Test 1.29

Job Description

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.

Job Description - Grade Specific

Role Overview: • Guides and oversees Procurement Teams, ensuring effective sourcing, negotiation, and vendor management (including personnel supervision, HR, career development, performance assessment, IT, etc.) • Establishes and reports performance metrics • Demonstrates and promotes organizational vision and values • Builds, reinforces and distributes sourcing strategies to fit internal key functions • Manages complex negotiations, promoting effective sourcing strategies and saving initiatives • Manages strategic supplier relationship • Engages and influences cross-function key stakeholders • Analyzes market trends, explores and obtains new sources, methods, and suppliers to ensure a reliable supply of goods and services • Concentrates on budget optimization • Ensures procurement activities comply with laws and regulations • Seeks continuously for procurement processes improvements • Applies financial knowledge to participate in budget discussions General Responsibilities / Accountabilities: • Directs and Supervises Procurement professionals, promoting collaborative and high-performing team • Provides a training path to the Procurement team in charge, keeping them informed about the industry (Category) best practices and trends • Establishes KPI’s and regularly evaluates the team’s performance against benchmarks • Ensures correlation between contract, quotes and Purchase Requisition during the validation process • Leads operations that build value-driven supplier partnership focusing on risk management, reliability cost-effectiveness • Formulates and implements effective procurement strategies aligned with organizational goals • Prepares, leads and delivers cost savings initiatives, budget and forecast on spend category managing risk and opportunities across entities • Formulates budget and forecast on spend category • When presented with complex business cases runs risk management, manages request for proposals, supplier selection, handles contract management and follows up provider’s performance • Accountable for developing and maintaining strong relationships with key Stakeholders • Studies market intelligence • Enforces all procurement policies and compliance processes • Drives/Supports transformation projects