risk management.
* Oversee the Source-to-Pay (S2P) process and purchasing policy compliance for local entities.
* Partner with DBS for S2P compliance.
* Lead and develop the local C&P team, ensuring team engagement and development.
* Contribute to the ambition of the C&P CBUs and the Sourcing Pool EU community.
Mission: This role is pivotal in unlocking and driving C&P deliverables within our CBUs. You will guide the local C&P team, deliver efficiency in purchasing processes, secure service levels, and manage risks. Building strong relationships with business partners, you will support procurement topics and localize global and regional C&P strategies within the CBU. Key Metrics:
* Achieve C&P non-COGS efficiency and sustainability targets.
* Mitigate compliance and legal risks.
* Maintain strong CBU stakeholder relationships.
* Foster team development and engagement.
* Ensure compliance with Dango and other relevant standards.
We would like you to demonstrate your following key skills
* Strong personal organization and ability to maintain focus on key priorities.
* Data rational and logical approach.
* Excellent communication skills to articulate priorities and key tasks.
* Sense of ownership and responsibility.
* Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
* Ability to build positive mutual relationships.
* Broad C&P knowledge and team leadership experience.
* Proficiency in contract management
Experience:
* Experience in procurement, preferably in indirect AND direct sourcing.
* Strong analytical skills and stakeholder management experience.
* Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed environment.
Danoners are steering us to a more sustainable future, helping to make the world healthier. As a certified B-Corp, we have our Danone Impact Journey to 2025. This will only be possible with each and every one of our leaders.
Join our dynamic team at Danone, where we are committed to enhancing our business results and strategy through efficient procurement and cycle management. We are looking for a talented and experienced professional to lead our Cycles and Procurement (C&P) team and drive impactful initiatives across our business units (CBUs).