Global Procurement Lead - employment career in uk

Job Title:  Global Procurement Lead: Professional Services
Job Type:    Permanent
Location:    London
Deadline:     14th Aug 2013
Start Date:    ASAP
Salary:    £80k - £90k pa + Car, Bonus, Pension, HC
Ref No:     120005-483930071_167614

Headline:

Global Procurement Lead: HR & Professional Services within leading Global Brand undergoing a period of substantial transformation; Global Procurement is currently aGreenfieldenvironment having historically operated on a local and regional basis, presenting excellent opportunities to design, implement and embed global HR & Professional Services procurement strategies, structures and policies from scratch

Role:

Reporting directly to the Group CPO and working collaboratively with Local Purchasing functions you will be responsible for the following remit:

Collating global HR & Professional Services Procurement data, identifying opportunities to leverage the Groups global scale, implementing Global rather than Local or Regional category structures and strategic vendors where commercially beneficial

Mapping key Stakeholders globally, securing buy-in and support, building relationships and engagement, overcoming objections

Operating as an advocate of Global Procurement; selling the benefits and raising the profile of Sourcing globally

Delivering commercial value via ensuring best practice procurement strategies are accepted and embedded within the Group, delivering increased control, compliance and governance

Working with existing, and identifying new suppliers; leading supplier selection and SRM

Negotiating global agreements on behalf of complex and diverse business units

Driving innovation and challenging historic principles and practices

Acting as a global subject matter expert, providing expertise to Senior Executives and local Purchasing

Requirements:

Demonstrable experience and expertise operating at EMEA or Global Category lead level, ideally within a complex, global matrix Sourcing environment

Excellent HR & Professional Services category knowledge

Ability to design and implement appropriate procurement processes, procedures and performance measures internationally

Experience of driving business adherence to corporate procurement policy
Collaborative and persuasive; able to influence at all levels
Excellent academic profile, ideally with MCIPS accreditation

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