TPM Procurement Manager

Position Title: TPM Procurement Manager

Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil (Primary)
* Please attach CV/resume in English language as this is a requirement for this position *

Reports to: NA TPM Procurement Director

ABOUT THE WELLA COMPANY

Together, WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves.

Wella Company is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders.

For additional information about the Wella Company please visit www.wellacompany.com.

THE ROLE

The role of TPM Procurement Manager Brazil is to create and drive strategic interventions dedicated to Brazilian Wella business. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the design and strategic choices in this local growing area building upon previous corporate strategies and experience while shaping them to fit the needs of an agile business.

Working closely with the global procurement teams, line manager and supply chain director, you will be implementing new strategies, in/sourcing and re/sourcing plans in the Brazil Direct Materials spend area, answering to specific local dynamics and needs across the different hair and color segments. You will engage internal stakeholders to review business needs and spend drivers, support innovation and strategic choices on regionalization, help to get better control on the current local Brazilian TPM set up in terms of savings projects and securing supply, as well as define the external capabilities needed to deliver value and growth. 

You will work on simplification and consolidation as well as diversification of business partners to enable stronger supplier relationship management and better capability to support the business.  Today this category represents a spend of 25/35M$, with an ambitious plan to grow volumes produced locally - volumes being produced locally for the majority.

You are responsible for driving strategy, savings initiatives and business plans as well as BCP plans, with discipline to deliver the fiscal year objectives as well as longer term interventions in the 3-5 year horizon that will enable to deliver versus our growth targets.

You will work to ensure transparency and governance of spend processes and policies globally, sharing findings, savings and transferring best practice experiences.

As Wella is committed to improving our ethical and environmental footprint, you will be expected to work towards this important objective with our external business partners.

You will ensure appropriate support and alignment with regional and global teams, R&D, Operations, Marketing and Finance in the implementation and execution of the strategy and projects. In all your activities you are acting as a commercial expert to ensure best value and strong stewardship of the company’s money to deliver best value.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead this important spend segment for the Wella Company. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Business

• Design/refine and implement new sourcing strategies and strategic interventions across the spend segments
• Deliver fiscal year targets and establish a business plan for Direct Brazil Spend
• Implement Supplier Relation Management program and drive Year on Year improvement in quality, service, talent and value
• Support business plan to improve ethical and environmental sourcing
• Implement governance and control including contractual agreements and policies

Organization

• Engage and influence stakeholders in other functions and at TPMs in Category Strategy definition and implementation

QUALIFICATIONS:

Profile and education:

• Experience in Procurement and Supply Chain organization
• Work experience in an international environment and matrix organizations
• Capable and proven track record of stakeholder management including business Leaders (internal and external)
• Degree qualified preferably in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business or other relevant discipline. MBA advantageous.
• High degree of fluency in written and spoken English is required

Key competencies and demonstrated Skills:

• Team player with a positive attitude to create the right dynamic to achieve the defined objectives
• Result Oriented, Pragmatic and fact-based decision maker to take rapidly the right course of action
• Autonomous with an ability to work in a very fast-moving environment
• Strategic thinking balanced with ability to execute
• Strong analytical skills
• Knowledge in executing sourcing of third-party manufacturing
• Knowledge of e-sourcing tools
• Able to travel in support of business

EEO OPPORTUNITIES

We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Wella Company with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

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