This sourcing role is responsible for leading sourcing marketing related categories in General Mills China.

This leader plays a key role in developing the regional category strategies that he/she is accountable for, ensuring category compliance, and delivering regional performance metrics for the category including fulfilment of HMM and total value.

As a key member of a global virtual team, this role will champion standard, global ways of working and play a critical role in influencing stakeholders within and outside of the organization.

This sourcing role:

·     Develop indirect sourcing strategies including supplier management and selection to ensure all suppliers meet General Mills cost, quality and service expectations. These sourcing strategies are designed and executed in close collaboration with internal stakeholders (Global Sourcing, Marketing, Sales, and all other share service functionsetc.)

·     Manage the indirect sourcing and overall supplier relationship management including partnership plans, HMM & key projectsfor key spend categories under responsibility.

·     Lead tenders, supplier negotiations, contracts within region and coordinate with global category lead in localizing the global contracts and SOW

·     Create the Regional Risk Management Strategy for indirect goods and services  in collaboration with the Global Sourcing Centre

·     Ensure regional Market Intelligence on the categories (Markets, services, trends, etc.) to build pipeline of initiatives and anticipate market fluctuations

·     Develop and deliver to savings target set by the global function and the local business team and pro-actively support new  initiatives in close relation with stakeholders

·     Understand indirect goods and services costs drivers, communicate risks/opportunities to the business

·     Create meaningful linkages with OGS Marketing to ensure effective category strategy alignment and process compliances

Ensure all dealings with suppliers are conducted with ethics and integrity and comply with General Mills corporate guidelines

Desired Skills and Experience

·    Demonstrated ability to create and lead the implementation of sourcing strategies.

·    Excellent communication skills to collaborate across various functions both internally and externally.

·    Solid Knowledge and skills of indirect material sourcing

·    Significant experience in Marketing related category management.

·    Strong project management expertise and proactively working attitude

·    Fluent mandarin and English communication in verbal and written

·    10+ years of indirect sourcing experiences

·    FMCG industry experiences preferred