Procurement Director, Indirect

eting Categories for CEPG, and will be supported by extended team members from Bottlers and analytics resources. This position will be based in Mexico or the US as the position will support both global and LATAM focused initiatives

What You'll Do for Us:

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives using Collaborative Procurement Model to meet business requirements and maximize value to participants. Take ownership of an initiative from inception to implementation

• Support business strategies and objectives through effective procurement of goods and services while building robust working relationships with business partners.

• Develop innovative approaches to sourcing while using analytics and processes to determine scenarios, benefits, risks and change management impact of each of those options.

• Provide product and service expertise to the Coca-Cola system that builds bottler relationships, improves collaboration and increases network participation in order to leverage system spend and decrease total costs.

• Develop and maintain relationships with senior management of strategically important global and regional suppliers to support and enhance the supply strategies of the Coca-Cola system

• Lead negotiations of global master agreements that result in preferential pricing, terms and conditions for the Coca-Cola system.

• Identify, classify, maintain, and protect files, documentation, and sensitive information consistent with record handling and retention requirements.

• Build alignment with internal stakeholder groups about the sourcing strategy and procurement process for products/services to identify business needs and to ensure implementation to realize procurement value.

• Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and exploit emerging opportunities that benefit The Coca-Cola System.

• Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry research and cost models if appropriate

• Build sustainable global supplier relationships that generate value for both The Coca-Cola System and the supplier over time

Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree, MBA preferred.

Related Work Experience:

• 10 years related work experience
• Procurement/supply management experience
• Stakeholder management
• Supplier management
• English and Spanish proficiency, Portuguese is a plus

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Skills:
**Global Sourcing; Category Management; Competitor Analysis; Procurement Procedures; Contracts; Sourcing (Inactive); Group Problem Solving; Microsoft Office; Buyer Representation; Communication; Supplier Relationship Management; Low Cost Country Sourcing; Marketing Capabilities; Negotiation; Technical Category Procurement; Supplier Financial Analysis; Economic Cost Drivers; Analytics Insights