Our Blend
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is one of the world's largest independent and privately-owned specialty coffee and tea retailers. In 1963 we opened our very first store, and today we have over 1200 cafes in 25 countries, as well as our Global Headquarters in Singapore.
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is on an inspiring journey to become the world's coffee and tea brand. We are united by our passion for connecting people through the daily rituals of coffee and tea—viewing every cup as an opportunity to impact someone's day.
Our Brew Crew is a diverse team of hard-working optimists with a passion for learning about our craft, the people we serve, and the world around us. We offer the tools, the environment, and the support for you to make your unique contribution and grow as a person.
Passion is contagious, and we've got a serious case of it. If you are just as passionate as we are, come join our Brew Crew!
Brew Crew Opportunity
The Global Procurement Manager leads procurement initiatives and partners with global counterparts to drive efficiency and effectiveness across the team. This role supports collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, while developing and continuously improving standardized procurement processes, KPIs, reporting, and supplier management practices.
Key responsibilities include consolidating spend and supplier information, and ensuring adherence to standard procedures in areas such as RFXs/tenders, supplier performance management, and contract management. The position reports to the Director, Global Strategic Sourcing.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Coordinate day-to-day activities in close collaboration with Product Innovation, Marketing, Supply Chain, & Customer Service Team to source and commercialize new business requirements
- Lead strategic sourcing and vendor management of key ingredients and new products to support product development and CPG projects, ensuring supplier qualification, competitive sourcing, supply continuity, cost optimization, and timely cross-functional execution to drive quality and profitability.
- Generate cost savings and control costs on new and existing business requirements
- Oversee compliance with labelling regulations and requirements across all procured goods
- Responsible for supporting RFXs/sourcing events, including bidding, negotiation, and awarding
- Support supplier performance information, including vendor scorecards and reports
- Identify and execute value-add projects to expand influence / scope where appropriate. This may include partnering with the business to execute non-sourcing related initiatives e.g. initiatives that support customer acquisition
- Support the end-to-end contract lifecycle management in coordination with internal teams and suppliers, while assisting in the supplier accreditation process to ensure compliance with organizational standards and procurement policies
- Develop reports, dashboards, and market intelligence to generate category insights, support strategy development, analyze quotations, and drive total cost management while tracking operational KPIs.
- Drive alignment with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams on procurement objectives and performance metrics, while fostering collaboration with peers to ensure consistent information flow and the sharing of sourcing best practices across the organization
- Drive continuous improvement and standardization of procurement processes, tools, and analysis to enhance efficiency, productivity, and cost savings while maximizing value from procurement activities.
Your Ingredients
- Bachelor's Degree in Predictive Supply Chain, Business Administration, Business Analytics, or related field of study required
- Minimum of 5 years experience
- Experience in retail/ FMCG/food & beverage industry a plus
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Data visualization skills e.g. Power BI is a plus
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Strong ability to organize data, perform independent analysis, and prepare management presentations in a fast paced, dynamic environment
- Detail oriented with strong analytical and organizational skills
- Strong partnership and collaborative style
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
- English proficiency require
Performance & Rewards
At The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, we embrace a high-performance culture that rewards and encourages our values of teamwork, ownership, and respect for one another.
Our FROTH VALUES
We believe in the fundamental truths that guide us through our daily lives:
- FRIENDLINESS - We go above and beyond in everything we do. Friendliness and customer-centricity is embedded in our culture.
- RESPECT - We are inclusive and honour each other's values, opinions and diversity.
- OWNERSHIP - We take ownership and accountability for our individual, team and business results, every day.
- TEAMWORK - As a team, we collaborate, innovate, and leverage our diverse strengths to grow the business.
- HONESTY - We live up to the highest levels of integrity by being truthful and transparent with each other, the business and ourselves.
At The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, we are a global company committed to representing the neighborhoods we serve. We welcome all to apply to our Brew Crew and we value the impact of diversity on our culture and in our work.
