Manager of Category Sourcing for e.l.f. Beauty to build sourcing strategies from product innovation to lifecycle. Lead cross-functional teams and supplier management in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities
Proactively identify category opportunities and business needs to build Category Sourcing Strategy as a guideline of entire supply chain from the product innovation to the end of the lifecycle. Deploy proactive supplier management to mitigate risk and continuously improve supplier pool’s capability and performance.
Drive opportunities to optimize total value based on business needs balancing cost, speed and quality.
Develop Category Sourcing Strategy as a guideline of cross functions to work out their strategy and priorities.
Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams and suppliers to well implement strategy.
Lead sourcing process optimization to standardize and improve ways of working internally & externally.
To implement Supplier Relationship Management in company level per requirements of Sourcing Strategy
Dig out internal business needs and leverage suppliers’ innovation capability as an engine to support business growth.
Close to supply market and bring supply market & industry intelligence to support business growth.
Continually develop supplier in other countries to diversify current supplier base.
With industry sensitivity to foresee potential delivery risk and cost headwind, and take effective solutions to secure production & protect company profits.
Requirements
Degree: Bachelor or above; MBA is a plus.
English level: excellent
7+ years of strategic or commodity sourcing experience in FMCG multi-national corporation. From cosmetics industrials is a plus
Experienced to develop Category Sourcing Strategy.
With experience of OEM/ODM sourcing
With experience to develop or manage oversea supplier base
Successfully worked as a project leader to manage big projects across departments by proven project management skills and influence skills.
Strong communication skills with internal stakeholders and influence skills with suppliers.
Good capability to manage complexity and with knowledge on problem solving, strategic thinking.
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