Sourcing Project Manager
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Great things are happening in the Europe and Australia (EUAU) region. Each day, our 2,500 plus colleagues bring their passion to our offices, manufacturing sites, R&D center, and commercial/distributor markets across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We are energized by over 150 years of bringing people together with the food they love. With beloved brands Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Fibre One, Latina Fresh and more, we are on a mission to become the undisputed growth leader in food for EUAU. In a world that's ever-changing, we look to stay ahead and seek people who share our love of food and are hungry to shape the future.
What your role is
We are seeking a high-performing and self-motivated individual to join the EUAU Sourcing team as a Sourcing Projects & HMM Lead (HMM stands for Holistic Margin Management, referring to company EBIT improvement). The purpose of this role is to advance Sourcing Projects initiative for Direct & Indirect spends as well as HMM pipeline across our region. This role generates value through Sourcing and business partnership, developing new processes and approaches, driving connectivity across SC HMM teams and providing leadership in unlocking new Sourcing HMM levers. This role will also develop and standardize HMM communication.
Acting as a Sourcing Project Manager - Supporting communication framework on external market intelligence (macro economical trends, commodities, pack & energy) to our sales and pricing communities, while identifying opportunities for process improvement and recommend changes to streamline procurement operations. You will support Direct & ESC & Indirect teams in various projects (Sourcing, Should cost modeling, process, value creation, etc.).
Acting as key partner to each EUAU sourcing platform teams to align Brand/Platforms & Sourcing needs - Partnering with each HMM lead to develop long term ideation plan and cross-functional HMM strategy for each Brand/Platforms. As well as, partnering with EUAU sourcing teams in the development of multiyear HMM category pipelines and translation to Brand/Platforms impact
Acting as a sourcing HMM program manager to ensure timely execution of each HMM category pipeline - Partnering with EUAU sourcing teams to track status of each HMM initiative and map out risk and opportunity, while ensuring adherence to HMM initiative management standards across EUAU sourcing teams
Driving connectivity with HMM teams - Supporting Sourcing connection with Supply Chain HMM teams and other teams involved in HMM development. Developing content to be used in ongoing Leadership Team HMM meetings and Sourcing HMM meetings
What you will bring to the team
Wide Sourcing or Sourcing Consulting experience with clear understanding of Sourcing principles including Total Value and Brand/Platforms connectivity with strong analytical skills.
You will have strong active listening skills and ability to build trust quickly across functions, which will support your business communication skills and demonstrated ability to effectively communicate across multiple levels of the organization, including functional.
You will have great examples that will demonstrate your ability to quickly and effectively respond to change with high learning agility and cultural agility.
What you get from us
- A Certified Great Place to Work, Certified Best UK Workplace and Best Workplace for Wellbeing,Development & Women
- Flexible and employee-focused work culture
- Equal Employment opportunities
- Competitive package with benefits
At General Mills, we are committed to recruiting ,retaining, developing, and advancing an inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of the consumers and communities we serve globally. Come and be part of our team's journey. Hungry to Shape the Future.