London
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6 month contract, full time
The successful candidate will:
* Lead procurement actions to deliver against category strategies
* Lead category – specific RFx to enable global / regional / local execution efficiency
* Drive contract negotiation results
* Conduct spot buying and ad hoc business requests and executes strategic sourcing events
* Identify opportunities to reduce tail spend by driving more strategic sourcing events
* Deliver excellent client service experience
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Business, similar field or equivalent experience
* CIPS (or equivalent), or working towards would be desirable but not essential
Skills:
* Strong interpersonal skills to drive coordination between legal and business stakeholders for contract completion Strong understanding of Source- to-Contract processes.
* Strong knowledge of standard buying processes.
* Strong knowledge of contract negotiation processes.
* Relationships building, influencing, and collaboration skills Strong understanding of Source-to-Contract processes Project management and execution.
Desired Experiences:
* Understanding of facilities operations and real estate construction projects
* Demonstrated sourcing and contract negotiation experience; has led and managed complex sourcing projects, negotiated contracts focused on TCO, not just price
* Understands negotiation process and priorities - managing risk and not just price - other value-added opportunities
* Demonstrated focus on total value and mitigating risk
* Someone who demonstrates limiting liability/risk while creating both monetary and non-monetary value
* Understands procurement and supply chain performance management processes
* Experience establishing robust & detailed scope of work documents, KPIs and SLAs with stakeholders to ensure expectations of supplier are clear and documented
* Global experience is preferred; while majority of work will be focused on EMEA, it is valuable to have experience working collaboratively on a global level
* Experience leading initiatives virtually and/or working remotely is desired