Ice Cream Procurement Assistant, North America Capex

Overview

Life tastes better with ice cream. With 19,000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands such as Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, the company is the world’s largest ice‑cream producer, operating in 76 countries. The culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done, embracing digital and data to drive decisions.

Procurement Assistant, North America Capex

North America – the position can be based out of any of the company’s sites:
Englewood Cliffs, NJ;
Covington, TN;
St Albans, VT; or Sikeston, MO.

This is a full‑time, project‑based assignment anticipated to last two years. The selected individual will be eligible to apply to internal opportunities following completion of the project, although no continued employment is guaranteed.

Manage North America Engineering stakeholders and support the Procurement Manager, North America Capex. Responsibility includes following up all strategic activities and carrying out some operational and tactical tasks.

• Participate in and lead kick‑off project meetings where appropriate.
• Build and maintain beneficial relationships with Project Engineering teams.
• Act as the main contact between the Global Capex Procurement Manager and the US 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, Hygienic and Manufacturing Excellence teams with local and global suppliers.
• Assist Global Capex Procurement Manager with 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 for assigned projects.
• Lead the development and implementation of procurement strategies for assigned projects, including data analysis and negotiation strategy definition.
• Understand legislations, laws and operating context for North America.
• Support the project technology team in identifying new capable suppliers and perform supplier assessment (commercial, technical).
• Manage multiple stakeholder relationships including internal and external parties (Engineering, Legal, Finance, Suppliers).
• Participate and contribute to project meetings and lead procurement planning process.
• Run specific sourcing projects, including preparation, assessment and negotiation of tenders (incl. familiarity with e‑tenders).
• Evaluate and facilitate decision‑making, considering costs related to product life cycle, spare parts, service requirements and consumptions, LCC/TCO analysis.
• Analyze and determine award of business to suppliers, aligning with stakeholders, and negotiate legal documentation – Master Purchase Agreements and commercial terms contracts in conjunction with legal team.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Schedule of Authority for the project and country.
• Evaluate historical data for portfolio to define negotiation strategy.
• Develop suppliers and implement TMICC procurement strategies for assigned projects.
• Manage, advise and oversee seven‑step sourcing projects.
• Assist the Global Engineering team in selecting, piloting and rolling out new suppliers with market capability.
• Lead, advise and support UPA/CTC negotiations with legal support for local and global technologies.
• Raise and negotiate claims on portfolio suppliers, ensuring 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 update of portfolio tracker for savings, cash, projects and contracts.
• Oversee and support suppliers involved in assigned projects, monitoring overdue payments and supplier onboarding.

• University degree.
• Minimum of two years’ experience, preferably within a technical procurement position; specific procurement or engineering education preferred.
• Superior stakeholder management, both internal and…