Sourcing Professional Services Consultant

Role Overview

• Delivering value-add sourcing services to clients in a structured, professional and consistent manner
• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with internal, client and supplier stakeholders
• Organizing and managing market tenders
• Evaluating suppliers proposals and performing bid analysis – providing input and recommendations for supplier selection
• Negotiating deals to achieve optimal commercial, specification, compliance and contractual outcomes
• Negotiating with vendors for building positive, long-term relationships
• Drafting and negotiating contracts with vendors based on standard terms and conditions
• Identifying opportunities to drive improvements and contributing to their implementation
• Adhering to the client’s corporate standards, including using the defined sourcing tools and processes
• Ensuring the functional KPIs, SLAs and other performance objectives are met including savings targets
• Ensuring accuracy of data and compliance with the given sourcing requirements
• Performing spend analysis to proactively identify savings opportunities
• Forecasting and reporting savings
• Supporting and running RFx, eAuction – creating and managing event in e-sourcing tool
• Ensuring proactive and timely engagement with clients
• Ensuring proactivity for additional support/extra activities/projects
• Supporting coaching and development of more junior colleagues
• Acting as category champion for the managed category

Requirements

• Proven successful track record in a similar role in Procurement or Sourcing
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task and perform under pressure
• Focused to deliver savings and to constantly find cost reduction opportunities for the clients
• Excellent analytical skills and mindset
• Good problem-solving, relationship management, escalation management and influencing skills with a strong customer-service orientation
• Good understanding of sourcing processes and best practices
• Ready to interact with stakeholders from all organizational levels
• A delivery-focused sourcer and a team player who feels comfortable creating their own profile and credibility
• Previous experience in working with any Source to Contract tools
• Excellent English
• written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Benefits

• Potential for significant corporate growth and career development
• Culture of collaboration and shared excellence
• Open and honest exchange of ideas
• Dynamic and international environment