ELLA BENEDICT

· Develops and leads in the implementation of operational policies and strategic plans

· Establishes the corporate culture and creates a positive work environment that promotes excellent performance

· Implements the company’s vision, vision, core values, and strategies through effective systems, processes, methods, and techniques

· Works with, solicits guidance, and manages the expectations of Board of Directors, including report preparation and plan formulation

· Provides inspirational leadership and guidance to staff, including effective management of direct reports

· Ensures up-to-date compliance to laws, regulations, and industry requirements

· Positively represents the company in sales, marketing, and other official events or engagements

· Keeps abreast with the market and industry landscape and upcoming technologies and trends to identify expansion opportunities for the company

· Assists in hiring key staff in the company and builds a strong and productive management team

· Proactively implements initiatives to strengthen the company brand and competitive advantage of the company

· Establishes effective alliances and partnerships aimed at increasing sales and attaining the company’s vision and objectives

· Proactively identifies and implements long-term solutions or plans to issues, risks, and opportunities

· Oversees the overall performance, productivity, and direction of the company and provide guidance as needed

· Proactively and effectively manages and protects the key resources of the company – Intellectual, Material (including Technology), Financial, and Manpower/Human

· Determine sourcing needs, understand the supply market and develop sourcing strategy for each spend category assigned

· Monitor price trend and market movement of the underassigned categories/ products in order to optimize Nestle benefits in term of purchasing; negotiate to decrease price, stocks, etc.

· Seek supplier sources in open markets for the assigned spend category

· Screen suppliers based on a set of criteria; specifications, quality, performance, pricing, etc.

· Propose the selected suppliers to management with appropriate analysis for decision making

· Coordinate w/ QM, RMP, internal specialists, stakeholders, etc. to approve and audit suppliers

· Ensure required information supplier data, PIR, contracts, etc. are accurately, completely and timely input in SAP before existing agreement/contract is expired (be readily available for call-off)

· Monitor supplier performance based on results provided by Receivers, communicate supplier scorecard and arrange meetings with suppliers to find corrective actions as needed

· Ensure supply

· Coordinate with factory RMP and QA to handle complaints and ensure problems/claims are solved properly

· Lead initiatives to reduce total cost (cost of purchasing and purchases), reduce operation complexity (rationalize suppliers, specifications) and implement P2P best practices