Procurement Category Executive

Procurement Category Executive, Lahore, Pakistan. Join us to take your career journey to the next level

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• Align with internal and external key stakeholders (including CEPG - Cross Enterprise procurement group) to drive and ensure implementation of strategies for commodities managed.
  
• Run tenders for the managed categories to negotiate pricings as well as other terms and conditions to achieve pipeline of value targets identified yearly.
  
• Understand full business requirements and influence internal stakeholders to drive short term and long-term productivities and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO).
  
• Ensure approvals and contracts for all high-risk/high-spend negotiations are concluded at country or group level within the managed portfolio.
  
• Ensure compliance with all relevant business policies and SOP.
  
• Create preferred supplier lists for all categories managed considering spend, relationship tenure and pricing trend.
  
• Utilize reporting and analytics to drive key strategies and decisions for the category group.
  
• Monitor industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and exploit opportunities that benefit CCI.
  
• Follow market trends for the raw materials of the procured items to recommend pre-buy or hedging options.
  
• Identify and develop alternative suppliers in line with group procurement strategy; create contingency plans. Work with BU post Group team approvals to ensure smooth induction.
  
• Ensure suppliers are aligned with Coca-Cola / CCI sustainability targets and are SGP approved where applicable.
  

• Bachelor's degree
  

• "People Centered" Focus
  
• Equal Salary Advocate
  
• A Globally Diverse / International Workplace
  
• Inclusive Team-Building Activities
  
• Digital Learning Opportunities
  
• Leadership Exposure With Organizational Events
  
• Inclusive Language And Culture
  
• Social Clubs / Networks
  
• Inclusive / Family-Friendly Policies
  

CCI is a multinational beverage company operating in Türkiye, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Syria. We produce, distribute, and sell sparkling and still beverages, serving a population of 600 million people with more than 10,000 employees across 33 bottling plants and 3 fruit processing plants in 12 countries.

At CCI, we are committed to creating value for our employees, customers, consumers, and communities. As a Top Employer certified company, we put people at the heart of everything we do. With our vision to become the best FMCG company, we achieve success through our One Team spirit, guided by our shared values of passion, integrity, accountability, and teamwork. Our ambition is to be a great place to work—an inclusive, diverse, and inspiring organization with strong leadership and organizational capabilities.

We foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in everything we do. As the fourth company to obtain the EQUAL-SALARY global certification, we take pride in being an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer across all our markets.

We take responsibility for the future with our Sustainability Commitments for 2030. Our roadmap focuses on six key areas: packaging, water, and climate in environmental sustainability; and human rights, diversity & inclusion, and community investment in social sustainability. By 2030, we aim for 35% of newly hired individuals, 40% of managerial positions, and 50% of executive committee members to be women.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, sex, color, national or social origin, ethnicity, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, or political opinion.