Manager, Technical Category Procurement and Prepress, APAC

About the role

The role partners closely with Plant Operations, R&D, and SCM to streamline the sourcing and usage of liquids (inks, adhesives, solvents) and prepress. It supports and leads Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) initiatives, delivering sustainable business value in line with Amcor’s Global Procurement guidelines across cost, quality, service, supply assurance, and innovation. Working with the Global Technical Procurement Lead for Liquids, the role drives the introduction and rollout of best-practice liquid technologies, including Cost in Use (CIU) methodologies, to optimize performance, sustainability, compliance, and overall cost. The position builds strong supplier relationships to ensure uninterrupted supply at optimal cost, contributes to the BG procurement and category strategies, drives standardization and optimization across the supply base, and oversees team contributions where applicable.

Key Job Accountabilities

Liquids & Prepress TCO Savings Opportunities Development, Strategy Implementation & Deliver Savings

• Contribute to the development of the overall global category strategy and translate this strategy into concrete and aligned action plans within the AFAP business.
• Work closely with Global Prepress lead in developing and qualifying alternate suppliers for Prepress (Flexo & Gravure).
• Work closely with key stakeholders to identify improvements & savings opportunities in Prepress & liquids categories.
• Work closely with the Category procurement team in developing & qualifying alternate suppliers & grades for Printing Inks & Lamination Adhesives.
• Work closely with key stakeholders to develop and implement effective TCO projects for the liquids category to ensure quality of services and improved value to Amcor.
• Evaluate market and competitive conditions and use this as a basis to review Category strategies and sourcing activities
• Work closely with Site Management to ensure that the needs of the Sites are effectively represented in the Procurement Strategies
• Manage the supplier base across the Category (Liquids & Prepress) area and leverage Category spend across regions and globally if and where appropriate
• Actively support the integration of Procurement in core business processes
• Adhere to set standards of Procurement and ensure consistency with Amcor requirements and standards
• Identify trends and/or issues that need improvement within the Category accounts
• Assess and manage risks across the Procurement Category while developing and contributing to a risk strategy for the Category, together with mitigating actions

Project Management

• Identify new TCO savings projects for Liquids & pre-press and work closely with Operations & technical team to implement and achieve savings on time.
• Support the Operations team to improve the process, usage, and performance of the key raw material usage in printing & lamination processes.
• Work closely with suppliers to support operational efficiencies and maintain performance parameters & quality.

Negotiation

• Enhance the relationship with suppliers in an innovative way to maximise value for Amcor in accordance with the global category strategy and regional implementation
• Support negotiation process, content, and results. Lead the negotiation team to define the desired outcome of a negotiation

Relationship Management

• Establish cross-functional teams to run TCO projects and implement improved operational and commercial supply outcomes for the business and customers
• Collaborate closely with relevant departments to ensure understanding and compliance with key procurement strategies

Financial Planning

• Develop budgets and targets based on aggressive, well-founded, realistic and forward-oriented goals
• Ensure that financial resource allocation is cost-effective and aligned with strategic and operational plans
• Build an accurate forecast for Category price movements
• Track and report savings, support procure-to-pay process improvement within the Category area, monitor TCO improvement, as well as working capital improvement using the tracking tools in place
• Provide periodic and ad hoc reports and forecasts on performance against plan and potential in following up on KPIs and reporting on trends

Qualifications/Requirements

• Minimum of 5 – 7 years of relevant work experience in procurement & usage of Liquids (Inks/Adhesive/Solvents)
• Minimum (2-3 years) of experience in the usage of Printing Inks, Lamination Adhesives, Quality & Process control, and pre-press procurement & development of the suppliers.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a regional role in Asia
• Fluent in English, written and spoken
• Relevant experience in an upstream or downstream company with a mature procurement function
• Experience in market and benchmark analysis at a broad level
• Innovation process experience is considered advantageous
• University degree in a relevant discipline (Engineering background preferred)
• Technical knowledge of Chemicals (Inks/Adhesive/Solvents) & Pre-press.
• Understanding of the Inks/Adhesive & Solvent industry
• Understanding of Pre-press Industry

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