Procurement Operations Manager – SC Johnson – Mijdrecht
SC Johnson is a multinational company specializing in the production of cleaning products, air fresheners and floor cleaners. Well-known products are: “Mr Muscle, Shout, Pledge, Brillo, Autan, WC-eend.” SC Johnson Europlant is located in Mijdrecht and the largest factory in Europe. At SC Johnson Europlant, the family feeling is important, which makes them a very social organization?
SC Johnson is looking for a Procurement Operations Manager, who will take on a Plant, Facilities & MRO Procurement Operations leadership role to deliver objectives in SCJ Mijdrecht -Europlant, according SCJ Policies & Procedures. These include among others Internal Stakeholder Management, Quality, Cost Savings, TCO; working with both the local and regional stakeholders to support daily and long-term business operations. The results are delivered by using proficient Procurement operations skills, a ‘can-do’ attitude and ability to build relationships internally and externally that help to influence across functional, cultural and hierarchical boundaries.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure critical supply needs are met, providing local leadership to support end-to-end process with ownership and commitment to procurement strategies throughout planning and execution.
- SRM – supplier relationship management process including day-to-day management of suppliers, development and execution of SLAs / GPA’s, management of the relationship between suppliers and internal stakeholders, pro-active management of supply, financial and quality risks. Contribute to establishing metrics and evaluate, develop, and prioritize approaches to meet business objectives and benefit targets.
- Lead and manage the SCJ Mijdrecht Procurement team (2 team members) to continually build and develop skills and capabilities to maximize people / department excellence.
- Work cross-functionally and act as single point of contact in developing cost saving projects for SCJ Mijdrecht;
- Seek and share best practices and develop synergies in key areas such as market analysis, cost modeling, risk analysis, benchmarking and development of procurement strategies;
- Support regional RFI’s and RFP’s;
- Execute / lead assigned projects in a timely manner;
- Procurement to Pay processes: Supervise purchase processes of requisition and purchase order, verifying order confirmation, delivery notification and invoice payment;
- Actively control and improve spend, consolidate processes to reduce errors, streamline catalog maintenance.
Required competencies:
- Bachelor level
- Full proficiency in Dutch and English;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Ability to successfully negotiate and deliver optimal SLA’s through the development of strong business relationships and strategic alliances;
- Ability to work independently and manage results including business knowledge needed to achieve business targets;
- Excellent negotiation, financial analysis, problem solving and project management skills;
- Critical Thinker;
- MS Office;
- SAP
Preferred competencies:
- 5+ years of experience in Procurement and/or Supply Chain;
- Work experience in a multinational environment;
- Professional procurement certifications (e.g. CIPS or NEVI);
- Experience with indirect material procurement or plant manufacturing procurement;
- Contract Management skills.
Apply:
Apply directly or contact our office manager Judith Rehorst. This can be done by email (jrehorst@lexqt.nl) or on telephone number +31 6 14 75 87 92.