Category Procurement Analyst PP Resin

About the role

Assists the PP Category Managers and EMEA PP Director on various procurement activities. Conduct analytical evaluations of multiple quotations for purchase of goods/services within the assigned area of responsibility. Help in the identification to continuously reduce the total cost of ownership and secure supply for assigned commodity/category. In conjunction with category/commodity team assist in driving best performance for a set of commodities/categories in line with Amcor’s strategic objectives and assuring compliance with customer related and regulatory requirements regarding the Amcor supply base.

Key Job Accountabilities

• Drive End to End process of business case creation for PP related projects including submission into GSTT.
• Extract, analyze and report mainframe / system data including providing visibility to GSTT project pipelines.
•  Assist in the development of cost models, data collection and measurements to provide regarding product performance and services
• Ensure PP price sheets are up to date with up to date with Index related information.
• Support Alternate Material Qualification projects by tracking PP related milestones, reporting to stakeholders and pulling Material Where Used reports as needed.
• Assist in PP RFQ process through data collection and summarization for actionable tasks by upper management.

Technical Skills:

• Making customers (external and internal) and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships; creating and executing plans and solutions in collaboration with the customer
• Data Extraction: Ability to extract and query data from systems (e.g., SAP, GSTT, GSDB, etc.)
• Go beyond Data Extraction and apply actionable insights, trends, and generating KPIs
• Data Validation: Knowledge of and ability to understand and resolve data inconsistencies or variances
• Information Systems: Knowledge and use of existing Technical Information Systems (e.g. SAP, GSDB) to generate necessary data; Ability to access, analyze and use information in a manner that adds value to the organization, Ability to propose system enhancements based upon business needs
• Continuous improvement and partnering with IT enabling better data management
• Monitoring, Measurement and Metrics: Knowledge of key business drivers or measures used to gauge the effectiveness and performance of an internal group or a supplier; Generate and maintain KPI and Score Cards
• Record Retention: Knowledge of the policies and procedures for storing and retaining financial, nonfinancial and company documents
• Requirements Planning: Knowledge of how to plan materials and service requirements in order to support ongoing business Software Applications: Knowledge and use of technical software applications appropriate to the specific work activities
• Strong computer skills, including knowledge of SAP systems; Excellent Excel skills, strong skills in PowerPoint, Word, Access and Power BI

Strategy:

• Assist in the optimization on total cost of ownership by leveraging fact-based elements, i.e. supplier price breakdown, including processing cost obtained either through internal calculations, external benchmarking, market driven pricing, etc. to support the assigned commodity/category strategy execution to meet P+ business objectives.
• Generate and maintain TCO Tools and price breakdowns for Category Managers and Strategy discussions
• Assist in the definition, collaboration and execution of the negotiation strategy, negotiation schedule and supplier selection criteria to support the assigned commodity/category strategy execution to meet P+ business objectives.
• Assist in strategy review and adjustment in line with Amcor's strategies and P+ business objectives.
• Assist in identification of supply risks to supply/cost and develop plan to mitigate risks.

Supplier selection & approval:

• Assisting the identification, evaluation and the approval process of new suppliers that meet Amcor performance standards and compliance requirements.
• Assist in leveraging current supply base or identify new suppliers to support new product launches I initiatives.
• Assist in development Global/Regional Contracts and/or Make vs Buy Refresh cycle or outsourcing opportunities.

Pricing & Cost:

• Understand the market(s) well enough to know who the leaders in pricing, technology and service are and drive to the lowest possible total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Work with Functional, Engineering, Operations, Category Managers, Sourcing functions, Logistics and the supply base to develop target cost and low-cost alternatives. Understand all the components of related costs to know where opportunities exist that need to be addressed. Regularly organize and conduct pricing benchmarks, competitive analysis.
• Utilize, develop a broad skill set of RFQ, Benchmarking and negotiation methodologies. Continuously improve staff technical, commercial and negotiation capabilities to ensure versatility in supplier meetings.
• Develop and maintain a portfolio of cost saving projects that meet Amcor targets for spend cost reduction.
• Support supplier negotiation and participate in the negotiation with appointed teams. Negotiate agreements that address the global needs of Amcor including, but not limited to price, delivery, quality and other required services.
• Drive standardization (processes, design, requirements, specifications).
• Conduct various buying analyses and spend evaluations on an on-going basis.
• Full utilization of Sourcing and RFx and eProcurement tools, such as E-Auctions, Catalogues, etc.
• Ensure maximum leverage through consolidation of entity, region, division and global demand.

Supply Base Development & Management:

• Assist the identification of non-preferred spend to help drive the efforts to move business away from suppliers that are not preferred.
• Monitor key KPls to assess and rate risk regularly.
• Assist in driving IT integration with key suppliers to automate transactions and communication.

Compliance:

• Ensure at all times the Supply Base and Amcor procurement operates within the framework of regulatory and legal requirements.  These include but are not limited to compliance with Safety, Environmental, SOX, Tax, Customs and Ethical requirements and spend guidelines.
• Gain understanding and acceptance of respective documents, such as the Amcor Code of Conduct, Amcor Terms and Conditions and cover any other requirements.
• Actively support integration of procurement systems and tools, i.e. P2P, to improve business performance.

• Identify and communicate all system and process gaps to ensure sustainability of P+ value creation and capability development.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree: Operations Research, Decision Sciences, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics or other related degree
• Other preferred education: Six Sigma, Should Cost Modeling, Change Management, Project Management
• Languages: English (written and spoken fluently) required

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