Procurement Manager - Logistics and Indirect

PepsiCo

About The Position

This role is responsible for all centralized LD&T (Logistics, Distribution & Transportation) and SG&A (Sales/ General and Administrations) procurement activities to provide services/products timely with efficient cost for Vietnam MU (Market Unit). This role is responsible for leading the sourcing activities, including spend analysis, sourcing, supply development, identifying productivity opportunities and performance monitoring, control and reporting for all LD&T and SG&A spend within Vietnam approx. U$13.1MM. The role is responsible for identifying and developing cross-functional teams to deliver TCO reduction strategies, as well as managing relationships with senior stakeholders, cross-functions (Agro, Marketing, HR, Commercial, Supply Chain…), Procurement COE as well as suppliers. This role will also actively engage with BU (Business Unit)/ Sector to leverage from global vendor harmonization, sourcing strategy and coordinate with related functions for effective planning, sourcing, and supplier performance management. This role is responsible for 2 categories and manage more than 200 suppliers with approximately 7-10% of annual operating productivity deliverables.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years+ experience in a Procurement Manager role for Logistics, SG&A (Sales/ General and Administrations) in FMCG (preferably) with manufacturing sites.
Demonstrated technical procurement knowledge of LD&T and SG&A management to ensure the continued adoption and use of best practice approaches.
Sound sourcing experience for transportation, Warehouse and management of purchase transactions with overseas vendors.
Strong Project Management and Negotiation Skills.
Proven influencing skills to positively impact complex negotiations
Excellent analytical and communication skills in English
Good knowledge on Contractual term/ risk analysis/ liabilities and indemnities / SLA’s / and general commercial terms
Degree qualified.

Responsibilities

Work closely with APAC Category Leads to define and implement sourcing strategy for LD&T and SG&A to ensure cost, improvements, service/product quality and speed to the market.
Drive 7-10% of compressible spend year-on-year reductions in conversion, freight and value engineering (over USD$1.0M). Reduce costs year on year net of inflation and quality investments.
Monitor, perform supply risk assessment to identify alternative supply sources and implement BCP plan to assure supply continuity to support business growth.
Optimize service/product specifications through understanding the levers that drive cost in the supply chain by taking a holistic view – both upstream at Suppliers’ plants, and downstream in PepsiCo’s distribution supply chain.
Coordinate and support cross-functional teams (Marketing, Commercial, HR, Supply Chain…) to drive cost reduction initiatives and execution.
Effectively communicate and work with Procurement COE and relevant stakeholders to drive and implement sourcing and productivity strategy.
Leverage supplier and market insights, as well as networking with peers in PepsiCo and lift & shifting of productivity ideas from Global/ Sector/Region.
Maximize the performance of suppliers to ensure they deliver sustainable productivity and competitive advantage through the execution of their contractual obligations. Develop and implement structured supplier performance reviews and key performance indicators for categories managed. Manage compliance to the contract terms and obligations through periodic performance reviews with local MU procurement, and relevant stakeholders.
Transform LD&T and SG&A category in Vietnam through strategy ownership, and supplier development and work with COE to unlock the next generation of technology investments by the suppliers in the markets and build a cohesive regional supply base
Proactively explore and apply best practices from other market to strengthen and nourish a sustainable supply base.