Senior Director, Procurement – India

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What You’ll Do for Us

• Provide consultative services to stakeholders’ departments and provide input to strategy and policy guidelines to ensure cost effective flow of product and services both internally and externally.
• Lead the relationship with selected suppliers to optimize conditions, govern risk management, and identify new alternatives for sustainability and other key innovation and business objectives.
• Manage supplier relationships and contracting across multiple regions, acting as subject matter expert for manufacturing contracts with knowledge of market capabilities, cost drivers, supplier financials, and market competition.
• Negotiate, implement, and manage long-term strategic contracts to ensure optimum costs and reliable supply, and develop a pipeline of qualified potential contract manufacturers capable of meeting current and future business requirements.
• Develop and implement procurement processes including short- and long-term category strategy development and execution of market RFPs.
• Develop, prioritize, and manage cost savings through productivity and continuous improvement initiatives within area of responsibility.
• Benchmark supply alternatives to position best cost solutions and develop make vs buy models.
• Ensure all contract manufacturing relationships are governed by contracts aligned with corporate mandates and support business needs while ensuring continuity of supply at the lowest total delivered cost. Assess supplier and platform risks and develop contingency plans.
• Develop relationships and support the integration of new emerging brands and products into the supply chain.
• Build consensus and drive alignment among key stakeholders in support of procurement initiatives and programs (sourcing, implementation, compliance).
• Establish routines with suppliers to manage quality, delivery, pricing, lead-time, stocking programs, and other performance criteria; develop supplier relationships at senior levels to resolve issues.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing and/or procurement experience in the CPG industry.
• Demonstrated ability to drive performance improvements from action plans derived from robust data analysis.
• Demonstrated understanding of supply chain financials and dynamics.
• Demonstrated ability to model various business scenarios and analyze costs, impacts, risks, and benefits to inform business solutions.
• Ability to read, interpret, and suggest improvements to contracts and other legal agreements.
• Proficiency with the 7-step sourcing process.
• Strong continuous improvement knowledge and ability to apply it in practice.
• Ability to assemble and analyze large data sets and conduct in-depth analyses (e.g., should-cost models, benchmarking).

What We Can Do For You

• Iconic Brand: Work on the most recognized brand in the world and contribute to its next chapter.
• Exposure to World Class Leaders: Access to global leaders to expand your network.

Skills: Strategic Sourcing; Continual Improvement Process; Category Management; Budget Management; Contracts; Group Problem Solving; Microsoft Office; Communication; Supplier Relationship Management; Low Cost Country Sourcing; Marketing Capabilities; Negotiation; Technical Category Procurement; Economic Cost Drivers; Procurement Practices

The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Pay Range: $162,000 - $188,000

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage: 30

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.