Director of Procurement

At Lacoste, we think Life is a Beautiful Sport and hope you do too. If you want to be a part of a culture that values performance, innovation and joie de vivre then keep reading. Are you naturally competitive? Do others look to you for inspiration? Are you happy and upbeat? Do you want to play on the best team? If you answered yes, we want to talk to you! Lacoste strives to hire only the very best players who are at the top of their game.

Summary Description :

The Director of Indirect Procurement main duties will be to define, implement and promote the Group's procurement policy in the NORCAM region (USA, Canada & Mexico), in line with General Management's strategic guidelines. The successful applicant will be in charge of defining the 3-year cost-savings plan, defining priorities, monitoring its implementation within the Region, and communicating on the purchasing performance on a monthly basis. He/she will also be tasked with the local deployment of the Group's procurement culture via KPIs and standardized tools. The goal is to have a suitable, effective procurement spend coverage in all spheres of the business unit; the target is to cover more than 90% of expenditures.


Essential Job Responsibilities:

1. Implement the cost optimization plan defined in accordance with the strategic plan:

1a) Create the global 3-year cost-savings plan in line with an expenditure baseline of approximately €90M, based on the elements defined in the strategic plan:

• Classification of expenditures per supplier (based on P&L)
• Consolidated, region-level view of expenditures per supplier
• Definition of an action plan to cut costs in each domain
• Priority alignment

1b) Coordinating the Region's main suppliers to optimize performance via winning partnerships:

• Challenge for the Region's Top 500 suppliers
• Specific, key account-type action plan with these suppliers
• Search for alternatives and innovations in response to strategic issues
• Follow thanks the corporate dashboard

2. Provide support and expertise in the company's various fields with the aim to optimize the “cost-service ratio” by implementing all the RFP / RFQ in liaison with the business. Develop expertise guidelines for all requisitions in order to optimize the associated costs on the following key cost items, with a priority focus on:

• Retail - works, furnishings, and lighting; a specific key focus must be put on this, with a goal to review current budget and spending with Architect team and monitor the cost for improvement
• Supply chain - Logistics & Transportation
• Additional domains to focus on include Marketing, (Media, POS advertising, fees); IS & E-com; and HR, (travel policy, facilities, and recruitment fees)

3. Set up the processes and tools needed for an efficient purchasing policy:
• Adapt and deploy the global procurement policy to contribute to the procurement culture development into the regional organization
• Implement the S2C (Sourcing to Contract) and S2P (Sourcing to Pay) project with the goal of setting up a standard tool (SAP / Ariba) at the regional level; this will involve establishing functional definitions of the processes, and validating the expenditures necessary for the purchasing function's smooth operation at the regional level.
• Provide the right level of coordination with the different domains to monitor the savings and build a Procurement culture.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Masters' degree from a top-ranking business/engineering school
• 7-10 years' experience in innovative companies, working in all business sectors, (FMCG, Retail, Industry, Services), in a procurement function
• Proven success with devising and implementing an effective indirect procurement strategy in his / her domain with a view to improving performance and optimizing costs; he/she will have overseen a substantial and diverse scope of expenditures - a previous experience in procurement in Retail and Supply-Chain would be a “plus”
• Past participation in implementing a cost optimization plan for several million euros on an international scale, working in matrix, agile environments on new positions
• Knowledge of Ariba is a plus
• Strong ability to negotiate and stay open-minded
• Must have an understanding of cross-functional needs, ability to effectively interact with all levels of management, collaborative approach, team player, able to embody sporting values
• Proven ability to drive change within the company
• Capable of providing a vision, and inspiring and rallying the main stakeholders
• Solid, direct and cross-functional management skills
• Provide conclusive results, being figure-minded, self-sufficient and proactive
• Enthusiasm for processes and systems

Core Values and Traits:

Accountable -
Providing answers to questions
Proposing solutions
Integrating our role as a global economic player  

Collaborative -
Succeeding together
Working together
Sharing information
Trusting each other  

Caring -
Respecting our people
Caring for customers
Different points of view
Concern for others  

Audacious -
Taking risks
Being creative & innovative
Following the less taken path
Creating value

At Lacoste, we think Life is a Beautiful Sport and hope you do too. If you want to be a part of a culture that values performance, innovation and joie de vivre then keep reading. Are you naturally competitive? Do others look to you for inspiration? Are you happy and upbeat? Do you want to play on the best team? If you answered yes, we want to talk to you! Lacoste strives to hire only the very best players who are at the top of their game.

