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The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. · 2 months ago

Global Indirect Procurement Assistant Manager

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$74K/yr - $110K/yr

4+ years exp

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products. The Global Indirect Procurement Assistant Manager will contribute to various Indirect Procurement objectives, implement category-specific strategies, and drive strategic sourcing activities to maximize business benefits.

Cosmetics

Responsibilities

Realizes maximum benefit to the business by implementing category⁃specific supply strategies, ensuring that products are specified and optimized with the best supplier input and capabilities and using all demand⁃sided opportunities with selected suppliers

Develops category strategies on a global, regional or local level in close alignment with stakeholders, including demand related approaches

Plans and leads sourcing projects on a global, regional, local and/or multi⁃site level, engaging stakeholders and the required cross⁃functional resources

Lead contract discussions with legal, implement contracts and capture them in the system

Identifies any challenges to efficient flow of materials and services and recommends operational improvements and/or develops tools to drive efficiencies

Develops, leads and implements local/regional/global supplier relationship programs in close alignment with stakeholders

Actively drives compliance of the category strategies and sourcing projects with the ELC Procurement Policy, Directive, Guidelines and local Procurement SOPs as well as legal and regulatory requirements

Contributes maximum value to the business through better strategizing, structuring and organizing the supply of the assigned categories, including selecting the "right" supplier base

Evaluates and defines the supplier base and secures capacity, plan implementation (timeline, resources, cost, ...) and align stakeholders

Drives execution of and compliance with the agreed category strategies

Supports regional and/or local sourcing projects related to the assigned categories by giving guidance, providing methodologies and sharing any other relevant expertise

Continuously monitors external market conditions and understands their potential impacts on supplier pricing or service levels

Plans and conduct suppliers business reviews including KPI and metrics reporting

Participates in special projects as requested

Builds capabilities of other team members

Qualification

Procurement experienceSupplier relationship managementNegotiation skillsMicrosoft OfficeSAP Suite ApplicationsAnalytical skillsAdvanced DegreeProfessional Procurement CertificationInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills