Key job responsibilities
* Manage a portfolio of change projects within the Construction/Project domain
* Identify and implement innovative ways to deliver procurement services
* Engage and coordinate with cross-functional teams of Think Big projects
* Achieve cost savings through process redesign and improvement
* Achieve cycle time reduction for procurement, supplier processes and construction
* Establish supplier framework agreements for services which will reduce the need to conduct competitive bids
* Identify possible bottlenecks with Tier 2 Tier 3 vendors and invent new mechanisms to avoid any impacts on the schedule and/or cost
* Identify and implement options for Data Center build time reduction
* Analyse category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategies
* Understand trends in customers' needs and concerns, across categories and regions, to influence customers' priorities
* Support the supplier selection process across multiple categories, internal teams, and regions, and create longer term supplier selection strategies for management
* Ensure you are knowledgeable about the EMEA Construction supply market, supplier capabilities, technically and geographically
* Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality and cost
* Create supplier scorecards to measure and track supplier performance
* Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the Procurement Life cycle
* Work with the construction/preconstruction team to implement new processes in the supply chain, lessons learned and then implement in other regions and projects
* Work with different stakeholders to implement pre assembly initiatives on the construction sites
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
* Experience creating an innovative global supply strategy for the organization resulting in a tangible benefit to the business
* Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross functional teams in a fast paced consumer electronics product company
* Experience practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, or equivalent)
* Experience in program, project or product management, or leading product implementation
Preferred Qualifications
* Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
* Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies
* Experience in negotiations with global suppliers with a proven track record in cost reduction
* Experience in data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent
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