INDIRECT PROCUREMENT CATEGORY MANAGER
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Job Reference Number |
14571387 |
Client ID: |
RI/906441 |
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Posted On: |
Feb 21 2012 |
Location: |
DUBLIN, DUBLIN |
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Job Type: |
Permanent
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Salary: |
NEGOTIABLE |
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Benefits: |
- SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB
- SHARE OPTIONS
- PENSION / PRSA
- EXPENSES
- BONUS
- LIFE ASSURANCE
- VHI
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Responsibilities
* Develops and executes innovative Category Strategy Plan based on business needs, market conditions, historical data, forward looking spend projections, expert knowledge of supply base and industry, and opportunities for improvements.
* Provides program support model that is global in reach
* Demonstrates expertise in procurement as a discipline along with category expertise
* Drives program improvements through ongoing collaboration with key stakeholder groups
* Negotiates standardized contract terms and conditions with strategic supply base
* Develops strong SOWs and SLAs that clearly articulate deliverables, resources, fees, and appropriate metrics in collaboration with key stakeholder groups for individual engagements
* Develops and maintains supplier management program for key supply base
* Performs business analysis and develops recommendations for business solutions
* Drives total cost improvements for categories; improving process efficiencies and supplier performance while reducing overall costs
* Develops and recommends category policies and procedures that are consistent with best practice operations
Qualifications and Required Experience
* Minimum of 6-8 years of overall experience including 4-6 years indirect procurement category management role.
* Experience in a wide range of categories such as telecom, office products, print, equipment, building services, IT, etc.
* Highly collaborative individual with measureable experience developing and executing strategic plans based on spend habits and trends within the company
* Balances strategic thinking with the ability to tactically get things done
* Masters communication and networking skills across all key stakeholder groups and at all levels of the organization
* Experience in communicating objectives with clarity in order to obtain consensus
* Demonstrates experience working with internal experts to create a team approach to driving optimal results
* Extensive experience executing RFx, MSAs, SOWs, SLAs
* Demonstrates negotiation and contract management experience
* Experience developing and maintaining supplier scorecard program as a basis for continuous improvement
* Ability to build a strategy to drive innovation, develop competition, improve quality, service and delivery model for the category
* Experience using a major e-commerce system such as Oracle, Ariba or SAP
* Demonstrates ability to perform market analysis and develop benchmarking information
* Expert desk top skills including strong utilization of the MS Suite including Word, PowerPoint & Excel