Procurement Senior Director

Coty Paris is looking for a strong Procurement Senior Director for Fragrance. In this key position, you will be an excellent stakeholder who speaks fluent English and preferably French.
This procurement position requires close cooperation with a broad group of senior Coty business stakeholders, for instance: Category Procurement, Marketing, R&D, Initiative Leaders, Finance, Planning, Manufacturing, EXO Operations, Legal, Quality and Sustainability.

At Coty Procurement we are at the heart of the Coty Turnaround, leading the way towards regaining operational leadership, and contributing to rediscovering growth.
We achieve this by delivering end-to-end, sustainable value creation, leveraging the power of our supplier network, operating in a lean & agile fashion, and driving stronger cooperation with key stakeholders.
Join the team that is making a tangible difference for the future of Coty, participate in one of the biggest transformations in the industry, driving and leveraging our culture of pride and performance

THE ROLE
You as a Procurement Senior Director have to lead and implement all end-to-end Procurement activities related to Innovation and Productivity projects within their designated technology through the management of a team of IPM Brand Buyers. The IPM Sr Director is tasked with assuring the right level of collaboration between IPM and the global and regional Category teams, in co-building, shaping and carrying out the defined strategy for their designated technology. The designated technology covers a network of brands, encompassing a wide range of products, and therein, a wide range of packaging, TPM and raw materials, as produced in a network of manufacturing sites and TPM.

KEY ACTIVITIES
Support VP with the setting of Category strategies developed by the Category Leaders based on the communication/deep understanding of their technology’s brands, individual and common/regional needs and assurance of excellence in execution.
Create and deliver a sustainable and competitive sourcing strategy for Innovation and Productivity pipelines.
Lead the execution of sourcing projects in line with the Category strategy, and their delivery against all the targets for the Technology.
Drive and support Business Continuity service to manufacturing or our TPM framework for all high-risk materials.
Drive the definition and management of the productivity pipeline in coordination with categories/operations/IM teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Product Innovation
Procurement Productivity
Support to Operations
Leadership
Business Partnering
Team Management and People development

YOU HAVE
12 years+ years Procurement experience
Meaningful experience, at least 5 years, in FMCG/Beauty Industry TPM environment
Master and/or bachelor's degree
High degree of fluency in English

YOUR SKILLS
Commercial mind set with extremely strong communication skills.
Team management skills
Proven leadership, influencing, negotiation and presentation skills.
Proactive & Hands on approach with a solid track record.
Adaptable. Ability to create new ways of working.
Creative mindset that is excited and driven towards finding new opportunities.
Strategic thinking balanced with speed to action.
Strong analytical skills and project management capabilities.
Team player attitude and constructive networker.

**Competent user of IT systems**: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, Procurement E-Systems.

OUR BENEFITS
As our Procurement Senior Director some of the benefits you will receive are:
A salary that matches your knowledge and experience
Bonus
Meal vouchers

**Omni-Working**: Hybrid flexible working model enabling employees to balance remote and office-based work and promote work / life balance
Public transportation refund up to 50%
1 RTT per month

RECRUITMENT PROCESS
If selected, our recruiter will contact you
A telephone/online introductory meeting follows.
A first online/in-person interview
Second and third interviews, if applicable
You will receive a proposal with the terms of employment.

About Coty

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