- Execute strategic sourcing activities, focused across Human Capital categories, as directed by the
Procurement leads in accordance with the Procurement policy and provide excellence throughout the process analyzing information, identifying requirements and opportunity, develop and execute sourcing strategies, negotiating terms and conditions, and contracting products and/or services;
- Work closely with Talent (HR) stakeholders and Client business leaders to continuously identify opportunities for the organization within the category;
- Be an advocate of the Procurement policy and relevant processes to facilitate more efficient and effective methods of getting value for money;
- Adherence to and incorporate Client Procurement policy and processes, including collaboration with Legal (GCO), Risk Management, IT, other Procurement categories as appropriate;
- Coordinate, gather, develop, and share human capital subject matter expertise;
- Drive an inclusive and sustainable sourcing mindset to build a better working world;
- Complete procurement diagnostic of external supplier spend in nominated Client region(s)
or country/countries to identify both strategic and tactical procurement opportunities e.g.
identifying better ways to facilitate sourcing activities and manage tail spend
- Produce recommendations/options (while identifying associated benefits e.g. commercial,
product/service value, risk mitigation and insights) for an productive long term procurement support model, capturing procurement and supplier spend management activities;
- Provides structured and accurate reporting on progress of the function, issues and opportunities during regular meetings;
- Identifying contractual risk and working with relevant Procurement, other leads and, GCO;
- Manage supplier relationships according to Clients Procurement and Independence policies;
- Act as a trusted procurement advisor to Client stakeholders, aligning procurement projects with the business pipeline;
- Providing Exceptional Customer Services while delivering both brand and quantitative value to the bottom line through cost savings and cost avoidance.responsibilities