Senior Director, Metals Packaging APAC

Coca-Cola; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Senior Director, Metals Packaging APAC to lead the development and execution of metal procurement strategies for CEPG in the APAC region. You will negotiate large, multi-year contracts, build long-term partnerships, and manage diverse stakeholders to safeguard supply chain health.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Metals, you will drive regional strategies and leverage global buying power.

Qualifications

• University degree or MBA preferred.
• +10 years procurement experience, some of it in packaging.
• Coca-Cola System Experience required.
• Metal can industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional metal procurement strategies to support APAC regional objectives.
• Negotiate multi-year, multi-country contracts and secure long-term savings.
• Influence internal stakeholders and align with global CEPG buying power.
• Develop Global Procurement Business Plans and ensure regional alignment.
• Manage supplier relationships and drive cost optimization for the system.
• Assess business environments and adapt objectives accordingly.
• Collaborate with bottlers and internal leadership to meet business needs.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Supplier relationship management

Global procurement

Education

University degree

MBA

Job description

Job Description Summary:

Primary location: Singapore

Secondary location: Manila, Philippines

Role Type: Individual Contributor

The Senior Director, Metals Packaging APAC will be responsible for the development and execution of Metal procurement strategies for The Coca-Cola's Cross Enterprise Procurement Group (CEPG) - with a specific focus on APAC region. This role requires an experienced professional with a demonstrated history of negotiating large complex multiyear volume/multicounty contracts, delivering savings, developing long term partnerships, managing diverse stakeholders, and securing the long-term health of the supply chain. The position reports to the Managing Director, Metals.

What You'll Do for Us:

• Deliver results supporting the System's profitable growth while maintaining a robust/reliable supply network
• Lead and influence internal stakeholders to implement Metal strategies on a regional basis, while collaboration w/ our global team highlighting our systems global buying power.
• Assess current and future business environments to determine if changes in objectives are required
• Develop Global Procurement Business Plans through leadership and ensure regional alignment and understanding of Business Needs with our bottling partners.
• Develop and execute negotiation strategies that deliver value against Coca-Cola System business objectives and achieve sustainable relationships with suppliers
• Analyze complex business issues associated with contract negotiations using industry analysis and The Coca-Cola Company's historical experience to make business recommendations that mitigate risk
• Analyze industry trends to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and exploit emerging opportunities that benefit the Coca-Cola system
• Lead Supplier Relationship Management partnerships that generate business specific objectives and execute against objectives to generate shared value between organizations, that include continuous cost optimization for the Coca-Cola System
• Proactively contributes to the development/implementation of CEPG's sustainable global strategies for Metal Packaging.
• Influence key stakeholders in the bottler system and within the Coca-Cola company up to the SVP/CPO levels. Lead a matrixed team of procurement and technical personnel from the bottling community on projects.
• Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes, technology decisions and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations by leveraging the volume of the Coca-Cola system.
• Build alignment with internal stakeholder groups of the sourcing strategy and procurement process for products/services to identify business needs and to ensure compliance with operational standards.
• Develop relationships with management of strategically important global and regional suppliers to support and enhance the supply strategies of the KO system
• Influence global suppliers to address critical supply issues that could cause business interruption if not resolved expediently
• Support regional bottlers' w/ metal related issues.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• University Degree or MBA preferred
• +10 years procurement experience, some of it in packaging
• Coca-Cola System Experience
• Metal can industry experience

General Activities and Requirements:

• Establish productive relationships and work collaboratively with a highly diverse cultural and functional internal and external stakeholder groups, e.g. Bottlers, Suppliers, TCCC leadership, legal, R&D, Marketing, TCCC Business Unit technical and business leadership, etc.
• Build and develop relationships with peers and others to exchange feedback on product/service issues, identify and/or solve problems, assess needs, and/or achieve business results.
• Take continuous action to improve one's own knowledge, development and skills, and demonstrate an ability and passion to quickly learn industry specific fundamentals and value creation levels.
• Determine priorities for one's area of accountability to create clarity about focus and enable work to be completed efficiently
• Establishing Strategic Direction: Creating a clear view of the destination for the business; helping others understand how and why things need to be different; building commitment and inspiring action toward the destination
• Leading through Change: Communicates the need for change and a compelling vision of change; makes decisions and priorities consistent with change objectives; takes responsibility for the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace
• Attention to Detail: Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.

What can help you be successful in this role?

Growth Behavior: Growth Mindset: Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity. Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations.