26 ene
SGS
Lomas de Chapultepec
**Company Description**
We are SGS - the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.
This role is focused on following up and supporting countries Procurement & Real Estate departments to achieve their targets and constantly improve, while staying aligned with SGS Procurement & Real Estate agenda.
**Qualifications** Responsibilities**:
- Own the implementation of global initiatives and adherence to the yearly plan and savings
- Drive efforts to improve procurement data accuracy in the chosen spend and reporting systems in the entire region
- Own the regional governance and adherence to the regional plan established with regional FD and MD
- Own the arbitrage between global initiatives and local initiatives especially where contracts are more beneficial for SGS as a group instead of the country/ region
- Animate, coach and align assigned countries teams on Global and Local Procurement & Real estate agendas
- Active partnering in countries, including participation to local management team meetings and local Procurement committees when relevant
- Engage frequently with respective local and regional finance managers
- Align and validate countries targets year on year
- Monthly follow-up with all assigned countries
- Provide mentoring, coaching and intelligence as required on categories to support pipeline development and execution
- Validate reported savings and take accountability for countries performances
- Ensure consistency of global and local Procurement & Real Estate activities
- Evaluate,
implement and lead if approved the creation of a Strategic Sourcing Hub in a given strategic location of the Latin America geography.
**Additional Information**
- University degree in Business Administration, Procurement or Supply Chain
- Proven strong negotiation and contractual experience, both at strategic and operational levels
- Very good understanding of contract laws and standard forms of contracts
- Strategic thinker but also hands-on - “roll up the sleeves” mentality is crucial
- Strong Leadership, Influencing and Change Management skills to work in a matrix organization
- Clear and fast thinker able to talk “stakeholder language” and convince them
- Entrepreneurial skills, allowing to take independent decisions when appropriate
- Pragmatic, self-starter, efficient and highly driven by objectives
- Strong but diplomatic personality with high ambitions, able to build trust, respect and confidence
- Ability to work under pressure with shifting priorities, interacting, and adjusting to diverse cultures and time-zones
- Full fluency in English and Spanish. Portuguese is a plus.
- Ability to collaborate fully virtually with teams, stakeholders and suppliers
- Advanced Excel and data management skills
- Excellent interpersonal communications and presentation skills
- Detail and process-oriented, and analytical with strong work organization capability
- Teamwork and oriented to internal customer service
- At least ten years of experience in a strategic Procurement role in a multinational organization
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