Group Procurement Director/VP - Aluminium

Jobinhalt

(m/f/d)

Overall responsibility

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) operate 23 metal production facilities in 9 countries, employing 5,000+ people and have global sales of approximately $4.0bn.

The position holder is accountable for a spend worth ~$2.2bn globally. The scope of the role covers all spend in the following categories: Aluminium Can sheet and Tinplate

The role holder is responsible for generating and implementing effective sourcing and category management strat-egies and has significant direct impact on the financial performance of Ardagh through the delivery of savings and working capital improvement.

This role places a heavy emphasis on strategic supplier collaboration to unlock significant savings, to gain preferen-tial access to capacity, innovation, value engineering, and to achieve our sustainability targets, with a special focus on CO2 reduction.

The incumbent leads and collaborate with a team of ~8 members around the globe.

The role reports to the Chief Procurement Officer, is a member of the Ardagh Procurement Leadership Team and works closely with the Regional Procurement Teams and the CFOs of BUs across Europe, North America, and Brazil.

Category Strategy Development

• Accountable for category strategy development for Aluminium Can sheet and delivery of exceptional finan-cial results (cost and cash) as well as agreed non-financial KPIs
• Recognized “thought leader” at Ardagh through developing a high and comprehensive knowledge of the categories leveraging benchmarks, new and innovative technologies and insights from suppliers and indus-try knowledge providers
• Develop a vision and strategic objectives for the category by assimilating business requirements and supply market analysis, including key strategic pillars such as SRM, negotiation strategy, cost modelling, sys-tem/technology requirements, Continuous improvement
• Drive effective collaboration with the regions
  

Team Management

• Set-up proper resources allocation and means according to category’s objectives as well as business pri-orities
• Support the CPO and Procurement Leadership team by championing procurement process and technology improvements projects.
• Lead by example in deploying the global/regional collaboration matrix
• Promote a culture of knowledge sharing and encourage close liaison between regional procurement heads and category leads to improve the overall performance of the team
  

Category Management

• Lead/orchestrate high value negotiations and tenders, securing competitive pricing whilst ensuring security of supply
• Lead all legal contracting activities for the category
• Develop category benchmarks and should cost models, drive deployment and valorisation thereof into the regions
• Deploy expertise in commodity risk management to influence and improve internal risk management pro-cesses
• Track levels of risk and provide management information on risk assessments and feedback via agreed risk reporting mechanism
• Provide input and influence the use and development of key e-tools e.g. contract management, spend and transaction reporting
• Drive the development of new market opportunities, new ways of working through the use of new technolo-gies (digital etc.)
• Identify, develop and manage strategic business relationships to enable implementation of Ardagh’s strate-gy, revenue growth and new product development initiatives
• Oversee supplier relationship management activities, selectively involving directly with significant suppliers and ensuring business counterparts are equally as engaged
  

Business Partnering

• Ensure active business partnering with Finance and Business Units CEOs, CFOs and Sales
• Actively support & enlist business partnering support within Procurement
• Clearly articulate implications of changes in category landscape towards internal business stakeholders
• Ensure relevant and effective performance-tracking measures are in place
  

General

• Demonstrate commitment to the Ardagh core values through upholding our standards of business conduct, complying with Group policies and procedures, and leading by example
• Establish a working environment which promotes the importance of employees acting with integrity and in an ethical manner in line with the Group Code of Conduct
• Ensure the execution of key internal controls within the area of responsibility.
  

What We Offer

You can expect a competitive compensation and benefit package. Customised per role e.g. teamwork/ social activities/ development opportunities/ etc. We promote equal opportunities. Diversity enriches our company and gives us an advantage.

About Ardagh Group

Ardagh Group is a global leader in metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for the world’s leading brands. We trace our roots all the way back to the Irish Glass Bottle Company, founded in 1932. Since then we have grown rapidly to a team of more than 20,000 people with revenues of almost $10 billion. Today we have a presence across Europe, Africa and the Americas.

• Did you know that Ardagh produce many of the beverage cans and bottles you drink your favourite beverages from?
• Did you know we produce metal and glass packaging which are permanent materials, meaning they can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality?
• Did you know we produce more than 160 million containers per day?
  

Ardagh is passionate about sustainability and have a reputation for innovation. We push the boundaries of what’s possible, pioneering new production methods, new design techniques and new ways to recycle and save energy. Our aim is to reduce any negative environmental impact whilst remaining economically sustainable and socially responsible.

We believe that the success of our business depends on the success of our people. We strive to create working environments where our employees feel valued, can work to their full potential, and where their achievements are celebrated.

Here at Ardagh, we offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team, you’ll enjoy the journey!

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