Procurement EMEA Lead

Job Purpose

To provide effective strategic leadership balanced with effective operational management for all procurement activities within the Account to ensure that best practice is adopted, resulting in high standards of performance, delivery of financial targets, cost effectiveness and resource efficiency. To deploy a Supplier Quality Development approach with the leading supply partners to deliver a harmonious uniform EMEA service that delivers common, excellent outcomes for Users, the Client and the EMEA leadership and operational delivery team.

Key Tasks

• Leads regional Procurement (Supply Chain Solutions) organization, within an international, regulated and complex environment
• Develop and deploy an account procurement strategy and programs including an overview of make
• / buy decisions. Strategy should be focused on securing the best outcomes for all stakeholders from the account procurement strategy
• Act as first point of contact for key stakeholders in the supply chain process – i.e. in country supply chain, partner vendors, 3rd and 4th tier vendors, operational managers, and to provide best in class advice on supplier management and procurement processes and procedures
• Owns senior aspects of Supply Chain Solutions at regional level, ensures supplier relationship management, consistent delivery, implementation of all Procurement initiatives
• As the EMEA Supply Chain lead, provides key contributions for regional, category management, supplier development & business development (strategy and delivery objectives)
• Delivers policy adherence and implementation of innovation, continuous improvement, best business practice tools
• Produces and maintains reporting both internally and to clients to fulfil the business requirements.
• Guarantees availability of the requisite internal and external suppliers for current and future business needs, as well as their development and supply in terms of quality, promptness and economical cost for meeting Gross Margin objectives and specific customers’ demands. Including writing RFP documents and orchestrating procurement events
• Undertakes analytics, review and selection of Preferred Suppliers, including the negotiation of subsequent agreement(s).
• Providing advice and expertise to assist Operational Managers and the customers day to day sourcing activities and supply chain management
• Contribute to the overall EMEA leadership teams
• Identify innovation and / or savings and investment opportunities and initiatives
• Metrics: Financial results (savings, pipeline, outlook, Preferred Supplier Compliance, TWC), Operational metrics (p2p metrics, VFM), Program metrics (usage, penetration), (internal) customer satisfaction
• Review existing supplier base in line with business needs / align to Global / Regional category design to optimize leverage.
• Lead the commercial negotiation, Business Development & Bid support for all contracts within region.
• Be Procurement / Supply Chain Solutions subject matter expert within region.
• Ad hoc projects and duties as required

Skills:

• Able to work effectively on own initiative with minimal supervision
• Strong communication with a confident and pleasant manner
• Able to work under pressure with a “can do”
• attitude and a positive energy projected
• Good team player
• Good standard of education with excellent written English
• An Influencer
• Strong negotiation skills
• Excellent communication skills

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of large supply chain management systems
• Financial analysis and knowledge of multiple commercial model
• FM, PJM and TM, Laboratory knowledge desirable
• Contract law knowledge and working experience of supplier T&Cs
• supplier rationalization
• supplier development and measurement
• Team management and development
• Managing facilities management categories
• Preferred Supplier Programmes
• Supplier rationalization
• Client Liaison
• Business Reporting

Education

• Degree in relevant business area CIPS Desirable