You are responsible for the establishment and execution of sourcing events (RFI, RFQ, RFPs) for your respective commodity ensuring targeted savings are delivered and supply risks are mitigated. You have a detailed understanding of your commodity characteristics. You configure and execute (e-)sourcing events and ensure a continuous supply of materials and services that meet the business operational need.
What You Will Do
- Establish and execute various sourcing events for the respective commodity
- Mitigate risks to the business
- Influences or changes specific administrative or operational practices in a team, section or department
- May be required to negotiate with internal and external stakeholders
- Negotiation with customers or suppliers over price, contracts or services
- Influences or changes specific administrative or operational practices affecting more than one department/team/BU
Key attributes and competencies
- Service management skills - ability to manage various service providers and drive efficiency
- Pragmatism - with an ability to think conceptually while maintaining a cost-conscious and practical approach to using time and resources
- Self-management - with attention to detail and strong ability to execute and follow-through
- Bachelor's or equivalent 3 year degree.
- 3+ years experience procurement analytical skills and several years of experience procurement
- eSourcing
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supplier Negotiation
- Category Management
- Supplier Sourcing
- Strategic Negotiations
- Contract drafting
- Degree
