Regional Indirect Procurement Manage

Job Description : Regional Indirect Procurement Manager (India, MENA and Turkey) DUBAI Position Purpose The role is responsible for the effective delivery of Indirect Procurement activity across the India, MENA and Turkey Region, as defined by the major accountabilities. Procurement is committed to deliver a significant contribution towards Brambles strategic priorities, enabling the markets to win through Procurement using breakthrough category strategies, sourcing execution and effective management of the supply base, to support operating margin improvement and competitive advantage. Indirect Procurement categories tend to be complex with varying stakeholder needs, significant external spend and key relationships up to and including executive level. The primary accountability for this role is to drive value through ensuring the commercial elements of spend in these categories are executed brilliantly with our vendors. This role will lead key sourcing decisions in the region with senior stakeholders and will apply category management techniques of the highest order to support the maximisation of value, whilst minimising risk from all external spend and assuring quality of delivery and performance. Responsibilities · Delivery of all Indirects annual targets in line with the Global Procurement Strategy for the region o Tracking of approved actualised savings monthly. o Develop and manage project plans for all savings initiatives · Design and Implement Indirect Category Sourcing Strategies for the region in conjunction with GCM’s · Develop the local procurement strategy where the business subscribes to 3rd party service centres · Develop, coach and manage Individual Development Plans for Indirect Procurement Team. · Be the champion for Strategic Sourcing and share as part of monthly knowledge sharing sessions the methodology. · Build relationships & credibility with all Business Stakeholders leveraging Procurement early in the process for required goods & services (6-step sourcing methodology) o Develop Stakeholder Communication Plan · Consult regularly with Brambles category managers to understand developments in markets where intelligence data is limited to leverage scale and volume with suppliers driving initiatives and cost down · Participate and contribute on Monthly Brambles Category Review Boards · Negotiations with Suppliers on all category / commodity price increases · Communication and implementation of new agreed prices · Drive, Deliver and Implement all initiatives along with relevant business stakeholders · Contract Management o Creation o Approval from Legal · Supplier Performance & Relationship Management o Create KPI’s to manage supplier performance and conduct monthly / quarterly / bi-annual meetings with relevant business stakeholder · Management of a robust governance structure. · Ensure that stakeholders actively participate in assessing the progress against the plan, engaging additional stakeholders as required · Take full ownership of the communication and training plans for the categories in scope · Valuable contributions to Brambles Procurement function in areas such as global and regional projects & initiatives. Building of Brambles Procurement relationships and functional cohesion. · Influence and drive procurement Indirects spend to support the Regional Responsible Sourcing Targets · Manage and direct the team of Indirect Specialists to deliver against all priorities set by Global Indirects office & Regional Procurement Leader. Scope This is a vital role, requiring a mature individual with specialist skills and knowledge of procurement concepts, and fundamentals to concentrate on improving efficiencies through innovation with the ultimate responsibility of driving cost down without any impact to security of supply. Good communication and influencing skills are essential, as the position requires interaction with senior and executive management. The individual will be required to make decisions based on judgement and understanding of the implications to the business. Experience in managing and developing people / teams is a pre-requisite. Qualifications Essential: o Business Degree or equivalent o Supply Chain & or Procurement qualification Experience · A minimum 8 years’ experience in a procurement capacity, of which 3 years should have been in a management role · Strong experience negotiating across a range of external suppliers · Experience with legal contracting · Proven project management experience · Professional procurement expertise based on depth of experience and commercial acumen. · Mentoring and Facilitation of individual and team development Skills and Knowledge · Ability to challenge, influence and work with cross functional teams · Strong communication and listening skills · Self-starter who is able to multi-task · Specialist knowledge of strategic sourcing, other procurement concepts, processes, activities and trends. · Advanced negotiation skills · Advanced analytical interpretation and problem-solving skills · Highly developed project management and contract management skills including tenacity to deliver outcomes – Good Finisher. · Strong Interpersonal and Relationship skills · Strong Project Management skills Languages: English. Preference for fluent Arabic and Hindi speakers

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