Category Services Director

2 weeks ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland beBeeProcurement Full time €80,000 - €120,000
Job Description

We are seeking a seasoned professional to lead our indirect professional services category. As Category Leader, you will be responsible for driving effective sourcing strategies to deliver the best outcome for our organization in a cost-effective and compliant manner.

Your primary focus will be on managing sourcing events, commercial negotiations, market and competitor analysis, and contract administration and risk management. You will work closely with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders to achieve these objectives.

In your daily job, you will create and manage RFx events, supplier evaluations, negotiations, supplier selection and recommendations for deals within your scope. You will also develop and monitor key performance indicators for all engagements, ensuring full compliance with SCM policy and procedures in our organization for all sourcing events.

You will act as an escalation point for relationships with Suppliers and stakeholders. Additionally, you will analyze category spend regularly and identify opportunities to achieve cost savings/avoidance, perform market analysis within the managed category, and prepare reports, documentation to support initiative tracking.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage sourcing events, commercial negotiations, market and competitor analysis, and contract administration and risk management.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders to drive effective sourcing strategies.
  • Create and manage RFx events, supplier evaluations, negotiations, supplier selection and recommendations for deals within your scope.
  • Develop and monitor key performance indicators for all engagements.
  • Ensure full compliance with SCM policy and procedures in our organization for all sourcing events.
  • Act as an escalation point for relationships with Suppliers and stakeholders.
  • Analyze category spend regularly and identify opportunities to achieve cost savings/avoidance.
  • Perform market analysis within the managed category.
  • Prepare reports, documentation to support initiative tracking.
Requirements and Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in Supply chain or Procurement of indirect services.
  • Experience in managing sourcing projects houses in different markets around the globe.
  • Exposure in sourcing services across different business areas (e.g., Tax, IT, Manufacturing, HR, Engineering, etc).
  • Experience in working in a matrix organization with various functional stakeholders and on various regions.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
  • Able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and capable of delivering within deadlines.
  • Self-motivated and able to work in a geographically dispersed team.
  • Solid Technical/Commercial/Financial knowledge to operate intelligently and persuasively with suppliers, business line and engineering leadership.
  • Superior oral and written communication & selling skills.
  • Fully competent with MS suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.) and Tableau experience would be advantageous.
Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation package that includes:

  • Personal holidays
  • Healthcare
  • Pension
  • Tax saver scheme
  • Free Onsite Breakfast & Lunch
  • Discounted Corporate Gym Membership
About Us

We are a dynamic and multicultural environment that offers opportunities for learning, professional growth and development in a world-recognized international setting. We provide access to internal & external training, coaching & certifications, recognition for innovation and excellence, and access to transportation.

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