Regional Category Buyer IS/IT

Annual volume of commitment and spend within relevant category (ies) and % of Savings • Number of suppliers for the given category and the structured closure of legacy, close and disengage suppliers as defined by the category strategies • Year on year competitiveness and cost reductions • Category operational performance (quality, on-time delivery, supply risk assessment, ..) • % Category compliance with policy suppliers based on both commitment and spend • Involve in the creation of specific contract(s) where there is a business need • The Category Buyer supports one or several procurement categories. • The CB works in close relation with the relevant Global Category Managers (GCM), the Categories Team leader (CTL), the Category Manager(CM) and the Tactical Buyer (TB). • All actions have to be in line with the strategy defined by the Global Category Manager and the CM. The CB's prime role is the management of the RFI or/and RFP's until PVet 4 stage (up to PVet 5 based on some Regions) in order to provide the competitiveness to the business. Requirements • 4-5 years experience in IT Procurement. • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field • Experience working in project/program, design / product development with cross functional teams. • Demonstratable experience in negotiation projects &/or categories is desirable • Business, Procurement, Supply Chain or Engineering degrees are desirable • Ability to implement operational supply chain strategy • English language fluency, French is preferred • Contractual knowledge especially of framework agreements, Liability & insurance. • Ability to lead negotiation including import / export considerations