Major accountabilities:

• Translates global divisional category strategy into global, divisional, sub category strategy OR translates regional procurement strategy into country strategy and local implementation.
• Lead the implementation of sourcing plans for the sub category and deliver sub-category savings targets following engagement in the target setting process.
• Provide input into the overall Category or sub-category strategy about segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships, and lead business planning activities and ensure these projects are staffed and executed on a timely basis in line with the targeted goals.
• Manage strategic sub-category supplier relationships, and implement consistent key performance indicators for the sub-category, ensuring that any supplier performance risks and issues are resolved on a timely basis to end user satisfaction.
• May directly control at a country level purchases with respect to supplier choice, timing and commercial conditions (may vary between divisions depending on way spend is controlled).
• Collect supplier information and feedback from Divisions, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners, and deliver Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics for the relevant sub category.
• Create, apply, complete and reviews major contracts for the category, and ensure that negotiated contracts are clearly communicated for the sub-category area and that they are consistently applied
• Manage the budget/resource allocation for the area of responsibility.

Minimum Requirements:

• University/Advanced degree is required. Master’s Degree/other advanced degree is preferred.
• Preferably > 8-10 years of relevant subject experience in Procurement Real Estate and Facilities
• Cross Cultural Experience. Strategic sourcing and stakeholder management experience.
• Strong and effective written and verbal communication (English)
• Operations Management and Execution Project Management