Demand Management Team Lead

Job Description

Industry: Personal Care Product Manufacturing
Seniority for this role: Not Applicable
The Estée Lauder Companies attracts the most outstanding people from diverse industries and nurtures their talents. Whether they work in one of our stores, on a production line, at our corporate headquarters in New York City or in one of our affiliates worldwide, our employees take pride in their contributions to our success. Do you want to work for one of the world’s largest luxury beauty brands? Do you want to work for a company that delivers value to its customers on a daily basis? Do you want to join a talented, multi-lingual and fun team? We are looking for Demand Management Team Lead to join our team in Budapest! The Role The Team lead is responsible for managing strategic and tactical tasks related to ensuring the procurement of staff augmentation and business services are in line with the standards and strategic prioritization of ELC. This role requires a deep understanding of different business services and temporary labor needs and industry standards, vendor agreements and the ability to extract value through a governance and controls process. The team lead will review and revise escalated demands as well as design and enforce the overall process to ensure that ELC maximizes benefits while minimizing financial expenditure and exposure. The team lead will work with the business and other leaders to update and ensure the process for reviewing these demands are in line with the latest of policy and procurement strategy as we often pivot our needs and will need the flow of review to remain dynamic. Responsibilities Working with Procurement and business leaders to ensure that the policies and strategies of the company are dynamically implemented into the process of demand management as this is the first lie of enforcement for business service categories. Working with Procurement Category leads as well as business leaders to update the process’s recommendation guidelines as this team will need to remain industry relevant. Enforcing ELC policy through both management of incoming demands and the review and management of existing engagements through the company. Analyzing and interpreting data sets to support decision-making. Designing, developing, and maintaining decision support reports and documents. Collaborating with various departments and internal stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver relevant solutions within ELC policy. Creating & presenting decision support materials for senior management. Review strategic and tactical vendor agreements and revise as necessary to ensure ELC is maximizing benefits while minimizing financial expenditure / exposure. Recommend contract revisions to improve language and reduce gaps/inconsistencies. Orchestrate first line analysis of Temp Labor demands. Prepare for final review of manager before DocuSign submission. Includes escalation to leadership when red flags are caught. Oversee governance activity and ensure it is properly documented. Manage contract approval packages presented by Indirect Procurement and/or Finance for execution. Ensure Business Partners are aware of vendor governance tasks/deliverables which are approaching deadlines and assist where possible . Gather and analyze market data on a regular basis relative to the appropriate category and region to properly gauge and evaluate market and industry conditions applied to determine the sourcing strategy. Maintaining agreements database, tracking contracts’ expiry dates and assuring the extensions are signed in a due time. Requirements Minimum 5 years’ experience in different indirect procurement roles. Extensive experience with Service Now and managing process flows and approval flows. Prior experience preparing decision support materials and helping to explain decision making. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple partners. Ability to influence & motivate peers & partners. Ability to think communicate effectively. Understanding of Governance, Controls and Policy enforcement. Experience developing and creating reports. Experience working with geographically dispersed team & customer base. Expertise in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Service NOW, Ariba, & SAP. Our hybrid work model At ELC, we believe that efficiency doesn’t depend on being in the office five days a week. To support work-life balance, we offer our office-based colleagues the opportunity to work from home up to 10 days per month. Our Benefits At ELC, we’re excited to offer you a variety of benefits; enjoy exclusive discounts on our premium brands including Estée Lauder, Tom Ford, Jo Malone London, La Mer, and many more. We also provide a yearly bonus to recognize your contributions. You’ll also have access to our flexible cafeteria plan, providing personalized options for your specific needs. Get active with the AYCM sport pass program available as a self-financed option tailored to your fitness goals. We also provide 24/7 mental health support through Magellan Healthcare, ensuring you and your family have access to professional counseling whenever needed. Additionally, enjoy free access to LinkedIn Learning for continuous development, and take advantage of our mobile fleet plan. We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. It is Company’s policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability. Show more Show less