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Department: Finance

Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Reporting to: Procurement Director - Asia

Role: Permanent

 

WHAT IS THIS POSITION ABOUT?

 

• The position exists to lead the Procurement Operations. This sub-regional role has the following main dimensions:
  • Lead the cluster procurement teams, including performance management.
  • Drive cost optimization and continuous improvement demeanor
  • Responsible for global and regional strategy implementation and cluster-specific ones if relevant
  • Engage with senior stakeholders (e.g. GM)
  • Drive the team towards innovation & continuous improvement
  • Nurture cross-cluster network
  • Ensure all controls/policies are deployed and understood by Cluster Procurement teams
  • Role model in compliance and ethics

 

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

 

• Under the leadership of the Regional Procurement Director, the incumbent is accountable for the implementation of global and regional strategy implementation and cluster ones when relevant by:

  • Ensuring a solid understanding of Global, Regional, and Cluster procurement requirements

  • Ensuring the team identifies Regional/Cluster consolidation opportunities

  • Ensures Glocal operating principle is well understood and implemented within own cluster

  • Leading Cluster Category Managers to ensure cluster supplier base is optimized and appropriate actions are taken to implement global/regional or develop cluster-specific strategies when required.

  • Driving innovation, continuous improvement, and synergies within the cluster

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  Procurement strategy:

  • Accountable for global and regional strategy implementation and development of cluster-specific ones if relevant.

  • Supports Cluster Category Managers in their interactions with the Global Category Management team and Regional Procurement Director when relevant to support the definition of JTI's Indirect Spend Procurement strategy and analyze cluster spending to identify synergy opportunities.

  • Develops, presents, and validates the annual Cluster Procurement Plan with the Regional Procurement Director.

  • The above is valid for direct materials too ensuring close cooperation with the GSC Procurement teams to follow their guidance and ensure procurement strategies are aligned with their global sourcing plan.                                     

  • Be accountable for the delivery of the cluster/ local Procurement KPIs while monitoring the achievement of these KPIs by taking corrective actions when necessary.

• People Management & Leadership:

  • Leads Cluster procurement teams and operations. Oversees' staff work allocation within the Categories, training needs, mentoring, performance appraisals, and succession planning of direct reports to develop and motivate them to achieve the targeted productivity and other performance goals (accuracy, timeliness, speed, savings, etc.). Drives motivation and individual development in the team to ensure optimum delivery from each team member.

  • Leads the development and management of procurement staff in line with JTI and Global Finance's mission, values, and strategies. Ensures P&C critical metrics (i.e. turnover, sick leave) are at desired levels to deliver stable core services. Develops a strong team including succession planning and appropriate development roles for potential leaders in Procurement and broader JTI organization. Develops a pool of talent, ready to staff centralized Procurement teams and corporate initiatives.

• Customer-Centric organization and credibility of Target Delivery:

  • Ensures business connectivity, and builds and maintains a strong business partnership with the senior management teams within the cluster by fostering trust through continuous engagement (both quantitative and qualitative). Ensuring top strategic priorities of budget owners are well understood and captured by Category within the assigned cluster. As well as work in close collaboration with the Regional Procurement Director to support the improvement of regional planning and performance.

  • Assumes responsibilities for additional projects, and tasks as assigned by their superior and shows professionalism in all aspects of work.

• Compliance: 

  • Ensures all Procurement controls, policies, and procedures are aligned and deployed. Develops the internal Procurement assessment plan and ensures execution within the cluster.

     

     

     

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

 

• University degree (Finance, Business, Engineering) and Masters (MBA/MSC)
• At least 7 years of managerial role in Procurement / Manufacturing Services / Finance preferably in a multinational company operating in the FMCG industry.
• Recognized strong people leadership skills & experience (considering experience in managing remote teams as an asset), mixed environment experience factory-market. X-location project management experience is an asset.
• English (business language), other language is an asset
• Have a full understanding of Procurement processes. Proven expertise in leading effective teams is required together with:
  • Proven leadership skills and people/process/change management 
  • Strong proven track record in building and maintaining sustainable partnerships with senior stakeholders
  • Financial planning and budgeting
  • Effective communication
  • Resilience
  • Broad knowledge of business information systems and strong computer skills.

 

WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS?

 

Thank you very much for applying! We will make sure that you will receive a reply within the next 2 weeks.