Sourcing Specialist - Specialty Ingredients (Finance)

Job Description:

Job Purpose/Overview

• Responsible for sourcing a portfolio of Specialty Ingredients for Mars Pet Nutrition US and Canada with a total annual spend of $23-25M
• Identify areas of opportunity in terms of innovation, efficiencies, savings & cash delivery

What are we looking for?

Education & Professional Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years of business experience

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field

• Ability to convey communications clearly and concisely

• MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint functional skills. • Successful completion of a drug and background test

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of business experience

• 1+ year of procurement experience

Knowledge / Experience

• Self-motivated with excellent organization skills

• Strong attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills

• Ability to handle multiple tasks as well as prioritize work

• Strong verbal and written skills

• Ability to work independently and efficiently, with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment

• Strong customer focus and service orientation

• Knowledge of MS Office products used for analysis and presentation of data, specifically MS Excel and MS PowerPoint

• Demonstrated ability to be consistent, dependable and accurate in carrying out responsibilities to a successful conclusion

• Previous experience in SAP, Ariba, Smartsheets is a plus

• Negotiation, sourcing category and/or project management experience on cross-functional teams

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Create, deliver and execute the sourcing strategy for assigned ingredients for Mars Pet Nutrition NA.
• Collaborate with all Mars North American units and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver a target value improvement of 6-8%+ of the total spend
• Complete 1-3 key projects per year in support of the Essentials and Premix Sourcing team
• Drive an effective and collaborative relationship with key stakeholders to deliver competitive and market advantages through superior analysis, strategy, judgment and execution. Ensure appropriate Commercial representation in internal business processes.
• Deliver market development information and analysis to drive business understanding of sourcing categories. This can include leading creation and implementation of strategic supplier initiatives to deliver sustained competitive advantage.
• Key role in driving strong Essentials & Premix team and overall Commercial engagement

Context and Scope

• Apply Strategic Sourcing principles and capabilities towards materials in the Specialty Ingredients category, including competitive bidding, commercial negotiations, supplier relationship management, supplier agreements, contract management and governance
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders in support of enterprise projects aimed at delivering innovation or productivity
• Provide material pricing and inflation perspective as well as market-based commentary to S&F on an ongoing basis for business and operations planning purposes
• Using forecasts, ensure adequate contract coverage and support supply continuity for category materials
• Support other category strategies and supply base within the Essentials and Premix Sourcing team in aid of MSSM (Strategy) creation, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program metrics and creative supply solutions based on business need

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.