Job Title: Non-IT Services Category Lead Buyer
The Non-IT Services Category Buyer leads the development of global category practices for non-IT Services categories (Strategic Consulting, Events, Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, TLS & Accounting, Building & Facility services, among other indirect spend categories), and the category management for the whole Middle East & Africa region. The responsibilities include sourcing strategy definition, deployment, and stakeholder management, to optimize total cost of ownership savings and procurement value contribution. They play an important role in defining category strategies on a global scale.
Main Responsibilities: Oversee Global Categories: Guide sourcing projects, contract implementation, and ensure contract compliance.Oversee end-to-end sourcing processes from negotiation to contract.Guide supplier selection and informed negotiations.Establish measures and guidelines for the Category practice to ensure and track successful implementation.Coordinate contract implementation tasks with Regional Buyers and users.Interact with Legal and Finance teams when required in relation to purchasing scope.Oversee the procurement strategy definition and implementation: From strategic planning to sourcing execution for a set of global categories.Analyze and set category spend baseline and category profile, including risk assessment, Vendor Relationship Management (VRM), and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) strategy.Develop specific Category strategies with the support of the Category Lead buyers.Support the Cluster Lead in defining a priority list of categories suitable for strategic sourcing initiatives.Perform internal and external analysis (industry and supplier) as a member of a cross-functional sourcing team.Coordinate and manage all steps of the sourcing process (RFx, contract management).Manage vendor relationships: For global categories.Support the classification and categorization of vendors in line with the defined procurement strategy.Create and implement a Vendor Management model for strategic vendors.Continuously track supplier performance and guide supplier development activities.Identify potential contract improvement opportunities and re-negotiations.Manage internal customer relationships: Develop and manage relationships with internal customers within the framework of cross-functional vendor management teams.Actively organize sessions with internal customers to identify further Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Total Value of Ownership (TVO) reduction opportunities.Improve and reinforce procurement's profile and recognition within the internal customer community.
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