Director of Procurement & Innovation, Global

About the job
Seniority: N/A
Employment Type: Full-time
Your personal responsibility will cover the following areas:
1. Value Creation
- Building a world class organisation capable of delivering exceptional results
- Develop a supply network of best-in-class partners across our indirect and direct supply partner
- Leverage market intelligence to establish standards and remove waste from our value chains
- Building our Procure 2 Pay processes and ensuring fit for future use
- Owning our Design for X (DFX) program aimed at standardised platforms, sustainability and best in class cost & cash standards
2. Sustainability
- Ensure we deliver against our sustainability commitments
- Influence across our organisation to ensure sustainability is central in our product design process
3. Project manage product introductions including new to market and product refreshes
Responsibilities
- Acts as a role model of Stoli Group’s values, culture and mindset
- Lead our operational sustainability drive through partnering with the right suppliers and ensuring we become carbon neutral by 2025
- Select and develop strategic partners capable of meeting our COGS and sustainability objectives
- Represent the Operations discipline in our New Product Launch Process ensuring effective execution in line with our quality, delivery, cost and cash objectives
- Drive our footprint strategy enabling consumer speed and best in class quality and cost
- Project Manage New Product Launches
- Build should cost models for all existing and new product introductions
COMPETENCIES
Companywide
A leader with an insurgent mindset possessing an ability to find creative solutions and executes with speed. Rapidly builds trust and confidence within and external to our organisation
Functional
Experienced in project managing product launches, supplier development & manufacturing within the spirits & wine industry
Leadership
Priority setting; fast pace decision making.
RELATIONSHIPS
Internal
Stoli Global Ops team; Brand, Marketing & Cluster leads
External
Direct and indirect material suppliers
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Experience
Relevant working experience of 5 years or more
OTHER
- Excellent command of English
- Define global data management standards, cleanse all data & optimise
- Enhance systemization/automation/AI across the business to drive greater efficiency & lower costs
- Develop & implement Service Level Agreements & KPIs across the business to ensure customer service standards are met and exceeded
- Develop & implement continuous improvement methodology into ways of working to constantly improve efficiency & lower costs
- Support Global Controller & BPM Director for financial & management accounting requirements
- Develop industry leading customer service & credit function ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction & OTIF cash collections
- Establish Business Services Team organization design & build into a high performing team unit
Disclaimer: Stoli Group is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity. By embedding diversity into all aspects of our culture, we maximize the opportunity to achieve sustainable business success. The duties and responsibilities described in the role profile might not be a comprehensive list.