Has a strategic leadership role and is responsible for overseeing and optimizing the procurement strategy within categories. Is required to develop and execute category plans, leading a team of procurement professionals, and collaborating with stakeholders to achieve organizational goals. Leads the procurement function in a large part of the business, successfully managing supplier relationships and spend categories to forecast and deliver cost savings, complex cases of development, and make budgetary decisions.
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Role Overview
Manages team of Procurement professionals
Builds, reinforces and distributes sourcing strategies to fit internal key functions
Leads key contract negotiations, including completing costs analyses and negotiations on terms and conditions
Drives savings initiatives while maintaining quality standards
Proactively manages supplier relationship
Acts as a strategic Business Partner and enabler
Builds and maintains strong relationships with other Group Stakeholders
Monitors and reports on KPIs related to the scope
Stays informed about industry best practices and emerging trends
Analyzes market trends and applies this knowledge to make insightful buying decisions
Understand end to end Procure to Pay P2P within the Category scope
Ensures procurement activities comply with laws and regulations
Provides support and mentorship to more junior procurement teams
Seeks continuously for procurement processes improvements
Supports transformation initiatives
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General Responsibilities or Accountabilities
Directs and supervises procurement professionals, acting as a people manager to foster a collaborative and high performing team
Drives complex RFx process
Implements effective procurement strategies aligned with organizational goals
Responsible for preferred supply base sourcing and deployment aligned with stakeholders
Responsible for category related sourcing planning, aligned with stakeholders
Responsible for developing and maintaining cost savings initiatives and obtaining Finance validation
Sets up proper Preferred Supplier List PSL for the given category, securing effective supplier relationship management
Formulates budget and forecast on spend category
Forecasts, identifies, reports cost savings, managing risk and opportunities across entities
Reports and monitors category profile information spend and opportunity assessment data, current order processes, supplier performance and other KPIs
Responsible for contributing strategically on global strategic processes of sourcing, negotiating, contracting
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Procurement
Stakeholder management
Forecasting
Leadership
Vendor management
KPI tracking
Budgeting
Contract negotiation
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Responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with key Stakeholders
Ensures correlation between contract, quotes and Purchase Requisition during the validation process
Develops a deep knowledge of the providers market in his category, their goods and services and associated risks
Enforces all procurement policies and compliance processes
Provides guidance to the procurement teams and promotes a collaborative working culture
Continually strives to simplify, standardize and improve procurement processes
Actively involved in transformation projects activities acting as an category Subject Matter Experts
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