PREPARATION EQUIPMENT CATEGORY STRATEGY
Definition, sharing and relative implementation of Preparation Equipment Procurement Strategy, starting from:
1. Market Trends
2. Spending Analysis
3. Supplier Portfolio Analysis and Segmentation, Risk Analysis
4. Category Strategy Ambition, Vision and road-map definition
5. Road-map implementation and KPIs monitoring
In coherence and full alignment with Ferrero Strategic Plan (Budget/PS3) and with overall Preparation Equipment category road-map, always keeping in consideration technical and technologic developments and potential industrial constraints both at Central and Local level.
CATEGORY STRATEGIES IMPLEMENTATION
In addition to the definition of the Preparation Equipment Procurement Strategy and the following implementation plan, Category Manager has the objective also to ensure the implementation plan for North America throughout the road-map and targets defined at Central Level for Equipment Standardization, Best Cost Country Scouting, Strategic Sourcing.
SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (focus on North America perimeter)
To manage Global Partners entities (Supplier’s HQs or Local branches) for Preparation Equipment and overall, as indirect responsibility, for with specific reference to North America Area, rationalizing existing central and local portfolio in accordance with Central Categories guidelines and introducing new potential regional ones eventually escalating them at Group level in cooperation with Project Engineering, Resident Engineering and Maintenance Team.
To ensure the Supplier knowledge under a technical, organizational, economic and financial perspective monitoring the Supplier portfolio from a Responsible Sourcing perspective.
STAKEHOLDERS MANAGEMENT
To ensure the correct implementation and development of managed category through the collaboration with main internal stakeholders (Operations and Maintenance Teams), acting at Central Level in coherence with Technical Procurement function and following Preparation Equipment category strategies and principles.
CATEGORY MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC SOURCING
Cooperates with Technical Engineering and Central Maintenance Department in the sourcing process for the category managed at Group level and, regionally, for the extended Preparation Equipment, ensuring the analysis, evaluation and negotiation of the offers received, proposes qualified and trustable alternatives for the specific sourcing, in order to gain the maximum possible benefit in terms of industrial costs, quality, delivery timings and service level.
SCOUTING (focus on North America perimeter)
Focus on North America as far as Preparation Equipment scouting activities of new suppliers and technology innovation according to Procurement guidelines and in support to Area Procurement.
MARKET KNOWLEDGE
Continuous technical and market update on Category under responsibility, with the goal of a full knowledge of global market, through participation to Industry Fairs and Workshops and the aim to identify and potentially introduce within Supplier Group perimeter, technologies, and Partners with direct focus on improving Service Level for the entire Organization.
