AVON

Procurement

• Oversee finished goods inventory, service, and cost for the product categories supported, in addition to developing supplier relationships to support those goals.
• Negotiate component, raw Ingredient, contract manufacturing terms and minimum order quantities (MOQ) for new product launches and items already existing in the portfolio
• Build and sustain team members relationships with Marketing, Package Engineering, Quality, Demand Planning, Project Management, and Finance
• Establish supplier selection criteria, evaluate alternative suppliers, manage the RFQ process, and guide final supplier selection
• Identify any challenges and opportunities with the supply plans (lead-times, capacity constraints), prepare analysis and communicate with Category Team with recommended action plans specifically in areas of supply and production planning with projected impact to goals
• Improve and rationalize supply base on an ongoing basis
• Partner with and support Planning by being an active participant with regards to mitigation of service issues for both new and inline products

Beauty Sourcing Manager