About the Role:
As a member of the Indirect Procurement team at Estée Lauder Companies, this position is part of the EUKEM region, you will play a critical role in managing the Collaterals scope, including Visual Merchandising. Driving value, innovation, and sustainability across our supplier partnerships. You will lead the way in optimizing our Collateral needs in particular for the EMEA Region (working closely with Global leads) and fostering relationships with key suppliers, and supporting our commitment to exceptional performance and brand integrity.
Context:
Visual Merchandising (VM) in ELC EMEA is complex with multiple brands across our markets. It requires strong Procurement expertise with a category management approach to ensure the business secures best value but most importantly minimizes risk and maximizes opportunities.
This role will report into the Senior Manager, the development of the category priorities concerning Collaterals across all Brands for ELC EMEA (on both Launch and Permanent Items). Manager will identify and partner with key stakeholder groups: Regional Office, EMEA Stakeholders, Affiliates, Brands and RDDC as well as finance, legal, supply etc
Responsibilities for the role:
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Contribute to the regional category strategies, in close collaboration with Senior Manager and IP Affiliates, IP global and stakeholders, the increase of spend under IP management for each of the sub-categories in scope (including robust spend and needs analysis).
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Contribute to develop the pipeline of sourcing initiatives and opportunities for subcategories regionally and via Affiliates, according to the overall Category strategy and priorities.
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Key Cost & Cash Targets: tracking and proactively managing throughout the year to ensure the achievement of the targets
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Execution of sourcing activities and negotiations.
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Manage supplier relationships (SRM), for strategic relationships in collaboration with key stakeholders; this includes conducting bi-annual business reviews and evaluating opportunities & business satisfaction, in order to develop further the category.
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Drive the agenda on Sustainability, Innovation, and Supplier Inclusion & Diversity principals and guidelines, in respect to the responsible sub-categories
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Subject matter expert (SME): Develop expertise in the categories in scope, leveraging external sources, understanding the market, ELC competition and industry best practice.
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Support the development, implementation and maintenance of procurement standards (SRM etc), processes, tools (ELC Marketplace, VCD, Ariba) and policies for both the EMEA region and on an affiliate level.
