Position: Head of Procurement, Global Tail Spend
The Head of Procurement, Global Tail Spend is a leadership position responsible for overseeing, optimizing, and executing the tail spend strategies within the Global Procurement Organization (GPO). This role is pivotal in ensuring that procurement operations are efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with the company's strategic goals.
This role leads a team of procurement professionals, interacts with senior leadership inside and outside of GPO, and implements best practices in procurement to drive value and efficiency across the organization. The role requires strong leadership skills, strategic thinking, extensive knowledge of procurement processes, data-driven decision-making, and the ability to manage and streamline procurement activities and operations across multiple business units.
Key Responsibilities:Develop & implement strategic initiatives for managing tail spend, streamlining and automating the procurement processes to reduce costs.Lead, develop, and inspire a diverse, global team of procurement professionals, fostering a high-performance and continuous improvement culture.Drive tail spend catalogue efficiencies at scale.Engage and collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders (e.g., finance, operations, IT, suppliers, industry experts) to ensure procurement strategies support overall business objectives.Define and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) for procurement processes and shared services, analyze data, benchmark against industry best practices, and report on performance to drive continuous improvement.Develop and manage the procurement budget, ensuring financial targets are met.Stay updated on industry trends and best practices to ensure procurement processes and shared services remain competitive and effective.Use data-driven insights to inform decision-making and prepare & present reports to senior leadership.Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization.Minimum Requirements:MBA.Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to drive improvements.
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