Associate Manager-Finance

Overview

• • Facilitate and enable all procurement needs for Plants, Co-packers, and Distribution centers.  The team is a critical link between Global Procurement and the Manufacturing Network.  Production needs cannot be met unless contracts, vendors, and materials are linked to facilities.
  • Creation and Management of all contracts for Package Materials, Ingredients across multi business units.
  • Ensure sourcing options can meet aggressive timelines and deliver on budget product launches
  • Ensuring all contracts are sourced.  This data feeds supplier requirements based on Demand Planning.
  • Process any requests to set up vendors as needed for contracts
  • Ad Hoc Reporting as needed (Global Procurement buyers, Supply Chain Finance Purchasing, Senior Leaders)
  • Manage critical and high-volume categories.

Responsibilities

Cross-functional:

• • Obtaining a higher degree of cooperation from Supply Chain BU Managers to consistently create the correct information for all Production Material Master Data Input
  • Timely communication of price changes for all Direct Material Contracts from GP, GP Control Team
  • Managing manufacturing plants needs while ensuring compliance and following protocol.

Interaction with other teams including:

• • Strategic Supply Management Team
  • Purchasing Supply Chain Finance, category analysts, COE team.  
  • Data Maintenance teams
  •  Logistic Teams
  •  Manufacturing plants, co packers, Distribution Centers, storage facilities.
  •  Payables and Supplier Maintenance
  •  Supply Chain Project Managers, MRP Managers and Integration Managers
  •  Cost Accounting teams all Divisions
  •  Global Procurement Buyers

 

Qualifications

Key Skills/Experience Required

• Education qualification: Bachelors degree in relevant field/ MBA preferred 
• Experience in contract Management/Payables/Procurement roles
• 6-9 years of experience in Procurement/Vendor Management
• SAP S4 Hands-on experience
• Able to work independently or as part of a team and takes initiatives
• Capable of managing multiple time-sensitive priorities simultaneously
• Detail-oriented; Methodological; organized in approach; and document maintenance
• Consistency with  performance, curious to learn and explore
• Exceptional communication skills. Proficiency in the English language
• Ability to spot the errors and connect the dots
• Highly Collaborative: works well with others, including internal and external stakeholders to deliver results
• Excellent MS excel skills

Differentiating Competencies Required 

 

Essential

• Highly organized and responsive, with the ability to work to SLAs and tight deadlines
• Keen attention to detail and a High level of accuracy
• High sense of ownership;; Problem analysis and problem-solving skills

 

Good to have

• Proven work experience in contract management roles in CPG industry