Procurement Specialist

The role holder is responsible for supporting and implementing the sourcing and category management initiatives in the region, internal stakeholder engagement, and supporting the regional relationships / engagements with suppliers. This role has significant direct impact on the financial performance of the business unit.

The role reports to the Director of Procurement responsible for IT, Energy, Returnable Packaging and will collaborate closely with regional operations, procurement, and other functional teams.

• Own the regional implementation of key strategic category initiatives
• Support plants on P2P process including purchase orders, scheduling agreements, good receipts, invoices, and reconciliations
• Generate and provide returnable packaging inventory reporting to Customers. Negotiate and facilitate chargebacks where necessary
• Ensure and maintain supply chain monitoring to continuously secure supply at the right cost
• Support inventory management software roll-out
• Timely implementation of pricing adjustments in conjunction with suppliers
• Support the regional relationships with IT, Energy, and Returnable Packaging suppliers
• Continuously monitor and challenge the suppliers on Total Cost of Ownership opportunities and value delivery
• Escalate, address, and close NOCs (Notice of Compliant) with supply partners on a timely basis

• Ensure proper business partnering with other relevant functions such as Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, HR, Procurement, & plant team members
• Master change management for the business unit through concise execution and communication
• Ensure relevant and effective value engineering tracking measures are in place

• Demonstrate engagement towards the Ardagh core values "Trust, Teamwork & Excellence" through upholding our standards of business conduct, leading by example, compliance with Group policies & procedures and ways of working
• Promote and establish a working environment that embraces the importance of employees acting ethically as well as with integrity, to meet the business objectives in congruence Ardagh’s Code of Conduct.
• Install the group’s key internal controls for the region and guarantee the execution thereof
• 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
• Successfully deploy within region, the category strategy to strengthen the organization’s competitiveness, sustainability compliance and the fit-for purpose product portfolio
• Timely purchase orders, scheduling agreement updates, and transactional support for all stakeholders
• Manage and benchmark supplier performance on continuity, contingency, quality, service, sustainability, value and financials.
• Provide clear Real Time visibility on price and working capital within the category.
• Onboard and carve out focused SMART targets backing the business goals

• A minimum of 2 years’ work experience in procurement, category management, supply chain, or related business experience
• Experienced in ideation and delivery of procurement initiatives addressing technical, financial and sustainability advancements
• Track record of delivering value from strategic frameworks through internal and external partners
• Strong leadership skills with matrix management experience
• Proven ability to work in a cross‑functional team in a multicultural organization

• Inventory (Returnable Packaging) Tracking and RFID experience preferred
• Ability to work with complex data and calculate ending inventory balances by location
• Effective communication and influencing skills, ability to convince and persuade others
• Align on targets and translate these into SMART KPI’s
• Solid financial market and business acumen
• High resilience and ability to prioritize in a constraint environment with regards to demands and workload

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