Lead Category Sourcing - Integral Ingredients
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The Direct Procurement team works with all areas of the Supply Chain Functions identifying opportunities to improve cost, process improvements, improve profitability, cost containment/avoidance and optimize sourcing opportunities. This position will be focused on Manufacturing procurement.

What You Can Expect
Lead Sourcing Market analysis, risk mitigation, supplier innovation, and value delivery in designated categories, while adhering to standardized B-F Strategic Sourcing policies and procedures.

Create and implement global category sourcing strategies working with senior category management,



coordinate with regional and local sourcing resources as needed, and build stakeholder alignment. Work closely with key internal customers across the organization, to develop effective cost reduction strategies, while meeting specification standards. Support on-going supplier selection and evaluation process.

Negotiate and implement major commercial agreements, and resolve supplier disputes while maintaining a high standard of ethics. Work closely with the Legal Department.

Lead key supplier development and improvement efforts, with a special focus on supplier efficiencies, accuracy and Supplier Diversity. Maintain key performance metrics appropriate for each category and suppliers. Build effective, consistent, and equitable strategic supplier relationships, while maintaining a high standard of ethics.

Knowledge of finance and financial methods, with the ability to translate analysis into strategies, actions, and resu

📌 Lead Category Sourcing (México)
🏢 Brown-Forman Australia
📍 México