Strategic Procurement Manager

Responsible for managing commodities/categories worldwide, including goods and services that support the company and its customers. Includes setting category strategies; supply base development to meet the company and customer requirements; and supplier contracting and negotiations; supplier qualification; and establishing quality processes / resolving quality issues. Emphasis is on strategy, supplier development, negotiations, business relationships, quality, cost, assurance of supply and predictability. Develops the company procurement strategies, policies and tactics required to achieve objectives. Primary objective is to reduce the cost of supply and meet demand requirements, business and quality specifications, and revenue goals. Adds value to the company through managing performance aspects of major contracts and subcontracts.

Responsibilities:

•Leads a complex individual supply chain sub-category; including data and industry analysis; reports results to senior managers.
•May lead an international, cross-functional team.
•Meets with Stakeholder senior managers to understand business priorities and translate them into supply chain strategies; influence the industry and marketplace within moderately complex marketplace categories.
•Develops and utilizes supply chain, business, and financial modeling tools.
•Leads Supplier Selection Activities.
•Drives supply base optimization.
•Negotiates and completes contracts with complex suppliers.
•Responsible for day-to-day operations of large, moderately complex suppliers.
•Partners with suppliers in minor strategic development.
•Provides input on risk mitigation, business continuity, cost management and operation strategies.
•Assesses current and evolving business models in the marketplace.
•Identifies challenging contract risk areas.
•Negotiates acceptable contracting outcomes using known solutions.
•Advises senior level business leaders on contract risk areas.

• Attractive compensation
• Exciting opportunity of career and professional development
• Working for one of the most admired international companies in challenging and dynamic environment
• Possibility to work in an international environment
• Regular professional trainings (career development workshops, soft skills training, on-line learning platform)
• Life insurance
• Financial support during 1 months of sickness
• 3 sick days
• Transportation allowance
• Possibly to work from home
• Relax room
• Various events and activities – vitamin days, Yoga & Pilates & meditation classes, employee appreciation day, health day, global wellness challenge, etc.
• Employee assistance program
• Benefit cafeteria (flexible benefits)
• Extra days of vacation (for employees up to 33 years)
• Recreation compensation benefit
• Extra days off in special occasion (wedding, child birth, bereavement, etc.)
• Social impact volunteering activities