Sourcing Manager - SCM

Job description / Role

The world leader in cosmetics, L’Oréal is present in 150 countries on five continents. Our 35 international brands have allowed us to devote ourselves solely to one business: beauty, with a mission to provide the best in cosmetics innovation to all women and men globally. Our ambition is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by inventing the cosmetic products that meet the infinite diversity of their needs and desires through continued digital innovation. L’Oréal supports diversity and sustainable, ethical sourcing for all our products and we have reduced our emissions by approx. 78% since 2005.

The DNA of L’Oréal is Innovation and we are driven by a real passion for the future. Our Research and Innovation Centres in India are the sixth innovation hub for L’Oréal worldwide to fuel local market innovations. In our quest to win the next billion consumers, we are looking for talented individuals who can lead us on this mission.

Would you like to be a part of the adventure?

We have a suitable opening in the Corporate Division for the role of Sourcing Manager- SCM based in Mumbai. You come with a relevant experience of 8-12 years. You come with experience with an FMCG .

Job Responsibilities:

• Analyze Category Spend (Primary and secondary logistics , ware housing , DC)
• Understand Business needs.
• Extract short/mid/long term business requirements by communicating with key stakeholders (Goals, Trends , Budgets).
• Ensure compliance at all level.
• Analyze Industry and Market Movers.
• Know the market by communicating with suppliers (visits, logistics fairs, magazine) to understand the key players and improve negotiations
• Develop sourcing strategy and run RFP in line with business needs, compliance requirement and Purchase & vendor management policies.
• Implement Zonal / Global best practices in sync with country needs.
• Support Operations team at all times and in case of roadblocks / Change management.
• Control category spend and it’s drivers by analyzing internal profiling, economic factors and costs to provide visibility of key drivers.
• Supporting the implementation of supplier and/or supply chain function strategy which will include spend/supply assessments, consolidation strategy, sourcing selection, financial and make vs buy analyses
• Excellent interpersonal skills - able to express ideas and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent PC Literacy (Excel, SharePoint, SAP Systems)
• Excellent Negotiation skills & Strong Business & Financial Acumen
• Proven Project Management capability with demonstrated results
• Knowledge and application of supplier contract strategy, negotiations, contractual terms, and contract administration
• Lead the planning and analysis of supplier commercial proposals and subsequent recommendation presentation to business stakeholders

Key Deliverables:

• Optimise vendor base.
• Deliver P n L savings YOY.
• 100% Policy compliance.
• 100 % Audit compliance.
• Meet sustainability targets.

Requirements

Key Competencies:

• Running Data analytics, Deriving Insights & Drawing Conclusions
• Strategic buying
• Understanding of SCM landscape
• An eye for detail
• Cost Benchmarking
• Root Cause Analysis / Cause & effect analysis
• Stakeholder Influencing
• Excellent command over the English language
• Presentation skills

Key Relationships:

External: Suppliers

Internal:

• Operations , Finance , Internal control, Management committee, Accounting

Education:

• B Tech with 7 - 10 years + experience of logistics operations / strategic sourcing

L’Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. L’Oréal closely prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

About the Company

For more than a century, we have devoted our energy and our competencies solely to one business: beauty. We have chosen to offer our expertise in the service of women and men worldwide, meeting the infinite diversity of their beauty desires. We are committed to fulfilling this mission ethically and responsibly.