Support PS in developing good procurement practices:
- Analyze spend and identify strategic suppliers and categories.
- Define with PS management team the priority categories, plan procurement activity and ensure partner sections teams availability.
- Analyze current procurement practices, procedures and tools, propose and develop, based on existing materials, required improvement in order to reach best practices.
3. Lead tenders according to partner sections priorities
- Define, in collaboration with the requesting departments and the other indirect buyers, the best procurement strategy
- Guide the requesting departments in the needs analysis: volumes and technical specifications.
- Guide the requesting departments in the sourcing of potential suppliers.
- Launch the tender and lead the analysis of the offers
- Lead the negotiations with suppliers.
- Participate in selecting the most relevant supplier based on pre-established selection criteria.
- Support the different departments in their relationship with their suppliers if needed (negotiation, dispute etc).
Job requirements
Education:
- Bachelor level in Business Management or Supply Chain with Procurement specialization or a combination of relevant education and professional experience.
Experience:
- 5 years minimum procurement experience, preferred experience with indirect services
- Proven experience in negotiating, contract review, supplier management principles
Knowledge and Skills:
- Excellent communication skills, assertiveness and negotiation skills
- Ability to work in a cross-cultural and cross-functional environment
- Strong organizational skills, ability to handle multiple priorities at one time
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Demonstrate independent initiative
- Drive for change, improvement and innovation
- Proficiency in standard office tools including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
