Technical Procurement Area Director Job at FERRERO, Franklin Park, IL

  • FERRERO
  • Franklin Park, IL

Job Description

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Job Location: Franklin Park, IL

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

About the Role:

The Technical Procurement Director responsible for managing all the Activities for Technical Procurement Categories with the purpose to lead, develop and execute sourcing of the specific categories for Industrial Supply Chain and Plant:

  • Infrastructures
  • Process and Logistics Equipment
  • Maintenance
  • Laboratory & Quality
  • Spare Parts
  • PPE & Clothing
  • Technical Services
  • Waste Management
  • Industrial Cleaning Services
  • Energy

Main Responsibilities:

Oversee the planning and execution of all local sourcing and tendering processes to ensure a transparent negotiating with vendors and suppliers to obtain the best solution, minimize procurement costs, mitigate risks as product availability, dependency, financial risks to guarantee business continuity and the right service/quality level.

Accountable to lead and develop a procurement team, ensuring a management system based on Group values, motivation, diversity & inclusion, competence development and empowerment. He/she encourages a solid integration and clean communication between central and local TP teams, taking in to account the local needs and the global guidelines.

Adhere to the Ferrero Procurement Policies and Procedures; facilitate and coordinate the local implementation of the Source-to-Pay-Policy and Technical Procurement Group operating standard, supporting the interaction between regional structures and the Group functions.

Main point of contact between local Technical Procurement team and local internal stakeholders of the Region, participating to the Plant Strategy Meeting and the Masterplan development.

Who we are looking for:

  • Bachelor's degree as minimum request
  • 10+ years procurement experience
  • Experience working in matrix organization
  • Strong Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to lead and influence others
  • Ability to problem solve and set priorities
  • Stakeholder management skills
  • Cross cultural environment management skills
  • Negotiation skills
  • Project Management
  • Strategic mindset
  • Technical knowledge
  • SAP procurement module and reporting
  • SAP Ariba desirable

Compensation Data

The base salary range for this position is $145,000 - $160,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This range represents the anticipated salary for this position at this time.

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you'll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

Ferrero N.A. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

Requisition ID 70375 Job function Procurement Country United States of America City Franklin Park

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