Regional Logistic Procurement Specialist

Company Description

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne, a cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench the thirst, well it was probably made by us, we are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world.

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

With nearly 25,000 employees and an unparalleled footprint spanning almost 72 plants in 20 countries, O-I is a truly global maker of glass packaging.

From engineering and manufacturing to brand development, design and innovation, we are dedicated to providing unique solutions to exceed our customers’ expectations and fuel consumers’ desire for glass.

Job Description

You will work aligned with the Logistic Procurement Category Manager building sourcing projects for the region (for one or more than one CG), identifying key stakeholders, collaborating and advising internal customers to enable the sourcing of Logistics at the best total cost while maximizing value for the organization.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support and implement commodity strategies for assigned categories: include implementation plan, follow up to suppliers and plants on execution, manage minor incidents and provide solutions to any implementation issue
• Develop market intelligence with commodity drivers to Logistics portfolio
• Analyze and coordinate efforts to develop and implement commodity initiatives / projects to drive savings by proactively support identification, definition and implementation of Logistic savings projects in the plants in scope working with the Logistics network, plant managers and financial team
• Run regional or local tenders in coordination with the Logistic Category Procurement Manager, and negotiate commercial agreements for the countries in scope
• Construction and validation of Logistic prices budget management for Transportation, Sea freight, Warehousing and other similar, to guarantee the visibility of forecast
• Negotiate legal contracts with suppliers with the support of Logistic Category Procurement Manager, local Legal and in accordance with procurement and accounting policies and processes
• Accountable of ensuring that once a negotiation is closed, the corresponding Contract repository document (Ariba) is created following the procurement and accounting processes
• If delegated by Logistic Category Procurement Manager, responsible of developing, presenting and ask for approval of each gates of the O-I Strategic Sourcing Process for the BU
• If delegated by Logistic Category Procurement Manager, negotiate vendor contracts, review vendor performance to assure contract adherence and drive continuous improvements
• Support local stakeholders and GBS with the execution of processes related to operational procurement of Logistics (PO, IR, invoice validation) to accomplish negotiated conditions
• Participate to the lobbying activity of industrial associations, consortia and commissions at local level, with the support of the Logistic Category Procurement Manager
• Lead with the support of the Logistic Category Procurement manager regular cross-functional meetings to exchange information with key stakeholders

SCOPE AND IMPACT

• Lead efforts to source cost effective solutions with suppliers to optimize total acquisition cost and ensure project timelines are met, leveraging O-I’s Strategic Sourcing Process.
• Provide alternative solutions to problems of shortage of Logistics with suppliers.
• Identifying and develop with the plant and Glass Science team alternative suppliers that could help in the future negotiation process.
• If any contract issue is identified, understanding the business impact and negotiate or support the negotiation of most favorable conditions for O-I.
• Define, propose and get approval of the internal inflation for Logistics following the internal processes defined by O-I.

Travel: 5%

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Administration or related field
• Five years of proven procurement experience, preference Logistics, transportation of Logistics
• Fluent in English. German, Italian or / and French not mandatory, but an advantage
• Experience working in industries or consulting companies;
• Strong Negotiation skills with proven success in negotiating and drafting contract terms and conditions.
• Strong analytical skills
• Strategic Sourcing Process (desirable but not exclusionary)
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel (pivot tables), and Word
• Working experience with SAP or other ERP systems
• Lean Six Sigma capabilities (desirable but not exclusionary)
• Project Management skills

Additional Information

If you are smart, passionate, innovative, culturally open, curious and collaborative, we’d like to hear from you.

O-I is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that attracts and embraces the brightest minds and creates a culture that welcomes a diversity of ideas and perspectives while encouraging growth and rewarding performance.