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Description

+ To provide strategic direction and tactical delivery of procurement activities and projects across several Corporate facing category areas, namely Corporate and professional services, IT and Supply Chain.

+ Utilizing previous experience, identify and deliver positively disruptive, agile procurement solutions, resulting in auditable incremental value creation which you will report to the business, through a highly collaborative approach with both local and global stakeholders.

+ To be identified/seen as, the regional procurement specialist across the business, ensuring that credible relationships evolve and develop to roadmap and deliver continuous improvement, innovation and value creation.

+ Define and implement regional sourcing action plans in line with global/regional strategies, through sharing, co⁃creation and continuous improvement to maximize all opportunities for increased value creation in your segment and across the team.

+ Negotiating commercials, and contract terms together with legal affairs, with important vendors, whilst protecting brand reputation and mitigating risk.

+ Proactively managing spend data, PO Compliance, Payment term adoption, and escalating operational issues across the business where identified or optimization opportunities exist.

+ Supporting the regional IP leadership team in ongoing Procurement transformation projects.

+ Representing the Procurement function as an ambassador through best practice.

+ Lead and collaborate from your seat to ensure that the key Procurement and regional business objectives are aligned and deliver according to the pre⁃set goals and live sourcing strategies.

+ Independently develop the procurement business agenda across corporate facing spend activities, in line with the department and regions goals, to ensure that a proactive, collaborative stakeholder buy⁃in develops, and that your personal relationship/credibilityis utilized to enable procurement to lead a positively disruptive, agile and effective business projects.

+ Lead cross Brand/Function Supplier negotiations to ensure best overall cost position for the Organization for assigned commodities. Negotiate, develop and approve contracts, agreements, supplier direction and business awards.

+ Maintain and provide a current understanding of industry best practices and technology trends to team members and business partners.

+ Develop and lead the strategy evolution to mitigate Supplier risks within the assigned area of responsibility.

+ Utilize the tools, and processes to optimize sourcing, supplier activities, and efficiencies. Work collaboratively with team members to prioritize and drive implementation.

+ Support sustainability efforts within assigned commodities.

Qualifications

+ Professional procurement certification (e.g. CIPS) preferred but not essential.

+ 5+ years directly related experience either in a corporate branded environment addressing indirect categories/procurement projects, or from an FMCG marketing department with specific Agency engagement experience, or even a media/digital agency itself.

+ Demonstrated successful results in managing and leading and/or engaging in strategic procurement activities.

+ Proven ability to lead internal and external teams to ensure successful and professional procurement activities.

+ Basic experience of influencing and managing successful change processes.

+ High level of interpersonal and negotiation skills.

+ Demonstrated ability to analyze complex problems using data from various sources with strong attention to detail.

+ Diplomacy with strong listening and analyzing skills.

+ Good oral and written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate to stakeholders at all levels.

+ Confidence in developing internal and external relationships and presenting to c-suite executives.

+ Advanced EXCEL skills (confidence with large data files).

+ An advantage would be to have an SAP/SRM, SAP/Ariba experience, and basic understanding of the P2P process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact [email protected].