The Regional Corp Card Procurement & Strategy Lead is a Senior Specialist role that sits within the Travel Meetings Card & Fleet Sourcing and Operations Team. The role reports to the Director, Payments Services Sourcing and Strategy and is responsible for ongoing regional management of our company's Corporate Card programs, sourcing, and other payments initiatives, in alignment with global strategy. The role will work in collaboration with Sourcing and Procurement, Finance, Treasury and other relevant regional business partners and stakeholders. What you will do The role is a core team member of the Payments team and is responsible for supporting the strategy development, implementation and monitoring of the Payments strategy. Responsible for clearly representing the region's requirements, unique attributes, issues, and other statistics to ensure strategies consider and address local nuances specifications Align directly with the Travel Meetings Card & Fleet Director and Regional Sourcing and Procurement Lead all regional implementations and optimization efforts in collaboration with the local stakeholders Drive efficiencies in the regional operations by reducing corporate card delinquency rates; establishing and reporting on program metrics Support Management with local/regional stakeholder engagement by providing data, reports and other solutions related to payments operations Support collaboration with other regional business functions (Finance, Treasury, Source-to-Settle, Compliance, etc.) for initiatives, developing and supporting stakeholder initiatives, supporting profit planning process and facilitating achievement of business goals Proactively educate cardmembers via written communications and virtual onboarding sessions Serve as the primary point of contact for card-related questions within the assigned region Support the strategy and rollout of new inititives Educate internal stakeholders on the value of these programs Model and measure effectiveness of program in terms of impact to working capital, user experience as well as increased spend with Small & Diverse Suppliers How we see an ideal candidate Three or more years in in corporate card administration, business analysis, finance, or related strategic procurement or Analytical/Business Intelligence role or two years with an advanced degree Two or more years of Procurement Experience Very strong analytical skills, reporting and data management skills Experience with various spend analytics tools Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint Strong communications and influencing skills Proven ability to collaborate with a wide variety of individuals, including senior management, stakeholders, team members, other departments and suppliers Proven ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a dynamic environment MBA or other advanced degree in relevant field Experience in Pharmaceutical-related payments operations Experience in implementing corporate card programs Six sigma training or green or black belt qualification a plus Broad base payments category knowledge Experience using Concur Expense Management Software What we offer Please note, the primary location is Czechia, other location's benefits may vary. Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases) Pension and health insurance contributions Internal reward system plus referral programme 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes Up-to-date laptop and iPhone Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more Ready to take up the challenge? Apply now Know anybody who might be interested? 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