Procurement Manager - Direct - Raw Material and Secondary Packaging

Who We Are

At Suntory PepsiCo VietNam Beverage, we are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace for all employees. We strive to provide equal opportunities for employment, development, and advancement regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation and age. We are continuously working to cultivate an environment that is free from discrimination, harassment, and bias, and we welcome all individuals to apply for roles at Suntory PepsiCo.

About your role

What You'll Do

Planning
- Lead alignment (both challenge and support sides) with stakeholders on demand planning which well reflect market intelligence & capture business needs.
- Proactively participate & leverage market intelligence to give input on budget development phase to support strategic goals.
- Maintain dialogue platform/process with stakeholders to ensure information are updated on any changes and adjust the plan accordingly.
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
- Lead team through internal and external analysis and apply sourcing levers (Demand management, Consolidate spend, Best cost model, TCO - total cost of ownership, etc.) to define category strategy, sourcing solutions & supply plan for in charge categories that ensure the assurance of supply, world class quality, best-in-class costs and competitive positioning
- Cooperate with planning to develop supplier capability footprint for key materials/services (2-3 years)
- Ensure smooth implementation of sourcing strategies by team members.
- Anticipate the sourcing risks, especially risks when inducing new suppliers and develop action plan or standard procedures to mitigate risks to business.
- Lead team to build up strong portfolio strategies for Raw Materials especially strategic commodities Sugar/ HFCS to ensure flexibility level to support business agenda as well as extend the support to other teams
- Lead team and cross functions projects and full accountability for productivity projects of Raw Materials
Supplier selection
- Directly lead complex negotiation especially with key/strategic suppliers by well prepared negotiation plan, advance market knowledge application and balancing legal risk and commercial objectives.
- Guide and lead team to negotiate in other situations.
Contract Management
- Facilitate contract execution with key category suppliers to ensure that required terms and conditions are included and that contract termination dates are tracked and managed.
Supplier Management
- Monitor/Evaluate the supply base regularly and lead team to continuously look for opportunities to rationalize the number of suppliers.
- Develop a supplier management program with key suppliers including metrics, performance goals and improvement initiatives.
- Lead action plan alignment for improvement of low performance suppliers. Prepare back-up supplier within 03 months after evaluation result.
- Segment the suppliers into different groups based on their characteristics and develop strategies to manage relationship with those suppliers accordingly.
Procedure Compliance & Enhancement
- Ensure the team well acknowledge on procurement risks and comply Procurement Policy and SOP with no violation.
- Lead team in GCS self-test activity, and develop and tracking CAPA to anticipate compliance issues
- Review and providing insights to Process Executive and leadership team to recommend on change for simplify and sustain Procedure.
People development
- Leverage management experience to build skills in collaboration and working effectively with cross functions members to deliver the goals successfully.
- Provide training session for process/policy updates to all staffs, on-job coaching to new staffs and guidance to under-performed staffs.
- Promote team bonding and engage team members to work and co-operate with others effectively in order to achieve strategic goals and business plans
Procurement Transformation
- Be a champion for Atlas in VN as aligned agenda with SBFI
- Lead E-sourcing roll out and any upgrade later on
- Other transformation projects

What You need to be successful

Bachelor’s degree in Busines, Supply Chain Management or related field

Our DEI Commitment

At Suntory, we recognize that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds contribute to our collective success. We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals can bring their whole selves to work every day, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or any other protected characteristic.

Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to highlight what Suntory offers as an employer while allowing candidates to share their unique skills and experiences. We understand that career trajectories vary, and if you believe your experience/background can benefit our team, we encourage you to apply. We endeavor to make our interview process as inclusive as possible and offer reasonable accommodations as needed. Together, we can cultivate a workplace where everyone can thrive and propel our mission of Growing for Good.