Responsibilities
* Execute sourcing activities in respective spend area within defined KPI boundaries.
* Provide inputs for procurement plan. Work proactively with internal clients to identify, forecast and optimize demand and standardize specifications to reduce TCO.
* Identify sourcing opportunities, complete category profiles, calculate TCO.
* Monitor category trends and initiate market research as needed.
* Prepare and execute sourcing events, lead negotiations and execute contracting with supplier.
* Develop and manage partnership with internal clients (including efficient cross-functional collaboration) and relationship with strategic suppliers.
* Conduct review of contract performance along with main stakeholder and spending for categories, manage suppliers performance.
* Provide strategic sourcing according to procurement plan and within budgets, timescales and standards.
* Cooperate with purchasers on strategic sourcing process, provide deep category expertise.
* Hand over sourcing results to transaction purchasing team.
Qualifications
* Proven experience of strategic sourcing and cross functional collaboration, deep category expertise and business knowledge.
* Strong TCO mindset, advanced in usage of sourcing tools and proficient negotiations skills.
* Over 3 years experience in sourcing, with focus on supplier and contract management.
* English advanced.
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