Indirect Procurement Director

Job Description

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It's our core value and integral to how we do business.

• Lead cross‑functional strategic sourcing process for portfolio of categories assigned to achieve targeted TCO reduction while appropriately addressing quality and service levels. Categories Include: MRO, Capital, Services, Transportation, etc.
• Work closely with functional stakeholders and suppliers to ensure effective strategy development and execution
• Work collaboratively with Cross Business Group Category Leaders to drive the overall company strategy
• Oversee development and execution of sourcing strategies for spend portfolio
• Develop distinctive expertise across portfolio
• Achieve annual spend/value improvements across entire portfolio
• Drive working capital improvement strategies and initiatives
• Lead, motivate and develop procurement co‑workers
• Attract and develop talent
• Deliver sustainable improvements to business results including; supply assurance, cost, quality, service and innovation

• Lead, develop, motivate and assign people to appropriate tasks. Ensure career development and succession planning is in place for the procurement function
• Ensure the right people are in the right place with the appropriate support to contribute to operating plan toward delivering financial results in line with agreed budget
• Set a regular cadence for meetings, reporting and drive employee engagement

• Work closely with key stakeholders to develop and implement effective procurement strategies that ensure quality of services and improved value
• Set clear standards with respect to Procurement and ensure consistency with Amcor requirements and standards
• Remain current with market trends and supplier opportunities
• Translate the purchasing strategy into concrete action plans in order to satisfy customer needs, company targets and quality and standards
• Ensure that Procurement is integrated in core business processes
• Ensure that the needs of the Sites are effectively represented in the Procurement Strategies

• Build strong relationships with key suppliers in order to negotiate more innovative and beneficial contractual agreements and service levels
• Manage negotiation process, content and results. Lead the negotiation team to define the desired outcome of a negotiation
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Identify stakeholders; understand and interpret their current and future needs, and manage their expectations. Give advice and build long‑term value partnerships
• Collaborate closely with relevant departments to ensure understanding and compliance with key procurement strategies and policies

• Develop annual savings targets through opportunity analysis and prioritization
• Implement financial plans & budgets in order to meet goals, targets and objectives
• Ensure that financial resource allocation is cost‑effective and aligned with strategic and operational plans
• Forecast, monitor, and communicate category value improvements
• Provide periodic and ad hoc reports and forecasts on performance against plan

• Coach and develop direct and indirect reports and utilize influence to manage alignment against agreed upon objectives
• Develop trust within the businesses so that where there are conflicting priorities or other issues manage these to ensure that all involved understand the issues and agree with the solutions put forward
• Develop supplier relationships in a way that encourages open dialogue and encourages cooperation in identifying and implementing win/win situations that add value to both organisations

• Minimum of 7 years relevant procurement and/or supply chain leadership experience
• Relevant experience in a company with a mature procurement…