Strategic Sourcing Manager (Finance)
Job Description:
The role is responsible for developing sourcing strategies primarily for our third-party facilities that ensures supply, maximizes value for money, and improves quality for $120M+ spend in third party manufacturing. This position is accountable for exploring opportunities to recommend and execute supply chain optimization strategies. The role operates in a pet friendly, open office environment supporting natural pet nutrition.
The Commercial Operations team is the key interface across our third-party facilities and key stakeholders such as Planning, Supply, R&D, Finance, EMQA, Quality, and Activity Management. This associate is responsible for supplier performance improvement, proactive risk management, value leadership, and ensuring the delivery of exceptional business results in the following key areas:
- Deliver Growth Innovation Strategy - New Product Launches, Supplier Performance & Relationship Management, and Speed to Market
- Support our cross functional partners on global projects and projects
- Supply Risk Mitigationfor externally produced finished goods
- Support all project Commercial inputs for all Coman sourcing
What are we looking for?
Education & Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree with a focus on supply chain management, business, engineering, procurement or operations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Knowledge / Experience
- Min 5 years of Procurement and General Supply Chain experience
- Excellent understanding of E2E supply chain
- In depth understanding of SPRM programs, continuous improvement programs, Risk Mitigation strategies; Procure-to-Pay technologies; and understanding of Supply Chain processes, Import/Export Compliance activities, and P&L analysis.
- Strong project management and leadership capabilities
- Ability to work under pressure
- Sound interpersonal and people leadership skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work with complex data
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Support the EMQM team to execute regional and global strategies to drive the continuous improvement of our supply chain and innovation pipeline
- Continuous improvement of suppliers' performance, and relationships Management
- Partners with operations associates to assure purchasing contract accuracy, contract adherence and contract reporting
- Achieve competitive price advantage through knowledge of markets, including the relevant domestic and international economic factors.
- Deliver market trend, market development information and analysis to drive business understanding of these markets and how best to utilize the capabilities of suppliers and industry developments to deliver a competitive advantage to Mars Petcare. This includes leading creation and implementation of strategic supplier initiatives to deliver sustained competitive advantage.
- Ability to influence others not in direct span of control
- Proven ability to prioritize activities appropriately and make trade-off decisions as appropriate
- Excellent analytical skills for financial assessments and issue identification, along with flexible thinking to adapt to changing markets
- Context and Scope
- Create, deliver, and execute the sourcing strategy for assigned externally manufactured goods for Mars Petcare US.
- Collaborates and communicates effectively
- Plans and prioritizes multiple tasks to meet deadlines
- Drive an effective and collaborative relationship with key stakeholders to deliver competitive and market advantages through superior analysis, strategy, judgment, and execution
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.
Mars Inc. doesn't sponsor Visas for this role. This position is not eligible for relocation.
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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.
