.You Lead The Way. We've Got Your BackAt American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we're supporting our customers' financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what's possible — and we're proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex,our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually. Global Supply Management (GSM) is responsible for helping AMEX maximize the purchasing power of our third party spend. Strategic Sourcing and Business Enablement is GSM's face to AMEX colleagues and suppliers. We provide strategic consultation, bringing global value perspective, negotiation and delivery to maximize purchasing power of supplier spend and to free up investment capacity through deeper partnerships with Business Units. We are also responsible for managing our supplier strategy with our business partners, identifying and on-boarding new suppliers, realizing significant cost saves and contract implementation.The role reports into the GSM Market Lead France & Spain. The Buyer will manage categories such as Marketing & Advertising, Customer Service, Technology and Professional Services.Key Responsibilities Identifying, collaborating and executing on agreed sourcing and category plan strategies with Business Partners.Performing RFI, market analysis, total cost modelling, benchmarking and spend analysis.Supporting RFI/RFP/RFQ, driving value and competitive advantage to our business partners through effective management of supplier negotiations.Conducting meetings between Amex and suppliers in support of RFI/RFPs and ensure project timelines and deliverables are met.Conducting contractual negotiations and supporting stakeholders in the end-to-end procurement journey.Tracking and providing regular reporting and updates to the relevant parties on project status.Reviewing and identifying supplier risk and working with Third Party Risk Management teams and Business stakeholders for strong supplier governance.Leading or participating in cross markets/regional initiatives as defined by GSM leadership.Leading sourcing activities across functional lines, markets, business units that have a major impact on American Express' expense, revenue and profitability
