As the Category Lead you will manage portfolio of contracts (average number of contracts: 85 depending on contracts’ segmentation) and handle new demands assigned to category. You will ensure that the Sourcing Strategy is aligned with Business priorities, manage tail end spend, maximize value from Operational Contracts, ensure continuity of supply through managing ad-hoc business requirements.The majority of Operational and Tactical Contracts in the portfolio are standalones, multisite, EFA’s and business Top Contracts.

You will manage spend estimated between 100 + M US$ total Actual Contract Value (ACV).

• Contracting and procuring services as well as developing and managing local agreements

• Applying leading edge supply chain management techniques

• Applying supply/value chain analyses and modelling

• Scoping local projects, and analysing CP business requirements and external market dynamics

• Developing and executing commercial contract strategies as well as operationalising and commercially managing operational agreements

• Manage one-off Purchase Orders

• Reduce/rationalize number of Contracts/Suppliers

• Deliver end-to-end cost savings impacting bottom line

• Works on Short- and Long Form Model Contracts Library (MCL) Contract Template

We are looking for an experienced Category Buyer, with proven skills in sourcing, building strategies, negotiations/deal closing and contracting.

Successful candidate should be able to make complex decisions,

provide recommendations and solutions to the business stakeholder based on information/data, and be able to prioritize and organize multiple requests. Above of that we are looking for a great partner to the business, person who know how to build connections and relationships, can work independently but also act in a team in order to deliver a common goal.

If you have all those above, additionally speak English fluently and have great commercial sense- join us today!!!