Procurement Operations Specialist

About Ingredion
Join Ingredion where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it youve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate your pets food the paper you write on and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether youre just starting your career or bringing years of experience theres a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

Location : Navi Mumbai / Ahmedabad
Reports to: Sr Director Procurement Texture & Healthful Solutions APAC

Workplace type: On-site

The Procurement Operations Specialist will collaborate with Country Leadership APAC Category and COE teams to assure supply of raw materials chemicals packaging and MRO (goods and services) & CAPEX for the APAC plants. The role will be responsible for service delivery to all Ingredions regional and global teams such as operations supply chain and commercial for procurement related items; assuring proper compliance with Ingredions policies and procedures.

What you will do:

• Assure supply of raw materials chemicals packaging and MRO for our manufacturing facilities through demand planning activities to properly allocate volume with our supplier mix.

• Partner with S&OP to analyze and share forecast scheduling with preferred vendors to guarantee demand visibility and set up actions towards risk mitigation of supply.

• Leverage cost efficiency through long term strategy agreements and deliver cost savings/avoidance within plants.

• Develop and maintain Supplier Relationship Management programs to assure supply and guarantee vendor service levels.

• Partner with operations and supply chain stakeholders to set specific scope of works and item specifications in order to fully align procurement processes and guarantee procurement best practices. (RFI RFP competitive value-added analysis).

• Participate on plants leadership activities such as projects and staff meetings to identify needs and properly communicate risks and opportunities from the procurement standpoint.

• Partner with APAC COE to identify execute and consolidate standardization opportunities to leverage cost efficiency among plants.

• Ensure company policies and procedures are being adhered to as they pertain to the Procurement Process.

• Develop work plans identify data needs and successfully interpret analytic insights.

Qualified candidates will have:

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