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Job Summary

Within the Digital Domain, the Procurement Business Partner’s role is to maximize value of Digital businesses and activities thanks to a robust collaboration with Digital Senior Leadership Team. This scope of this position is global and concerns DIGITAL R&D.

Roles & Responsibilities

• The position requires robust sourcing professional skills with a strong ability to develop relationships within and across the different lines of business and throughout the Procurement organization, including Leadership /Management, transversal & project management skills in a multi-cultural environment.
• Technical knowledge of the sub-categories/domain, Mastering Negotiation technics
• Strong experience in Procurement or related field (buyer, sales, partnership, outsourcing, project manager etc.
• Strategic thinking
• Results oriented
• Good understanding of business, operations, and legal aspects including service level agreements, KPIs’
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills, flexible, receptive and resourceful
• Creative mindset to innovate & challenge to get best in class deals
• Assertive, high-level communicator, good organizational skills, excellent presentation skills, Team player with excellent interpersonal sensitivity
• Confident and capable in interacting with key stakeholders and vendors
• Influential management, ability to convince and persuade others regarding appropriate solutions
• Experienced and confident in managing complex and undefined business situations
• Ability to work in a complex multi-functional matrix organization across functions, countries and cultures
• Strategic and innovative approach for business solutions while in compliance with external and internal policies
• Transversal Management skills are required for this position.
• Strong Leadership, Management, and Talent development skills
• High sense of Ethics, Business integrity and compliance in doing business
  
  

• Build competitive and innovative sourcing initiative pipeline, based on spend and existing landscape analysis, market intelligence, business needs, risks, and opportunities, fully aligned on budget & LRPs, delivering value to Digital and to the business.
• Participate in the definition and implementation of category strategies in accordance with the category managers’ recommendations.
  
  

• Lead and manage a team of Global Lead Buyers.
• Be accountable for Digital & Business demands regarding sourcing activities.
• Anticipate and consolidate all business needs at the global level, to optimize negotiations at Global level.
• Oversees the execution of strategic sourcing initiatives and negotiations with a focus on BOI improvement and in alignment with category strategies defined by the category management.
• Develop and share the expertise of suppliers’ markets within and outside the Domain and with stakeholders (new suppliers, technologies, substitution products, etc.).
• Define priorities and goals for his/her scope.
• Be accountable for the delivery of the savings pipeline in line with targets.
• Advise and coach Global Lead Buyers and Global Buyers in their sourcing strategies, negotiation strategies & tactics, market knowledge.
• Communicate proactively on on-going sourcing activities within and outside the Domain.
• Engage proactively with other Procurement Domains
• Deliver robust Supplier Management with strategic & business reviews and performance management.
• Ensure mastery of Procurement technical excellence (TCO, SRM, Market Intelligence, Risk Management, Innovation, CSR, HSE, compliance, quality…),
• Work closely with procurement services to leverage as much as possible the middle and back-offices services.
  
  

• Engages upfront senior stakeholders of Digital and selected business stakeholders in other GBUs.
• Develops strong partnerships with his/her key stakeholders and foster two-way supportive relationships with them.
• Creates and strengthen relationships with other Procurement Domains, Digital Finance, Legal department, Digital Business Development
• Presents Procurement strategies to key internal customers for review and input.