REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance or Engineering; MBA a plus or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3-5 yrs. Procurement, Supply Chain or Engineering experience
• Experience with international business is a plus
• Fluent in English
• Experience working in a Matrix environment

• Creates, negotiates, and manages all supplier contracts including commercial terms which are not limited to pricing, incoterms and payment terms.
• Be Franke’s point of contact with Suppliers and the other way around; Serve as escalation point regionally for commercial issues, escalating issues when necessary, through the business leadership.
• Provides value creation ideas and projects, including innovation, sustainability, risk management, and cost.
• Leads and supports new product development sourcing activities at regional level.
• Understands the Foodservice division business strategy and objectives and translate into procurement requirements.
• Designs, plans, and executes category strategies aligned with regional & divisional wide business requirements.
• Actively engages and support Global Procurement Director OEM in strategy creation and execution ensuring positive impact regionally while keeping the global strategy in mind.
• Cascades-down categories long term strategies and implications for the regional business stakeholders; Provides market insights to the business.
• Create, maintain, and report initiatives’ results to the leadership team and/or global procurement ensuring transparency and compliance to Franke’s policies.