Ice Cream Procurement Assistant

Responsibilities

• Manage the North America Engineering Stakeholders and support the Procurement Manager, North America Capex.
• Participate in and lead kick‑off project meetings where appropriate.
• Build and maintain beneficial relationships with Project Engineering teams.
• Serve as the main contact between the Global Capex Procurement Manager and Su’s Engineering teams / Regional BU Engineering teams.
• Support market procurement managers in implementing strategy related to Capex portfolios.
• Lead Red List and Technology Sensitive projects as requested.
• Support Quality, Hygiene and manufacturing Excellence Team with Local and Global Suppliers.
• Assist the Global Procurement Manager in the management and implementation of Capex Procurement strategy and escalation for assigned projects.
• Build and maintain beneficial relationships with Market Procurement Managers through periodic meetings and create decks to share regarding assigned projects.
• Lead the development and implementation of procurement strategies relevant for assigned projects, including data analysis and negotiation strategy definition.
• Maintain a good understanding of legislations, laws and operating context for North America.
• Support the project technology team in identifying new capable suppliers and assess suppliers on commercial and technical criteria.
• Manage multiple stakeholders, including internal and external parties such as Engineering, Legal, Finance, and Suppliers.
• Participate and contribute to project meetings and lead procurement planning processes.
• Run specific sourcing projects, including preparation, assessment and negotiation of tenders (including familiarity with e‑tenders).
• Evaluate and facilitate decision‑making processes considering the costs related to product life cycle, spare parts, required service, consumption, LCC / TCO analysis.
• Make detailed analysis and decisions for award of business to suppliers, align with stakeholders, and negotiate legal documentation – Master Purchase Agreement and Commercial Terms Contracts – with suppliers in conjunction with legal team.
• Ensure compliance with the Schedule of Authority applicable for the project and country.
• Evaluate historical data for portfolio and negotiation strategy definition.
• Develop suppliers, if the case, and implement TMICC procurement strategies relevant for the assigned projects.
• Manage, advise and oversee 7‑step sourcing projects.
• Assist the Global Engineering team in selecting, piloting and rolling out new suppliers with market capability.
• Lead, advise and support the UPA / CTC negotiations with the support of Legal for local and global technologies.
• Raise and negotiate claims on portfolio suppliers.
• Ensure avoidance of Single Source Justification Notes.
• Actively engage with and manage suppliers on a strategic level, providing feedback.
• Identify and agree on cost savings and cash benefit generation based on portfolios, sourcing strategies and compliance management.
• Oversee updates of portfolio tracker for savings, cash, projects and contracts.
• Oversee and support suppliers involved in the assigned projects, ensuring proper attention to overdue payments and supplier onboarding.

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience preferably within a technical procurement position.
• Specific procurement and/or engineering education preferred.
• Superior stakeholder management, both internal and external.
• Ability to operate independently.
• Ability to operate in a large organization with complex decision structures / remote relationships.
• Experience in legal contracting, project and relationship management.
• Proactive and positive team player.
• Good negotiation skills for both external and internal negotiations.
• Good communication skills.
• Methodical and organized.
• Good skills MS Office (more than average on MS Excel).
• SharePoint, SAP and most common tools available for office and communication automation.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.