Regional Procurement Senior Manager MEA

We are looking for a Senior Regional Procurement Manager – Advertising & Consumer Promotions to join our EMEA procurement team and focus on Middle East & Africa (MEA).

Reporting to the EMEA Procurement Senior Director you will be responsible for managing all indirect A&CP activities such as Media, PR/Influencer, Events, Merchandising, GWP, and Beauty Advisors, ensuring that all services are sourced efficiently, cost-effectively, and in compliance with company policies and regulations. (c. $76m spend).

From a strategy perspective, you will maintain regular communication with global category leaders to ensure regional feedback is incorporated into category strategies and, in turn, ensure their effective implementation within your markets i.e.

UAE, Saudi Arabia, Middle East exports (Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, etc.), Turkey, Travel Retail MENA, North Africa, African Distributors Markers, and South Africa.

From a day-to-day perspective, you will oversee the entire A&CP budget of these markets and identify opportunities for efficiencies.

With your line manager acting as a coach to you, you will define the priorities together and align on the initiatives to go after.

From here on, you will have full autonomy to go and execute your projects, from stakeholders’ involvement to sourcing to contracting and savings reporting.

Success in this role requires a go-getter attitude, a positive and ’glass half-full’ mindset, autonomy, structure, strong project management skills, and the capability to build strong relationships to influence decision-makers at both local and regional management levels.

Your main focus:

+ Develop and manage sourcing plans aligned with budgets, focusing on cost efficiency, quality, and timings.

You will need to have a ROI mindset in everything you do and touch.

+ Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, manage contracts effectively, and ensure supplier performance meets Coty’s high standards.

+ Ensure all procurement activities adhere to legal and company policies, proactively identify and mitigate risks, including supplier financial stability and performance.

+ You will have to deploy our Sustainability agenda within your markets including the tracking of your suppliers ‘Ecovadis and Sedex certifications

You will work closely together with several departments such as Marketing, Visual merchandising, Sales, and e-commerce.

All your colleagues are driven, agile, resilient, courageous and open-minded professionals, supporting each other’s growth.

Working in the team, you’ll be in a fast-paced environment in which you’ll be encouraged to dare to create, think strategically as well as be hands-on to drive actions and results.