Senior Sourcing Buyer - Consulting & Services category
The Role
As a C&P Commercial Lead in Global Functions Team, you will have a direct impact on delivery of business cost improvement through 3rd Party spend management.
The focus will be on sourcing and contracting activities, where you will manage portfolio of contracts and handle new demands within Global Functions scope (including but not limited to HR, Professional Services, Real Estate and Facility Management), according to Category Management Contracting & Procurement guidelines. You will be accountable for aggregating/leveraging third-party spend, developing and executing sourcing strategy to optimise Shell’s buying power and reduce the overall 3rd party expenditure. As a Commercial Lead you will ensure that sourcing strategy is in line with Business/Function priorities through regular engagement with key business stakeholders and suppliers, in order to achieve annual, integrated cost improvement targets. Your responsibility would be to manage tail spend by working closely with Category Management Team and maximize value on operational and tactical contracts.
Requirements:
- Approximately 3-5 years of professional experience including procurement activities, sourcing and contracts negotiations
- Fluent English (C1)
- Bachelor or Master’s Degree in any Commercial Discipline, including Law, Economics, Finance, Supply Chain/CP, Business/Management (inc. HR) and Marketing
- Ability to make decisions even under circumstances of ambiguity of information without full picture known
- Ability to engage stakeholders, manage and influence business decisions
- Good organization skills and ability to manage competing priorities
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work independently
- Very good commercial sense and understanding of procurement and legal aspects
- Familiarity with SAP Ariba, SAP Blueprint or RtP process would be an advantage