Asst Manager - London, United Kingdom - ADP

Description

We are recruiting partner for one of leading food manufacturing company, they are hiring Asst Manager – OBI Europe

Job Summary:
Primary Purpose of this role is Supply from External Sources (outside manufacturing network) based in Europe.

Scope includes Supply of Innovations, localization of established products (replacing supply from US) and copacking arrangements to enable late stage customization based on Bulk products shipped from internal network - through External supply network The role is expected to unlock local manufacturing opportunities in Europe in adjacent categories, seasonal and specific sharing formats.

This part of the role would require identification, evaluation, commercial discussions and negotiations, contracting and setup of New External Supply sources to enable supply of Innovations.

Scope of contract manufacturing would extend across Europe geography.

The second part of the role is Account Management of established coman and copack network which include areas such as Business relationship, commercial discussions while adding new SKUs , change in contracts, contract terminations, manage escalations related to payments, supply delays, changes to existing products – reformulation, artwork changes etc.

Major Duties/Responsibilities:
Summary of major duties: 1.

Coman Search, evaluation and understanding coman landscape in target geography Develop data base of potential coman sources for target for specified product formats Initial contact and develop understanding of coman capabilities Partner with multifunctional teams to do a detailed evaluation of the coman source Gap identification and capex requirements.

Recommendation of External Supply solution2.Commercial discussions/operating model/Contracting Decide/Recommend operating model for Coman Get cost quote and lead commercial discussion based on cost, delivery and volumes Work with commercial teams and provide coman costing as input for financial evaluation.

Work with internal functions to decide routing of transactions/invoicing entity etc3.

Contracting Setup and running coman relationships Work with legal team and coman to develop commercial agreement Signed commercial agreement Internal Setups Project manage activities with multifunctional team and Coman resources to gear up for production.4.

Account Management of existing/established relationshipsMinimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

Graduate in Science/Engineering/related technical areas or relevant Business qualification with additional certifications /qualification in supply chain/procurement preferred but not a must Experience: At least 5-8 years in Procurement or Contract manufacturing in FMCG industry - preferably Food, personal care industry or from Organization that does Contract Manufacturing activities in above areas.