Procurement Lead At Donone

About The JobDanone is looking for a strong talent based in Cairo, Egypt, to join as the Cycles & Procurement Lead for our Specialized Nutrition business in the Middle East and North Africa Region.The role aims to foster Indirect Procurement Best Practices over the full Middle East and North Africa’s geography.Danone is a global food company holding top positions in healthy food through its three businesses Essential Dairy & Plant Based, Specialized Nutrition, and Waters business. Its mission, bringing health through food to as many people as possible, embodies a commitment to human progress and business success. It gives meaning to the work of our 100,000 Danoners worldwide on an everyday basis. For passionate people looking for autonomy and exciting career opportunities, Danone truly has something special inside!The candidate will carry out the following responsibilitiesKey Accountabilities

• C&P function performance Costs savings + Working Capital Improvement
• Owner of the Purchasing Procedure, internally (vs employees) & externally (vs vendors)
• Empowerment of end-users vs purchasing tool & procedure
• Maintain accuracy of the Themis Purchasing module
• Reliability of the Vendor Master Data (payment data) as a result of bullet proof vendor selection process, from a governance, business and finance point of view
• Manage 3rd party vetting for new vendors
• Relevant purchase order validation flow consistent with authorization matrix
• Enforcement of standard purchasing terms & conditions, including payment terms policy
• Roll-out Group Danone purchasing best practices
• Roll-out of global deals locally (DanTrade)
• As BPO for all controls related to DanGo (Danone Compliance Rules), accountable to secure compliance to DANgo

KPIS for the role

• Measurement of targeted and realized savings as per Group rules
• Measurement of targeted and realized payment terms improvement (DPO)Proper use of the system by end-users (ex POs & Goods Receipts placed on time, 3-way matching)
• Design and roll-out Standard Purchasing Conditions compliant with Group Standards & local environment & practices
• Available internal purchasing procedure combining purchasing best practices & internal control requirements
• Vendor Performance Analysis
• Dango C&P Score
• Quality and reliability of the Vendor Master Data management including robustness of Preferred Vendor selection
• Clarity of best practices roll-out plan & efficiency of the implementation on the ground
• Selective personal implication depending on Strategic & Financial importance of the deal

About YouTo be successful in the role, you should ideally haveEducation And Experience

• 7 years managerial experience in an international FMCG company, out of which ideally minimum 3 to 4 years in indirect procurement preferably using SAP.
• Working experience in the Middle East & North Africa region is a plus for this role.
• Master or Bachelor Degree in Business Administration

Functional Competencies

• Solid indirect procurement background ideally acquired in a multi-national FMCG company.
• Expertise in Indirect procurement category management.
• At ease with ERP systems & workflows
• Able to draft relevant and easy to follow processes & procedures
• ‘Fluent’ in Excel & Powerpoint
• Legal and/or financial background is a plus

Soft Skills

• Strong communication & presentation skills.
• A high degree of reliability, agility, initiative, resilience, integrity, confidentiality and empathy.
• Ability to perform in a cross-functional, volatile, uncertain and multi-cultural environment.
• Team player, fitting MENA culture
• Firm in negotiation while having a win-win approach
• Proactive, Organized, ability to drive the change.
• Connection, presentation & communication skills
• Able to engage people to adhere to processes & tools
• Business oriented
• Good at managing timings and deadlines

Location Cairo, Egypt
Languages required Fluent in Arabic and English

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