Category Buyer, Media & Comms, Africa & Middle East

Operations Managementfor the region

·Support the Global Lead Buyer or the Regional Category Manager of the category to ensure the strategy's execution. 

·Deliver savings pipeline in line with targets 

·Lead RFIs/RFPs and contract negotiations for your category  

·Contribute to and/or leads local projects according to Category Management 

·Report on status, savings, performance, and risks on the sourcing activities you are in charge of.  

·Stay informed on current industry trends and new market developments related to you category area  

·Undertake benchmarking against other industries and best practices 

·Run SRM program with suppliers of your scope 

·Support pre/post-audit management, Crisis management  

·Maintains comprehensive understanding of Procurement Policies/Processes related to Risk/CSR/Compliance, and ensures that these are adhered to by relevant team members  

·Identifies non-compliant processes and defines appropriate corrective measures Audit management 

Stakeholder Management for the region

·Develops strong partnerships with your key internal customers, and foster two-way supportive relationships with them  

·Presents Procurement strategies to key internal customers for review and input 

Cross transversal regional / global Projects:

SRM:

·Run Global agencies : results analysis, prepare executive presentations, Action Plans tracking

·Build dashboard to incorporate Creative / Media and other surveys in one single view, prepare analysis by suppliers and exec summaries

·ESG tracking

·Tail spends: Manage analysis and tracking that Global strategy is well deployed

Analysis and Tracking:

·Create/Manage dashboard by Key markets and International with visibility on main KPIs such as Asset reuse, Global asset usage, preferred suppliers etc.

·Spend analysis by category and highlight key insights

·Build Savings report, follow up with Global and regional buyers

·Follow up on Strategic suppliers reporting / build Executive view for management meetings

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