Procurement Operations and Excellence Lead

Requisition ID
- 51
- Job Family 1- Procurement
- Country 1- France
- Location 1- Hybrid
- About us
- **Cooper Consumer Health** is a leading European consumer healthcare player that develops, produces, and distributes a diverse range of OTC (over-the-counter) products with strong brands such as Valdispert, Oenobiol, Excilor, Vitascorbol, Lashyle and many more.

With a presence in seven countries, we supply more than 80,000 independent pharmacists, e-commerce players, wholesalers, drugstores, and hospitals, generating around €600m in revenue.

Headquartered in Paris and with almost 1,000 employees, we take an entrepreneurial approach with strong local accountability. Our ‘global-local’ culture and bias towards action allow us to operate with agility and speed.

At **Cooper Consumer Health**, we are driven by our mission to help people improve their own health and wellbeing using effective selfcare solutions. We rely on our talented employees to achieve this, empowering them to take ownership of their work, think outside the box and challenge the status quo to drive innovation. We value a culture of respect, transparency, and inclusivity, where everyone is treated with dignity and fairness.
- Job description 1**RESPONSABILITIES**

**Procurement Excellence Responsibilities**:

- Develop procurement policies, governance, guidelines, processes, framework contracts, methodologies and tools for the Group
- Drive, support and monitor procurement best practices from internal and external sources, including relevant training programs, supplier risk management and procurement KPIs reportings.
- Act as Business Process Owner for Procurement (procure-to-pay process) and lead Procurement Excellence initiatives
- Propose and drive procurement digitalization vision, roadmap and budget including selection and implementation of new tools, with support of a Procurement Data Analyst
- Drive the optimization of procurement KPI's and ensure procurement capabilities are properly leveraged to deliver the target procurement performance.
- Lead cross functional initiatives and drive continuous improvement and innovations
- Ensuring effective teamwork, collaboration, and close dialogue with all interfacing functions
- Develop a data-driven culture and ensure the availability of up-to-date, integrated, and consistent procurement data.

**Procurement Operations Responsibilities**:

- Scope of Responsibility: Manage a +150m EUR spend at Group level (mainly Europe) with suppliers
- Supervise our Procurement Project Managers (PPMs) located in the sites and in charge of direct (raw materials and packaging) and indirect for the spend (+120m EUR spend) in the factories
- Management of the PPMs in their core activities : project management, cost optimization, negotiations with local suppliers, risk management, supplier service optimization and PPV analysis

**EXPERIENCE PROFILE**
- Minimum 8-12 years proven experience in procurement, with minimum 4 years working in a factory and minimum 3 years in a procurement excellence role, ideally within the Healthcare, Pharmaceutical or FMCG sectors.
- Experience in international and multicultural environments
- Master’s degree level, ideally in Engineering or Business Administration and a specialization in Procurement Management or related field.

**COMPETENCIES**
- Thorough knowledge of “best in class” Sourcing and Procurement processes, with previous ‘Source to Contract’ S2C multi location and stakeholder implementation experience a must, including dashboard/report building, workflow management and template development
- Successfully developed and implemented sourcing policies and strategies within an organisation
- Strong data analysis capability to support category strategy development and legal contract knowledge
- Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing procurement teams with a focus on fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, conveying the benefits of procurement transformation effectively.
- Hands-on approach with a high level of ownership and accountability.
- Self-organized, result oriented, can-do attitude, ambitious and humble.
- Compliance: In-depth knowledge of procurement regulations, compliance standards, and ethical practices, including expertise in implementing cutting-edge compliance monitoring solutions.

**Other information**
- Location: Paris or Melun
- Reporting to the Group Chief Procurement Officer
- Flexible work / home office
- Fluent in English and French