Procurement Operations Buyer (Marketing category)

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The Role

The Procurement Operations Buyer (Marketing category) drives the execution of the Above the Line (ATL) category (Media Planning and Buying, Creative Services and Production, Digital and E-Commerce, Packaging Design, Public Relations and Market Research) strategies for all Mars segments in ANZ reporting directly to the Strategic Sourcing and Operations Director ANZ. This person will execute cross segment specific strategies for the businesses as appropriate in regards to the Petcare, Food, Mars Wrigley Confections and Multi sales segments in ANZ.  Additionally, you will be responsible to connect and align with the regional sourcing category directors for ATL in order to implement locally the Global and Regional sourcing strategies for ANZ in regards to the regional and global contracts by leveraging supplier relationships and strategic partnerships to drive standardization across regions and segments where feasible.

You will be responsible for optimizing investments in terms of cost, quality, risk and availability as per the Mars commercial manual and its processes as well as following governance.  This person will be responsible for ensuring supplier performance and acts as the first point of contact for suppliers and internal clients. 

This role will also be responsible for the delivery of an enterprise wide annual sourcing plan (ASP) for $30 -$50M in spend in Category by executing the documented 3 year portfolio strategy that is aligned to the business strategies of the Mars Segments including Petcare, Mars Wrigley Confections and Food and multi-sales segments. 

Key Responsibilities

1. Participate in the regional collaborative community within the Category that includes the Operation team members responsible for that category based within each of the APMEA clusters including China, ANZ, NSEA India and MEA that together will deliver the ASP for each category by executing the activities of value creation as above (point 1)
2. Purchase ATL goods & services by securing price, capacity & service levels in line with commitments to the business and as per the sourcing strategies by applying a wide range of sourcing tools (e.g. negotiation, e-procurement, strategic collaboration, tenders/RFP’s etc.)
3. Performs spend analysis based on market and financial insights for the category and executes sourcing roadmap for 3 years focused on cost savings, process improvements and supplier management.
4. Develop local market Category insights including benchmarking externally and importing best practices locally. Share best practices across the Sourcing-Operations Category teams in APMEA
5. Responsible for the relationships with local suppliers Tier1 & Tier2 (Agencies and Media owners) to drive performance management, deliver continuous quality and cost improvement as well as develop supplier enabled innovations.
6. Create and implement supply base strategy ensuring effective risk management through robust contracts and monitoring of financial and other KPIs. Ensure KPIs are recognized and approved by the Business and translated into P&L impact. Act as a key contact for supplier relationships. Ensure the supplier base is optimized
7. Establish and maintain relationships with Marketing and Sales directors, GM’s, CFO’s and other key stakeholders to ensure understanding of their needs and to facilitate the appropriate level of challenge for alignment with regional strategies. Provides market and financial insights and inputs to the internal financial planning and review processes.
8. Develop & implement a continuous improvement action plan ensuring knowledge share with regional team. Monitor changes and adjust the plan as needed to sustain performance results.
9. Ensure compliance with policies, systems and controls according to Mars standards. Communicates business risk and opportunity

The ideal candidate

• Bachelor degree in business, marketing, procurement or related field
• Proven category experience, ideally with supplier/customer management experience & financial acumen
• Indirect buying experience preferred with Media, creative, market research

Why Mars Australia?  

• Awarded #1 in the Best Places to Work in Australia for 2017
• Access to Mars University, our own centre of excellence learning
• Genuine career progression, a focus on development with access to global opportunities
• Access to our Mars superannuation co-contribution scheme
• Access to a number of benefits, including the Maxxia Rewards programme
• Mars Australia is a proud member of the Diversity Council of Australia
• You are paid weekly!
• Did you know we’ve been awarded #1 in the Best Places to Work in Australia for 2017 for companies with 1,000 employees?

About Us:

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 85,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

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