Title:  Tactical Sourcing

Responsibilities:

•collaboration with Head of Sourcing, Sourcing Operations and Tactical Buying and Team Leads to ensure optimal use of Sourcing, Sourcing Operations and Tactical Buying capabilities
•establishing and maintaining strong relationships with internal, client and supplier stakeholders
•organize and manage market tenders
•evaluate suppliers proposals and perform bid analysis – provide input and recommendations for supplier selection; 
•negotiating deals to achieve optimal commercial, specification, compliance and contractual outcomes
•negotiating with vendors for building positive, long-term relationships.
•drafting and negotiating contracts with vendors based on standard terms and conditions 
•identifying opportunities to drive improvements and contributes to their implementation
•adhering to the client’s corporate standards, including using the defined sourcing tools and processes in the delivery of sourcing initiatives according to the client requirements
•ensuring the functional KPIs, SLAs and other performance objectives are met including savings targets
•ensuring accuracy of data and compliance with the given sourcing requirements (based on client methodology and requirements)
•performing spend analysis to proactively identify savings opportunities
•forecasting and reporting savings
•support and run RFx, eAuction – create and manage event in e-sourcing tool
•ensuring proactive and timely engagement with clients
•ensuring proactivity for additional support/extra activities/projects
•supporting coaching and development of more junior colleagues
•seen as a role model by colleagues in Chain IQ and clients
•acting as category champion for the managed category