Sourcing Manager - Marketing Agencies

Mondelez International; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 60 000 - 100 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sourcing Manager to lead strategic sourcing for marketing services. This role involves managing supplier relationships, influencing stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies. With a focus on delivering savings and improving cash flow, you will coordinate initiatives at a regional level while working in a multicultural environment. If you have a passion for strategic sourcing and a knack for negotiation, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic organization.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing roles.
• Experience in managing suppliers and influencing stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Strategic sourcing for Marketing Services for multiple business units.
• Supplier relationship management and performance oversight.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Supplier Management

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's or Post-Graduate Degree

Job description

Job title : Sourcing Manager - Marketing Agencies

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg Deadline : May 31, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

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• The Sourcing Manager - Marketing Agencies is a member of the AMEA (Asia, Middle East & Africa) Marketing Agencies Procurement team, which is part of the Global Marketing & Sales Procurement organization.
• The role is an individual contributor role. It reports into the Sr. Sourcing Manager - Marketing Services , who leads the AMEA Marketing Agencies Procurement team.

This role is in charge of :

• Strategic sourcing for all Marketing Services (e.g. advertising / creative services, advertising production, brand PR, influencer marketing services, endorsements, brand activation, insights & analytics) for 1 or 2 Mondelēz Business Units (Bus preferably SSA) & 1 or 2 regional category responsibility (preferably Brand PR & influencer Mktg ) out of entire Mktg Services scope
• Coordination of strategic sourcing initiatives at AMEA level for a given type of Marketing Services

Other responsibilities include :

• supplier relationship and performance management.
• internal stakeholder management.
• deliver on annual targets on savings and cash-flow improvement.
• understand Mondelēz current and future business needs in assigned BUs and translate them into deliverables for this role and overall, for the Procurement function.
• lead / contribute to industry analyses and supplier analyses as required.
• lead implementation of global / regional sourcing initiatives in the assigned BUs.
• lead local sourcing initiatives and negotiations as required.
• put contracts in place.
• ensure compliance with Mondelēz policies.

Experience & Qualifications

Required

• Minimum 6-8 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing roles.
• Multiple years of experience in managing suppliers.
• Multiple years of experience in partnering with and influencing senior internal stakeholders.
• Experience working in a multinational (ideally global) and multicultural environment.
• Experience working in a matrix organization and collaborating with different functions.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and oral.

Preferred

• Experience in Strategic Sourcing of Services, ideally Marketing Services.
• Master or Post-Graduate Degree, ideally in Business Administration.