Job Description
An opportunity has arisen for a Global Category Manager, Business Systems & Professional Services, to join the Publicis Groupe Procurement team. The Procurement team is a board-mandated function providing holistic procurement business solutions to the companies within Publicis Groupe. The department’s motto is to Protect, Enrich, Challenge and Reduce Publicis Groupe spend via best-in-class procurement processes and negotiations. The department manages full cycle, from sourcing to vendor and contract management.
This role will be based in our London office. Please only apply if you have the right to work in UK.
Position Summary:
Our Category Managers are responsible for the overall strategy and sourcing activities for specific categories. These categories are usually defended as high dollar or high impact/critical categories. The Procurement Category Manager for Business Systems and Professional Services will be able to have a category management approach for Enterprise Systems, Finance, Payroll, Benefits, Insurance, and support for other corporate functions. The Category Manager will:
1. Build and implement category approach for the next 3 years
2. Be responsible for launching Request for proposal/quotation at the Group level for the related category
3. Act as the Procurement lead for managing process ...