Summary Description :

The Director of Indirect Procurement main duties will be to define, implement and promote the Group's procurement policy in the NORCAM region (USA, Canada & Mexico), in line with General Management's strategic guidelines. The successful applicant will be in charge of defining the 3-year cost-savings plan, defining priorities, monitoring its implementation within the Region, and communicating on the purchasing performance on a monthly basis. He/she will also be tasked with the local deployment of the Group's procurement culture via KPIs and standardized tools. The goal is to have a suitable, effective procurement spend coverage in all spheres of the business unit; the target is to cover more than 90% of expenditures.


Essential Job Responsibilities:

1. Implement the cost optimization plan defined in accordance with the strategic plan:

1a) Create the global 3-year cost-savings plan in line with an expenditure baseline of approximately €90M, based on the elements defined in the strategic plan:

• Classification of expenditures per supplier (based on P&L)
• Consolidated, region-level view of expenditures per supplier
• Definition of an action plan to cut costs in each domain
• Priority alignment

1b) Coordinating the Region's main suppliers to optimize performance via winning partnerships:

• Challenge for the Region's Top 500 suppliers
• Specific, key account-type action plan with these suppliers
• Search for alternatives and innovations in response to strategic issues
• Follow thanks the corporate dashboard

2. Provide support and expertise in the company's various fields with the aim to optimize the “cost-service ratio” by implementing all the RFP / RFQ in liaison with the business. Develop expertise guidelines for all requisitions in order to optimize the associated costs on the following key cost items, with a priority focus on:

• Retail - works, furnishings, and lighting; a specific key focus must be put on this, with a goal to review current budget and spending with Architect team and monitor the cost for improvement
• Supply chain - Logistics & Transportation
• Additional domains to focus on include Marketing, (Media, POS advertising, fees); IS & E-com; and HR, (travel policy, facilities, and recruitment fees)

3. Set up the processes and tools needed for an efficient purchasing policy:
• Adapt and deploy the global procurement policy to contribute to the procurement culture development into the regional organization
• Implement the S2C (Sourcing to Contract) and S2P (Sourcing to Pay) project with the goal of setting up a standard tool (SAP / Ariba) at the regional level; this will involve establishing functional definitions of the processes, and validating the expenditures necessary for the purchasing function's smooth operation at the regional level.
• Provide the right level of coordination with the different domains to monitor the savings and build a Procurement culture.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Masters' degree from a top-ranking business/engineering school
• 7-10 years' experience in innovative companies, working in all business sectors, (FMCG, Retail, Industry, Services), in a procurement function
• Proven success with devising and implementing an effective indirect procurement strategy in his / her domain with a view to improving performance and optimizing costs; he/she will have overseen a substantial and diverse scope of expenditures - a previous experience in procurement in Retail and Supply-Chain would be a “plus”
• Past participation in implementing a cost optimization plan for several million euros on an international scale, working in matrix, agile environments on new positions
• Knowledge of Ariba is a plus
• Strong ability to negotiate and stay open-minded
• Must have an understanding of cross-functional needs, ability to effectively interact with all levels of management, collaborative approach, team player, able to embody sporting values
• Proven ability to drive change within the company
• Capable of providing a vision, and inspiring and rallying the main stakeholders
• Solid, direct and cross-functional management skills
• Provide conclusive results, being figure-minded, self-sufficient and proactive
• Enthusiasm for processes and systems

Core Values and Traits:

Accountable -
Providing answers to questions
Proposing solutions
Integrating our role as a global economic player  

Collaborative -
Succeeding together
Working together
Sharing information
Trusting each other  

Caring -
Respecting our people
Caring for customers
Different points of view
Concern for others  

Audacious -
Taking risks
Being creative & innovative
Following the less taken path
Creating value