Description

Jigsaw Search’s client, is a leading marketer of consumer brands, with a stable of household brand names in apparel, footwear, leisure and homeware and over 6,500 staff. They are looking to secure a Head of Strategic Sourcing for their direct spend which covers 250 million units a year across a number of distribution channels.

The Role 

As a key figure in the Supply Chain division, which employs over 1,200 people across APAC, you will hold responsibility for development and delivery of a Strategic Sourcing framework in line with the “C” Level sponsored Global Procurement Strategy.

Position Duties

• Drive Strategic Sourcing initiatives to meet improvement targets for cost, service, quality, risk and sustainability.
  
• Establish and develop a small team, driving excellence in stakeholder engagement and integration with both the broader Sourcing & Supply Chain Group and the front-end of the business.
  
• Review all direct spend categories and develop a plan covering 12-18 months of initial sourcing phase, working closely with a strategy consulting firm.
  
• Ensure consistency to Sourcing processes across all regions and units and report on benefits across all initiatives.
  
• Play a critical role in the make, buy or sell options appraisal for each category and gain board level buy in to sourcing plans. 
  

Skills & Experience Required

• Post graduate business qualifications, tertiary qualified as a minimum
• Demonstrated experience within Strategic Sourcing across multiple organisations within FMCG or Retail preferably
• Strategic Sourcing experience within a recognised blue chip consulting firm preferred.
• High level and global negotiations experience
• Leadership experience
• Strong understanding and experience of procurement systems/technology applications
• Experience of Asia markets desirable, strong international exposure also recognised
• Flexible and responsive approach, able to influence and persuade senior management
• Strong interpersonal skills and commitment to provision of excellent service levels to internal customers
• Strategic thinking and Change Management experience
• Self starter with a can-do approach with drive and energy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Asian languages desirable

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