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Bunge · 2 days ago

China Regional Procurement Manager

Shanghai, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

Bunge is a premier agribusiness solutions provider dedicated to connecting farmers to consumers. The China Regional Procurement Manager will lead the procurement team in China, managing purchasing activities, supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies and strategies.

Food Processing

Responsibilities

Manage the market /country Procurement organization

Manage and develop the local Procurement Organization and drive continuous improvement of operations

Manage direct reports including target setting, performance review, and career and training development

Facilitate intra- and inter-country collaboration of Procurement Category Leads

Position country specific procurement requirements on a regional level and actively support roll-out of Regional or Global Procurement development initiatives within the country

Lead the country procurement team towards strategic procurement initiatives and performance according to Bunge Core Values

Set ethical standards which are communicated as guidelines for the procurement process (e.g. interaction with suppliers and internal stakeholders)

Control the market procurement budget

Implement and governance on Global Procurement Policy

Support the business in setting up their plans, budgets and strategies

Monitor and control market specific procurement savings plan, sourcing plan or regional and global task force

Support Regional or global category strategy development and initiative execution, also SSCR compliances

Coordinate resource allocation to support Regional and Local initiatives on a market/country level

Leads and supports strategic sourcing activities within the specific market/ country

Act as a change agent in leading implementation of new global/Regional purchasing initiatives

Support LCCS (Low cost country sourcing) initiatives- RFI ( Request for information) – Supplier Harmonization

Act as facilitator between Regional Category Managers & Sourcing Specialists and LPRs in order to ensure local acceptance of new contracts

Coordinate contract implementation of major contracts with LPRs and users

Follow-up on contract compliance; define and take corrective actions to improve contract compliance

In line with defined procurement strategy, support the classification and categorization of suppliers, including definition of supplier evaluation and audit policies

Continuously track supplier performance

Lead supplier development activities such as setting up cross functional review meetings with suppliers in order to improve performance and further reduce cost

Initiate and conduct supplier audits

Identify potential contract improvement opportunities and re-negotiations

Manage internal customer relationships at country/local level

Manage internal customers’ feedback on procurement organization & supplier performance, with Local Management and key stakeholders

Reinforce and promote Requisitioning best practices to ensure end users are following proper spend channel guidance

Within the framework of the cross functional sourcing and supplier development teams, closely develop and manage the relationship with internal customers

Proactively organize sessions with internal customers to identify further TCO reduction opportunities

Improve and reinforce procurement’s profile and recognition within the internal customer community

Qualification

Procurement managementSupplier relationship managementContract managementLocal languageStrategic sourcingEnglish languageStakeholder managementContinuous improvementEthical standardsTeam leadership

Required

Academic background: University/Bachelor's degree, preferably in engineering and/or commerce or other relevant discipline; or a relevant combination of formal qualifications and additional specialized study

Experience: In depth knowledge of procurement and relevant management experience (15) in the same functional domain or other related positions, preferably working in an international environment

Language skills: English (required); Local language (required)