Director of Procurement

• New headcount, in a high growth region.
• Individual contributor, remote role.

About Our Client
Our client is a
successful and profitable player in QSR.
With operations in more than thirty countries and a significant retail presence across several key brands, they have delivered consecutive record years in revenue and profitability. They have built and acquired major QSR brands and with this expansion, are looking to widen their market dominance. The
Director of Procurement & Supply Chain
, APMEA
will drive procurement & supply chain strategic activities in the assigned region.

Job Description
Reporting to the Global Chief Procurement Officer and Managing Director, APMEA, this is a highly skilled hire to lead our client's network expansion, inventory, and cost optimization efforts. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the QSR or food ingredients industry, strong analytical and strategic planning skills, and a proven track record of successfully managing growth markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Procurement: align with global procurement to ensure delivery on relevant OKRs for the APMEA region. Besides, collaborate with R&D teams to verify data for product costing which includes raw material usage, preparation and manufacturing times, and production yields.
• As new markets are launched in this region, you are required to manage procurement activities till launch. This includes approving purchases based on defined limits, for company owned markets.
• Cost Efficiency: negotiate with suppliers to ensure optimal product whilst protecting the cost to the business (potentially only for local categories with regional scale). In addition, support conceptualization of new local products up to full production in coordination with regional R&D and country procurement teams.
• Logistics: lead and coordinate regional strategic logistics projects with support from Global & Country Procurement teams on sourcing and negotiation. Also, conduct regional strategic planning sessions with Country Procurement and other relevant support functions on logistics cost savings initiatives.
• Inventory Management: lead regional strategic inventory management initiatives, in strict adherence with global procurement compliance.
• In addition, lead compliance of using centralized regional ordering and inventory management systems.
• Budget Management.

The Successful Applicant
To Be a Successful Applicant, You Have

• MBA, Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement or a relevant discipline.
• In addition, certifications such as BRC, FSCC or HACCP would be preferred.
• Minimum of ten years of experience in a regional or global P&SC role in QSR, food ingredients or hospitality.
• Excellent knowledge of ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, strategic planning, and project management skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and lead cross-functional teams.
• Extensive travel needed in this role, across Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions.

What's on Offer
This role is created from our client's interest to open new markets, and an inability to meet new market / store timelines or product launch dates could lead to severe losses in the P&L. Hence, this is an extremely critical hire that needs to operate independently and advise leaders in the APMEA markets. Our client has committed to open more than 250 stores in the next 24 months so there will be a huge learning curve. If you are looking to work for a listed, profitable, globally known brand that prides itself in providing a culture of collaboration and learning, , you will find this an excellent fit. You will play a pivotal role in hiring and developing talent in-country but there are no direct reports to this role, as it's a matrix organization. The fixed compensation for this role will be competitive and candidates who have worked for
global QSR or food / food ingredient brands
are preferred

Due to the high application volume for senior roles, we will only be able to respond to shortlisted applicants who apply via the online link.
Contact: Anurag Garg (Lic No: R / EA No:18S9099)
Quote job ref: JN