As a Procurement Business Partner, you will oversee the company's supply portfolio, ensuring transparency in spending and driving cost efficiency. This role covers categories such as Software, Licensing, SaaS, SAM, Cloud, Physical Security, and IT Professional Services (F&M;). You will be responsible for generating and implementing effective sourcing and category management strategies, analyzing procurement costs, and recommending methods to reduce expenditure. Furthermore, you will manage end-to-end software licensing sourcing operations, continuously improving sourcing activities by analyzing company spend, supplier partnerships, and exploring new opportunities.
What You Will Do:
-Ensure the effective and timely procurement of products and services in an efficient manner.
-Develop and implement Category strategies to control costs and timelines, promote competition, safeguard supply capacity, and identify supplier consolidation opportunities, in alignment with Group objectives and targets.
-Engage and collaborate with internal stakeholders to review and align Category plans, savings initiatives, budget assumptions, terms, and processes, ensuring stakeholder expectations are met.
-Identify and establish partnerships with profitable, trustworthy, inclusive, and diverse suppliers.
-Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms using advanced strategic negotiation methodologies.
-Analyze procurement costs and recommend methods to reduce expenditure.
-Research and anticipate shifts in supplier negotiating power to maintain competitive advantage.
-Conduct cost and scenario analyses, benchmarking, and risk assessments; apply risk mitigation techniques.
-Support sustainable procurement practices in line with ISO 20400 guidelines.
-Build and maintain productive relationships with business stakeholders to achieve agreed objectives.
-Maximize the use of tools, processes, and policies to enforce compliance and support spend control in alignment with Category strategy.
-Manage tender processes (RFP) from specification to contract award, ensuring full business alignment.
-Lead contract negotiations post-award in collaboration with legal teams to ensure compliance and favorable outcomes.
-Ensure all sourcing documentation (RFPs, scoring tools, results, signature sheets, contracts, SoWs) is complete and stored in Ariba.
-Work with internal departments to expedite and resolve procurement or contractual issues, minimizing project risks.