Supplier Strategy & Development- Implement supplier management strategy for Strategic, Key, and New Suppliers in the Food & Nutrition sector, aligned with overall divisional goals.- Identify growth opportunities with current suppliers and assess the potential of new suppliers relevant to the Food & Nutrition market.- Contribute to the development and execution of supplier performance scorecards and satisfaction surveys to drive quality and excellence. Data and Market Analysis- Manage supplier performance tracking and segmentation, review service level proposals.Supervise competitor benchmarking and market analysis to identify sourcing opportunities.- Review insights from supplier and market data for business expansion chances.- Conduct competitor benchmarking, market mapping, and gap analysis to identify new suppliers, products, or technologies. Identify white spots and product gaps for new supplier/product development.- Maximum the utilization of data sources- e.g. Mintel, Euromonitor.collaboration- Lead cross- functional collaboration with internal teams (Commercial, Marketing, QA, Logistics, Finance, Legal) and external partners (suppliers, key accounts) to align and drive strategic initiatives.- Ensure effective communication and alignment across functions for strategic initiatives with suppliers (new & existing) Legal Contract- Support contract renewals and reviews with Legal and Compliance teams.- Ensure all assigned suppliers have up- to- date contracts and maintain the contract database for risk monitoring of potential conflicts between new and existing Budget Management- Plan, manage, and evaluate budgets for supplier management / development activities (e.g. events, innovation campaigns, sourcing trips, updating trends, enhancing collaboration with suppliers ), ensuring strategic alignment and ROI. Team Development:- Supervise and coach team members to build a collaborative, innovative, and high- performance culture.- Propose development and succession plans for direct reports.- Stay updated with emerging industry trends, technologies, innovations; participate in supplier- related events, conferences, exhibitions/tradeshows, net- working events and Others:Any other responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time by direct manager