Head of Procurement Raw Materials

Vor 6 Tagen

Winterthur, Schweiz Givaudan Vollzeit

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

A Head of Procurement with the global leader in the creation of Taste & Wellbeing and Fragrance & Beauty, an important member of the Procurement Leadership team, and based in our Kemptthal office in Switzerland - Your future position?

We are now hiring a ‘Head of Procurement Raw Materials’ for our Taste & Wellbeing division.

You will establish a clear divisional vision focusing on value creation and the bottom line, aligned with the Givaudan 2030 strategy, purpose, and goals. You will lead and develop a global team of 65 with a clear sourcing strategy, priority setting, and resource optimisation. You will be responsible for a significant spend budget and engage and represent Procurement with key Taste & Wellbeing divisional stakeholders on strategic programmes.

You will be based in our Kemptthal office in Switzerland and report to the Chief Procurement & Sustainability Officer. The role offers excellent opportunities for both personal and professional development.

You will work for a company that touches billions of consumers more than a hundred times a day. With its heritage stretching back over 250 years, Givaudan has a long history of innovating scents and tastes. Our passion is to collaborate with customers and partners to develop game-changing innovations in the food & beverage, fragrance and beauty industries. We have a culture that works to inspire, challenge and capture the heart and soul of consumers and customers. Our customers have local, regional, and international profiles, bringing diversity and a range of rich experiences to your daily job.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if you love staying ahead of the curve, always aiming to exceed customer needs and believing in value creation.

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for -

Business Partnering:

  • Alignment of strategies -
  • Establish joint commitments with the Taste & Wellbeing division, focusing on business impact and winning with customers.
  • Develop and validate the annual Procurement plan with the division.
  • Align with stakeholders on priorities, sourcing strategies, and timelines.
  • Establish a vision that delivers value to the division through a procurement strategy of risk, cost, and cash, responsible sourcing, and innovation.
  • Partnership -
  • Represent divisional Procurement categories in business review meetings.
  • Ensure information flow between the Divisional Management Committee and Procurement category management organisation to meet business and functional strategies.
  • Challenge the division and the procurement organisation by understanding the main success factors.
  • Establish a stakeholder engagement plan.
  • Have good relationships with critical suppliers.

Sustainability:

  • Accountability for scope 3 reduction following set targets.
  • Support the Responsible Sourcing strategy.
  • Set KPIs and goals for team objectives to ensure progress.

Sourcing Strategy:

  • Drive the development of category strategies aligned with the global Procurement strategy.
  • Monitor achievements against business goals and periodically reassess the targets.
  • Promote market intelligence.

People Management:

  • Build a global category management organisation supported by proper development planning.
  • Attract and train the necessary talent to build a distinctive organisation.
  • Develop a strong succession plan, manage talent, and address performance gaps.
  • Coordinate cross-functional talent management.

You?

Are you someone who wants to grow your world? Who excels being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment? Are you a person who loves to learn and evolve? Who wants to collaborate and learn with teams that are as passionate as you are? Then join us - and improve your world

Your professional profile includes:

  • A master's degree in business administration, engineering, or a relevant discipline. MBA is an advantage.
  • 15+ years of progressive professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain or Operations role(s).
  • 10+ years of solid track record in leadership and people management roles.
  • Track record in the sourcing of raw materials.
  • Experience in the flavour or ingredients industry is important.
  • B2B experience is highly preferred.
  • Cross-regional exposure, especially in high-growth markets, is preferable.
  • Comfortable with driving and managing change.

Your Benefits In Switzerland -

  • Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.
  • 40-hour working week - at least 4 days a week in the office.
  • Additional paid days off.
  • Favourable pension fund contributions.
  • Subsidised meals in the staff restaurant/you benefit from a discounted catering offer (including lunch).
  • Sport and leisure club (amenities/showers on site).
  • Discounts at the company shop.
  • Subsidised REKA vouchers.
  • Worldwide private accident coverage and free choice of hospital.
  • Worldwide private accident insurance.
  • Additional family/education allowance.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Givaudan is committed to equal opportunities. Therefore, we welcome applications regardless of cultural and social background, gender, age, religion or sexual identity.

We also have a safe working environment, progressive working conditions and are certified as an equal pay employer.

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