Lead, Indirect Procurement, Professional Services

Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Become a trusted advisor to Senior and Executive Leaders on categories within Professional Services. These categories encompass Human Resources, Media, Legal, Finance, Treasury, Marketing, Consulting, and others. You will be embedded in meetings and reviews, acting as a representative of Indirect Procurement across various functions. This role requires experience and knowledge of diverse categories, suppliers, processes, trends, and pricing models.

Responsibilities

• Category Strategy Development:
  • Develop and deliver annual category plans in conjunction with Senior and Executive Leadership to support business objectives.
  • Understand and capture business plans and budgets to ensure global category strategies align with business needs and outcomes.
  • Leverage knowledge of the external supplier marketplace to curate supplier solutions aligned with business needs, particularly in Professional Services categories.
  • Understand various functions, business intelligence, rate card benchmarks, SOW capabilities, processing and redlining MSAs, and working with legal on legal documents.
  • Develop global category strategies that meet regional and local needs and align with various functional business partner requirements.
  • Understand negotiation levers and associated savings percentages for various professional services categories.
• Supplier Relationship Management:
  • Oversee the rationalization and selection of suppliers that meet business requirements at optimal total cost, including preferred supplier identification.
  • Coordinate with other Category Strategy Partners to understand supplier performance across business units and leverage inputs for effective supplier relationship management.
  • Manage and optimize the category supply base, preferred suppliers, and track supplier performance (KPIs, SLA tracking).
  • Identify, build, and maintain mutually beneficial relationships, partnerships, and alliances with select suppliers.
• Advancing Category Management Best Practices:
  • Continuously develop category and procurement knowledge through self-development, training, and market research.
  • Continuously refine category strategies to meet evolving product portfolios and business needs.
  • Encourage and champion external research, benchmarking, and involvement in professional networks to strengthen capabilities by adopting professional services best practices.
  • Foster internal and external (supplier-led) innovation.
  • Leverage deep knowledge of category management, supplier capabilities, and the commercial lifecycle to bring ideas and opportunities to business leaders and participate in relevant innovation forums.
• Team Participation and Initiatives:
  • Participate in all Indirect Procurement meetings, initiatives, and process improvements.
  • Lead or drive other department initiatives and special projects for the overall betterment of the Indirect Procurement team.

Requirements

• Experience and knowledge of various categories, suppliers, processes, trends, and pricing models.
• Experience in the development and delivery of annual category plans with Senior and Executive Leadership.
• Ability to quickly learn and understand organizations, processes, procedures, and brands.
• Ability to quickly learn various categories, including pricing models, performance analytics, and terminology.

Organizational Relationships

The Lead, Indirect Procurement, Professional Services will interact with and continuously develop relationships with various functional business partners, including but not limited to:

• Human Resources (HR)
• Legal
• Media
• Finance
• Treasury
• Offshore Center of Excellence
• Marketing
• Enabling Functions
• Commercial

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