Global Strategic Sourcing Leader - MRO

MGS Commercial Global Category Leader role(s) are responsible for developing and institutionalizing an enterprise wide category strategy in their assigned sub-category & for deriving/delivering the annual MGS Commercial targets in alignment with the regional teams in this category. The MRO category covers all spare parts, supplies and services required for maintenance of our assets in all factories. Annual spend $600M (50%-60% in North America).

This role will be required to collaborate across a broad Commercial & Supply stakeholders in MRO community and manage relationships remotely as they operate across the globe leading the MRO category.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) in Engineering, Economics, Science or Supply Chain.

• Proven experience, knowledge and expertise in the MRO category is required for this role.

• 10 years of proven global & region MRO sourcing experience, supplier capability knowledge and E2E Supply chain knowledge

• Demonstrated successful performance in role of similar scope and breadth. Previous management experience that includes leading successful teams, proven Leadership, Change Management and Project Management skills.

• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions in complex and/or ambiguous business environments. History of building strong client and supplier relationships.

• Experience working x-region and cross cultural.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Develop and institutionalize an enterprise wide global category sourcing strategy for the MRO spend $600M in Mars, ensuring E2E capabilities are defined/developed and sourced to deliver 3-5 year pipeline of value creation, innovation and growth requirements X-SEG and X-REG.

• Accountable, with the Regional teams to deliver the value creation for the MRO category of spend, in terms of P&L impact, cost avoidance, cash and contribution to the productivity programs of each Segment.

• Manage the relationships internally with X-SEG SUPPLY to develop strategies that not only deliver savings but also drive innovation through excellence in category management.

• Create and maintain partnership with the key global stakeholders, region commercial heads, region category directors and X-SEG X-functional leaders ensuring alignment with the long term business strategies as well as annual operating plans.

• Responsible for the relationships with global & critical regional suppliers to drive SRM for delivery of evolving quality and cost improvement as well as develop supplier enabled innovations & continuous improvement.

• Develop Category insights & benchmark, cross pollenate best practices within MGS Commercial & Supply across segments ensuring knowledge mgmt. & best practices are fully leveraged X-SEG and X-REG.

• Develop master skill level in MSSM and sourcing strategy development including hyper-collaboration internally and externally to unlock business strategies that fill pipeline expectations and deliver ASP.

• Ensure the supplier base is continuously optimized according to the category management strategies to enable the innovation, growth, and ASP delivery.

• Accountable to drive global compliance & ensure all governance according to the Mars standards

• Enable and deliver safety, Q&FS and sustainability results in partnership with X-SEG Supply and MGS

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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