Company Overview
FrieslandCampina is a top-tier global dairy company supplying dairy beverages, infant nutrition, cheese, desserts, and ingredients to consumers and professional customers across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Job Summary
The Director Business Procurement Asia translates business strategy into procurement roadmaps, leads procurement teams, and drives value delivery, supplier management, and transformation initiatives across Asia for FrieslandCampina.
Responsibilities
- Translate Asia Business Group strategy into an integrated Procurement roadmap and annual operating plan to guide procurement activities.
- Align procurement strategies with business priorities to support cost, risk, supply resilience, and growth objectives.
- Advise senior Asia leadership on procurement opportunities, cost management, risk mitigation, and supply chain resilience.
- Lead procurement business reviews and strategic planning to ensure alignment with business goals.
- Deliver annual savings, productivity improvements, and value creation targets through effective sourcing and supplier management.
- Drive value engineering and supplier innovation initiatives to enhance procurement outcomes.
- Execute procurement strategies across all relevant spend categories, balancing local business needs with global objectives.
- Align regional procurement requirements with global category strategies where appropriate.
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies, sourcing standards, legal requirements, and governance frameworks.
- Develop and implement risk mitigation and business continuity plans addressing geopolitical, regulatory, and supply market developments in Asia.
- Lead, coach, and develop the Asia Business Procurement team to build a high-performing, engaged, and inclusive culture.
- Provide clarity on priorities, accountability, and development opportunities to enhance team capability.
- Foster cross-country collaboration and knowledge sharing to leverage regional strengths.
- Support and lead procurement aspects of business transformation programs, including standardization, simplification, and digitalization initiatives.
- Ensure consistent adoption of procurement tools, processes, and governance frameworks across the region.
- Promote transparency and accountability in procurement decision-making.
- Support sustainability, responsible sourcing, and ESG objectives within procurement activities.
Required competencies and certifications
- Minimum 15+ years of relevant experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Commercial leadership roles.
- Proven track record of leading complex, multi-country procurement organizations.
- Experience operating in international and matrix environments.
- Demonstrated success in stakeholder management at executive level.
- Strong experience delivering significant procurement value and business transformation programs.
- Experience in building strategic partnerships.
