Efficiency & Resilience Senior Procurement PMO (F/M/X)

Job Description:

Contract: Permanent/CDI

Segment: Royal Canin Europe

Location: Aimargues (30 minutes from Montpellier)

Royal Canin has a strong innovation agenda delivering health and nutrition to cats & dogs through 3 business pillars: Veterinarian, Professionals and Specialized Pet Trade. Within this context, Do it Best (DiB) & Inbound Resilience are priority enablers requiring dedicated portfolio management with increasing complexity and scale. The Efficiency & Resilience Senior Procurement PMO has overall responsibility of the planning and execution of projects partnering with the Project Owner to manage the stage/gate process. The objective is to focus on execution, improved visibility of risks and help to establish a culture of excellence in execution in close collaboration with global and regional teams: R&D, Marketing, Supply/VCO, Commercial, Regulatory, Graphic Chain, Q&FS and S&F as well as external suppliers and consultants.

The EU procurement team brings the end-to-end value creation model to life – a holistic balance of inbound Cost, Quality, Service, Sustainability and People. We manage over half of the global spend of Royal Canin representing the largest contributor to the European P&L by far. The cross-segment complexity and volume of projects required to deliver sustainable savings (DiB) while maintaining inbound resilience requires careful coordination to maximize value and resource effectiveness.

What are we looking for?

• Previous experience in procurement functions in FMCG
• Demonstrated expertise managing multiple projects in a complex environment
• Knowledgeable of PPM, Smartsheet, automation and other digital tools
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and build consensus among multiple groups with diverse priorities, functions, and cultures
• Excellent communication skills in English

What would be your key responsibilities?

• Lead cross-functional teams through the project management process to deliver Efficiency & Resilience at scale
• Be a leader within the Regional Procurement leadership Team including Supplier Quality Assurance, Operations, Directs & Indirects Sourcing, and Sustainability
• Develop and own project planning and timelines. Ensure alignment of stakeholders on key decisions points, issues, risk management and actions.
• Govern adherence of the project to Quest process and the approval of gate readiness to advance projects. Guide the teams through escalation and approval process through e.g. S&OP.
• Shape timely relevant project communications including clear recommendations.
• Drive root causes analysis relating to the challenges encountered throughout the project delivery and leads cross functional problem solving and post projects/post launch reviews.
• Maintain a collaborative, motivated, and effective team by identifying required team players and engaging them.

What can you expect from Mars?

• At Mars, we believe in a relationship of mutual trust, dignity and respect between our company and Associates that is more meaningful than the standard employer/employee relationship. 
• As Associates, we can expect to be respected, supported and valued as individuals, to be treated fairly and equitably.
• An environment where you are empowered to be proactive and to take initiatives to make a difference.
• You will work in a multicultural environment (more than 40 nationalities) and where your dog will be welcomed by more than 100 other Associates’ dogs at the office! 
• A unique and ideal work environment to become the leader in health through nutrition for cats and dogs!

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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