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Job Description
Essential Tasks and Responsibilities.

Operations Management

Supports the Global Category Manager of the category to ensure the strategy's execution.
Delivers savings pipeline in line with targets
Advance category analysis through data crunching: Collect, clean, organize and control raw data.
Manage the spending of his/her assigned category(ies) through its corresponding analysis to detect and implement potential saving projects and sourcing strategies.
Execution of contracts for strategic / critical suppliers in conjunction with the Stakeholders and the Legal area that allows the guarantee of business continuity, through mitigation of commercial, quality and supply risks.
Generate market intelligence oriented to the assign category(ies) of your competition, to find new business opportunities with strategic suppliers that provide economic and performance benefit to the corresponding operations.
Leads RFIs/RFPs and contract negotiations for his/her category
Contributes to and/or leads local projects according to Category Management
Reports on status, savings, performance, and risks on the sourcing activities he/she oversees.
Stays informed on current industry trends and new market developments related to his/her category area
Undertakes benchmarking against other industries and best practices
Teamwork through close communication with the Procurement colleagues and the Category Managers assigned to the category(ies) within the Procurement structure at a local, regional and global level.
Run SRM program with suppliers of his/her scope
Develop strong and ethical relationships with suppliers and ensure that all activities surrounding agreements with suppliers are carried out under the auspices of Good Negotiation Practices and in accordance with Company's code of conduct and Quality standards
Maintains comprehensive understanding of Procurement Policies/Processes related to Risk/CSR/Compliance, and ensures that these are adhered to by relevant team members
Identifies non-compliant processes and defines appropriate corrective measures Audit management
Stakeholder Management

Develops strong partnerships with his/her key internal customers, and foster two-way supportive relationships with them
Presents Procurement strategies to key internal customers for review and input. Business review meeting execution and follow-up.
Qualification/ Requirements.

Requirements:

Experience: 3 to 5+ years' experience in Procurement or related field
Solid knowledge of managing sourcing strategies for indirect categories, preferably in: Professional Services, IT, HR Services.
Desirable, knowledge of managing negotiations, contracts, and regulations for the health sector.
Demonstrated analytical skills and ability to utilize tools/systems accordingly (e.g. JDE, COUPA, SAP)
Analytic advanced skills for data crunching purpose (Excel, Power BI, Think cell, etc ).
Advanced management of Office tools (Word, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, etc).
Knowledge of best-in-class Procurement techniques and processes
Consistency of focus upon delivery of outcomes and results
Management and implementation of projects
Intermediate or advanced English
Skills:

Possesses strong competency in partnering with various stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
Strong negotiation ability
Leadership to work as a team
Ability to build relationships of trust / Assertive and effective communication
Management of ambiguity
Readily adapts to new environment, processes, ways of working, etc.
Encourages collaboration within team and across other functions/groups
Strong planning, problem-solving and responsive decision-making skills
Strategic thinker, innovative and logical, flexible, and able to assess/manage risk.
Pragmatic, equitable and objective decision-making capacity
Change agent, strong leadership, and management skills.
Role model in compliance and ethics
Actively seeks feedback to identify opportunities for improvement
Able to quickly assimilate new information/skills
Willingness and ability to challenge the status quo
Creativity in imagining new processes, innovative ideas, and solutions

Profesional

Universitaria

Ingeniería industrial

3 años de experiencia

1 Vacante