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Chennai, Tn, In

Paris, Fr

Consultancy services on supply chain assessments

Consultancy services tailored to producers of Flavors and Fragrances ingredients, compounding houses, and consumer packaged goods companies.Business Development- Market insights: Identifying key economic drivers and trends in the F&F ingredient industry.- Evaluation of immediate opportunities, regulatory requirements, and environmental considerations- Strategic advice on business growth and market positioningSourcing Support• Introducing reliable suppliers specialized in F&F ingredients from our extensive network.• Providing management insights on suppliers and their capabilities• Strategic guidance in building sourcing strategies specific to the F&F ingredient marketSustainability Strategy and Certifications for F&F Ingredients:• Insights on emerging consumer preferences, investor expectations, and legal compliance frameworks• In-depth assessments and action planning on sustainability platforms• Support in setting decarbonization goals, creating a roadmap, and implementing sustainability actions• Designing the transformation of your palette to meet circularity and renewable ingredient requirements.• Data management, gap analysis, and implementation support for sustainability models and tools M&A and Strategic Business Models for F&F Ingredients:• Identifying strategic opportunities for mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships • Introducing and facilitating meetings with potential suitors and partners• Support with commercial due diligence, market assessments, and valuation • Designing innovative business models and fostering synergies to drive growth and competitiveness

Düsseldorf, De

Holzminden, Lower Saxony, De

Procurement excellence is deeply embedded in Symrise’s corporate strategy. We specify “sourcing” as one of the sustainability pillars that drives our business. The overall objective is to ensure sustainable sourcing practices throughout the entire value chain. I work closely with Corporate & Sustainability teams to create sourcing & supplier strategies that align with the overall business & the corporate sustainable sourcing objectives. I am responsible for,• Driving sustainable impact through Supplier Relationship Management processes• Representing Symrise in critical client-facing meetings to demonstrate the positive impact of our sourcing activities on the businesses of our key clients• Leading the responsible sourcing steering committee delivering execution of policies & practices that create sustainable social, environmental & economic benefits• Performing risk assessment of priority raw materials, designing & executing appropriate risk mitigation/sourcing strategies• Building deep ongoing value chain understanding of priority crops, critical sectors & strategic supply chains. These dimensions are all highly dynamic & will require the establishment of new processes, including delegated responsibilities for the global procurement team colleagues• Devising holistic, value chain led, sustainability strategies & impact programs to drive transparent & traceable impacts to ensure continuous improvement in driving change• Managing & implementing scalable models to ensure materials from smallholders are on a road map to being sustainably sourced. To positively impact smallholders & critically address issues that include tenure issues & constraints, the organization of smallholders, productivity improvements through scalable training programs• Working cross-divisionally within the organization to seek out opportunities for collaboration & common ground innovation in supply chain excellence when it comes to Sustainability & responsible, ethical sourcing

Holzminden, Lower Saxony, De

Member of the S&C Global Sustainability Board* Global pillar lead responsible for defining the sustainable sourcing strategy for Scent & Care and drive the implementation of strategies* Develop Symrise’ standards, capabilities and leading position as collaborator of choice for sustainability with our leading clients* Sourcing and purchasing activities for Scent & Care APAC * Regional (APAC) Ambassador for Sustainability in the company

Holzminden, Lower Saxony, De

Full accountability of the Supply Chain function for the Scent & Care business in Asia Pacific* Built a modern supply chain organization focused on excellence in execution* Regional Ambassador for Sustainability* Increased investment in automation & new factories in the region to upgrade the manufacturing operations in the region* Upgraded skill sets of the manufacturing workforce by transforming to higher value added production* Increased operational productivity & efficiency by investing in retraining and development of local managerial talent* Designed APAC region to lead the sustainability initiatives – by focusing on optimizing energy & water consumption, reducing & managing waste

Holzminden, Lower Saxony, De

• Full accountability of Purchasing for Asia Pacific • Integrated regional sourcing and purchasing activities• Design & implementation of Regional Sourcing strategy• Core team member for Global Sourcing

Holzminden, Lower Saxony, De

• Full accountability of Purchasing for both Symrise India & Singapore • Global lead buyer for selected raw materials (Annual purchasing volume of approx. US$ 2 Million)• Core team member for Global purchasing of materials from South Asia• Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator for Purchasing

Holzminden, Lower Saxony, De

• Full accountability for supply chain of the business – Planning, Purchasing, Production, & Logistics (Ann Sales: US$ 30 Million)• Core team member for Global purchasing of materials from India (Ann. purchase: US$ 20 Million)• Designed & implemented management processes as part of building core competitiveness in manufacturing & supply chain

Holzminden, Lower Saxony, De

• Full accountability for Purchasing & Inbound Logistics for both Fragrance & Flavours businesses (Ann Sales: US$ 45 Million)• Negotiated and structured purchasing agreements with vendors that resulted in a 3% decrease in purchasing costs year on year

In

• Full accountability for the Supply Chain function of the pharmaceuticals business (Ann Sales: US$ 15 Million)• Streamlined production planning and optimised inventories to increase on time deliveries to Depots from 70% to 95% • Reduced inventory to sales ratio from 20% to 10% by decreasing inventory from US$ 1.8 Million to US$ 1.3 Million while sales grew from US$ 10 Million to US$ 15 Million.• Negotiated and structured purchasing agreements with vendors that resulted in a 20% decrease in purchasing costs• Integrated subcontractors with ICI operations to improve reliable, consistent, on-time deliveries

Mumbai, In

• Managed the purchasing functions for personal care products viz. Parachute, Hair & Care, and Revive brands (Sales: US$ 67 Million)• Initiated & successfully implemented changes in packing material designs leading to an annual cost savings of about US$ 0.2 Million.• Systematised high value imports and reduced inventories by 30%• Decentralised procedures for routine material procurement to improve service levels• Designed and implemented vendor management systems by developing scorecards to measure and monitor vendor performance across the entire company

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

• Managed the Liquid Paints Manufacturing lines (Apcolite& Gattu)• Designed & implemented on-line materials cost control system that facilitated timely and accurate reporting of product costs• Reengineered workflow to improve productivity levels by about 15%• Negotiated an amicable labour settlement w.r.t. productivity & quality and implemented it by training the workmen in new & better manufacturing practices

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