Sourcing Lead Brazil

Responsible for the G&A and GCO categories, such as
- Professional Services (HR, Finance services)
- Agencies / Meeting Agency / Events
- IS services, software
- Distribution (LSP / Shippers)

**Accountabilities **_(for what and to whom)_
- As Sourcing Lead for the Brazilian Affiliate:_
- Define and drive the sourcing and productivity agenda for Brazil.
- Play an enabler role between Regional GSS and local team in Brazil in order to align all processes and initiatives always looking to advocate for an efficient sourcing process
- Develops strong relationships with key stakeholders and vendors in current and future needs
- Secure the availability of goods and services in strict and consistent compliance with Amgen’s requirements at minimum total cost and risk
- Ensure an effective and efficient local Sourcing and Supplier management process in accordance with established GSS policies and guidelines
- Ensure early involvement in sourcing projects
- Ensure effective management of local strategy development, selection and contracting processes, supply base control and performance and the sourcing process for above threshold projects.
- Support CFO as part of Amgen’s productivity plan in coordination with FP&A and stakeholders
- Lead local RFP and vendor processes related

**Responsibilities **_(what does this role do)_

As _Leader of a local Sourcing_, with respect to local selection & contracting processes:

- Requirements definition: identify and define specific stakeholder requirements;
- RFx definition: define evaluation/selection criteria, define and manage RFI and RFP processes on the basis of the Sourcing strategy;
- Supplier Selection: evaluate and negotiate proposals, ensure and validate selection of the best supplier;
- Supplier Contracting: include negotiated terms and conditions as part of approved legal template;
- Supplier evaluation & performance improvement: evaluate & establish target supplier performance.
- Interaction with all the stakeholders.
- Manage and update local preferred vendors lists.
- Approves all PO´s above the GSS threshold, assuring that all documents that support the process were included
- Record and monitor savings goals on GSS system.

**As Member of the Strategic Sourcing Team**:

- Participate in Regional Sourcing teams
- Category Management: participate in Global category strategy development - coordinate local category management activities
- Benefits tracking: develop, maintain and report Key Performance Indicators such as productivity that clearly reflect the achievement of objectives in each business area
- Drive the development and implementation of category strategies at a local level which will deliver improvements in quality, savings and continuity of supply.
- Be a facilitator/partner for internal clients with respect to procedures and GSS policy, assuring that they will follow them

**As Member of the Finance Team**:

- Update Local Sourcing Guidelines & Reimbursement Guidelines based on global policies and local requirements.
- Engage with P2P and T&E teams in order to align policies, processes and systems with local requirements and training.

**Authority **_(what does this role control)_
- Setting sourcing strategies and plans within the Affiliate
- Raising Sourcing initiatives on a local and regional level and provide input to Category Managers
- Selection of suppliers within the Affiliate and takes decisions and control within company guidelines
- Setting policies and guidelines for the operational sourcing process
- Ensures compliance with Sourcing Policies requirements (Local and Global)
- Suggests new approaches and guidelines

**Outputs **_(what does this role need to deliver)_
- Affiliates spend and supplier base analysis
- Local strategies, opportunities, priorities and plans
- With respect to local sourcing and suppliers: Business process stakeholder requirements / RFI/RFP’s Processes and final results (competition/bidding map) / Evaluation and selection criteria and cost models / Selection recommendations and decisions / Supplier performance evaluations / Supplier performance improvement plans
- Quarterly productivity reports ensuring that targets will be achieved. If there is any difficulty to achieve them, prepare action plans when there are risks to achieve targets
- Input of projects into the GSS Tool

**Graduation**:

- Business Administration, International Relation, Economics or related area.

**Experience**:

- Minimum 7 - 10 years. Experience in Indirect Purchasing, Procurement or Sourcing

**Qualification**:

- Capacity to solve problems
- Analytical ability to evaluate and interpret complex situations
- Solid knowledge in the Sourcing process (Bidding, negotiation, contracting, etc)
- Ability to provide logical thinking leadership to Stakeholders and team and actively shape strategy to business objectives.

**Language**:

- Fluency in English

**Technical Knowledge**
- Office Package - Excel, World e Power Point
- Knowledge in SAP