We have a suitable opening in the Operations – Sourcing department for the role of Senior Manager, Sourcing – Raw Materials (RM) based in Mumbai, who will lead the sourcing of a complex portfolio of Raw Materials for L'Oréal’s manufacturing plant in Indonesia

Job Responsibilities

1 - Economic Performance Management

Cost & Price Control: Maintain rigorous governance over raw material (RM) pricing structures and cost flows entering manufacturing facilities.
Budgeting: Formulate the annual budget, complete with granular and highly structured variance analyses.
Trend Tracking: Perform quarterly forecast updates and sensitivity analyses based on evolving market pricing.
Variance Visibility: Ensure absolute alignment and transparent reconciliation between actual Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and projected financial trends.
Cost Drivers: Develop and maintain deep transparency regarding the underlying cost drivers and feedstocks of key raw materials.

2 - Negotiations and Pricing

RFx Collaboration: Active participant in the global sourcing process,



ensuring plant-level inputs are seamlessly integrated into Worldwide (WW) Buyer RFx tenders.
Plant Advocacy: Champion local manufacturing needs and constraints to WW Buyers during global negotiations.
Cost Optimization: Partner with and influence WW Sourcing to secure highly competitive raw material costs for local plants.
System Integrity: Coordinate with WW Sourcing to guarantee the timely availability and accuracy of approved pricing within internal L’Oréal portals.
Portfolio Rationalization: Partner with Research & Innovation (R&I;) to drive raw material simplification and optimization projects.
Value Chain Savings: Continuously identify and execute cost-reduction and value-engineering opportunities across the RM value chain.

3 - Supply Chain Security and Agility

Risk Mitigation: Develop and implement robust Business Continuity Plans (BCP) for all critical raw materials utilized at the plants.
Supply Reliability: Guarantee a h

📌 Senior Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 L'Oreal
📍 Mumbai