Indirect Commodity Manager EMEA - Professional Services & IT

## What you\u2019ll do:\n\nThe primary function of the EMEA Category Manager is to manage designated categories of Indirect Spend within the EMEA region, ensuring an uninterrupted and timely supply at the optimum cost and quality that satisfies stakeholder requirements and company goals. This includes supplier sourcing, negotiations, contracting and supplier performance management. Designated categories under Professional Services \u0026 IT (e.g. HR, Office Products, IT, Finance, Legal). The EMEA Category Manager is responsible for the definition and deployment, in conjunction with key stakeholders across all business groups, of the Sourcing strategy for the designated categories across all countries in EMEA. The position is responsible for the regional selection and relationship building with key suppliers, for an effective program management of designated categories within the region and for the year over year reduction in overall total cost of ownership of the same.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\n\u2022 Provides regional leadership, management and oversight for the designated Professional Services \u0026 IT categories (Total ~$80m spend) on a region wide (EMEA) basis. \n\u2022 Under the leadership of the EMEA Professional Services \u0026 IT Procurement Lead, in conjunction with respective business unit stakeholders and the Corporate GPO Global Category Leads, develop, align and deploy effective key Category strategies for the related categories, with accountability to positively impact associated annual category spend. \n\u2022 Deliver an annual Cost Out into the businesses P\u0026L \u0026 drive Cost Avoidance of inflationary and discretionary spending items (where appropriate), impacting Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for assigned categories, increasing leverage across a rationalized set of preferred supplier partners. \n\u2022 Responsible to define and document a Preferred Supplier List and contracts roadmap, working collaboratively with business units to convert spend to either \u2018strategic\u2019 or \u2018approved\u2019 supply base. With this approach, create and leverage a rationalized supply base that covers the majority of spend and is managed at a strategic level. \n\u2022 Leading and occasionally supporting RFP/RFQ exercises on supported categories and sub-categories, including coordination with all the regions and project management until deployment is fully executed \n\u2022 Driving a culture of continuous improvement, through deployment of common standards and best practices\n\n## Qualifications:\n\n * Bachelor\u2019s Degree\n * 5+ years of experience in SCM\n\n\n\n## Skills:\n\n * Excellent SCM sourcing and supplier management process and deployment knowledge\n * Strong negotiation skills, contracting experience and customer orientation\n * Experience in Professional Services and IT Procurement would be an advantage.\n * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong ability to effectively communicate with Top Managers\n * Inter-functional interaction in a highly demanding environment\n * Efficient negotiator, leadership in communication, service oriented.\n\n\n\n#LI-OV1\n