Executive Manager – Indirect Procurement

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Role: Executive Manager – Indirect Procurement (A&CP - Marketing, Business Services & Industrial)
Procurement LATAM strategy development
Leads the category strategy development process within category teams, to develop appropriate and innovative TCO-based strategies.
Reviews the overall effectiveness of strategies and identifies further opportunities / makes improvements.
Articulates the category vision and road to improvement to all stakeholders in clear, inspiring terms and builds and enhances cross functional/multi-disciplinary team working.
Obtains sign-off for all category strategies within area of responsibility.
Monitors progress of strategies and changing business environment.
Monitors progress of numbers and targets and support the team
Ensures that LATAM sourcing practices and processes conform to overall procurement policies
Ensure systems, policies and procedure adherence.
Procurement strategy execution
Ensures that Business Needs are being attended
Facilitates category team liaison with internal stakeholders, category owners and suppliers, to set up product testing and evaluation.
Ensures strong buy-in and Influences decisions to help implement and sustain initiatives.
Lead cost reduction programmes
Track improvements over time, monitors execution and modifies plan where appropriate to keep teams implementation pace
Ensures good governance in all aspects of category management and contracts management
Purchase orders approval
Stakeholder relationship management
Guide and challenge strategies for negotiations with suppliers.
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Manage relationship with suppliers at top level of supplier organization.
Aligning Strategy with your pair Managers
Facilitates communication and information flow between end-users and the supply market.
Identifies benchmarking opportunities.
People management
Manage priorities and provides guidance to the team
Supports the collaboration of subordinate staff / category teams with other procurement areas on strategic categories.
Ensure systems, policies and procedures adherence.
Secures resources suitable and sufficient to support business objectives for the category team
Provides direction to the category teams and manages category team performance through individual performance contracting and review.
Ensures effective communication within and to the category teams and promote a positive working environment.
Enhances team credibility through effective and efficient service delivery and resolution of issues.
Identify training and knowledge gaps within the team and arranges for the necessary inputs.
Responsible to manage intern activities and development.
Requirements & Skills
Minimum requirements
Minimum 5 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing;
Cost managementand TCO expertise;
University Graduated
Advanced English level;
Advanced Spanish level;
Advanced user of Microsoft Office Excel
Domain of negotiation techniques, SRM and Strategic Sourcing
Strong knowledge of Market and main suppliers of Category
Leadership skills to plays a mentorship and coaching roles
Advanced requirements (nice to have)
MBA Degree
SAP/Ariba systems previous experience
Behavior Skills
Leadership to drive and inspire the team to excellent results
Strategic thinking
Proactively seek improvements.
Be a solution provider;
Maintain a healthy leadership and attitude under pressure
Strategic skills and critical sense to challenge the status quo
Focus on lead the business in a profitable and sustainable manner;