Indirect Category Purchasing Manager – Eastern Europe & Mediterranean (EEM)
KONE
Budapest, Unknown, Magyarország
Full-Time
Competitive
OfficeManager
The Category Manager – EEMis responsible forsourcing and category management activitiesinIndirectcategorywithin the Eastern Europe & Mediterranean region.
TherolepartnerscloselywithFrontline (FL) businessfunctions, projectteams,suppliers, andinternalstakeholderstoidentifysourcingopportunities,negotiatecontracts,implementcategorystrategies, andensurecost-efficient,compliant, andhigh-qualitysuppliersolutions.TogetherwithGlobal andAreaCategoryManagers, hecontributestotheimplementationofstrategiesacrossmarketswithinFL.
TheCategoryManageractsasakeybusiness partnersupportingoperationalexcellence,supplierperformance, andstrategicsourcinginitiativesacrosstheregion.
Responsibilities
IndirectProcurement
Resposnibilityforcross-regionalcategeorymangementofCarFleet,Facilities, ProfessionalServices,Travel, PPEand IT/Mobile
CollectandconsolidatebusinessrequirementsfromFLstosupportsourcingprojectsforindirectspendcategories.
SupporttheimplementationofAreaandGlobalcategoryplansandsourcingprojects.
BuildandimlementFLcategorystrategiesalignedwithabovementioned
Conductadditionallocalcontractnegotiationswhererequired.
Standardizeand Update localsourcinginstructionsandprocurementpolicies.
Provideguidanceand supporttothebusinessonpreferredsupplierusageandprocurementcompliance.
Support costoptimizationandsupplierrationalizationinitiatives,deliversavingsbasedoncompetitivebiddingandcategoryexpertize.
ReportingtoEEMProcurementManager andtoAreaand GlobalCategorymanagersindottedline.
Requirements
Provenexperienceinsourcing,procurement,andcategorymanagement
Experienceworkingwithprojectprocurementandindirectprocurementcategories.
Strongnegotiationandsuppliermanagementskills.
Abilitytomanagemultiplestakeholdersandcomplexsourcingactivities.
StronganalyticalandcommercialmindsetwithabilitytousereportingplatformssuchasPowerBIetc..
ExperiencemanagingRFXs,contracts, andsupplierperformance.
Goodunderstandingofoperationaland project-basedbusinessenvironments.
Abilitytoworkindependentlyand driveinitiativesproactively.
Strongcommunicationandcollaborationskills.
FluentEnglishskills,bothwrittenandspoken.
Experienceworkingininternationalandmatrixorganizationsisconsideredasanadvantage.
PersonalAttributes
Business and customeroriented.
Structuredandsolutionfocused.
Strongownershipandaccountability.
Abletobalancestrategicandoperationalpriorities.
Collaborativeandrelationship-oriented.
Comfortableworkingin adynamicinternationalenvironment.
Strongproblem-solvingand decision-makingcapabilities.
SuccessFactors
Successinthisrolerequiresstrongsourcingandnegotiationcapabilities,stakeholdermanagementskills, andtheabilitytobalanceoperationalbusinessneedswithstrategicprocurementobjectives. Thesuccessfulcandidatewillproactivelyidentifyopportunities,ensuresupplierperformance, support businesscontinuity, andcontributetocostefficiencyandprocurementcomplianceacrosstheEEMregion.
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