DGM - GPS International Hub Leader

Job Description

• Lead the Indirect Procurement GPS transformational journey at hub level, to drive sourcing process excellence in support of Region and Category teams. Contribute to the Global GPS Org creation and development - people, processes, and tools.
• Build/lead/develop a relatively new team
• Challenge current processes - standardize, simplify, automate and digitize.
• Develop close working relationships with Categories/Regions to understand their needs
• Build annual operational roadmap to effectively cover geographies/categories in the region
• Train, coach & develop team members in alignment with global GPS onboarding program.
• Build a highly collaborative & motivated & engaged team.
• Deliver high quality service fulfilling annual performance metrics/SLA, with high level customer-orientations & agility mindset.
• Be solutions oriented. Continuous improvement is in your DNA
The success of your mission will be measured against the satisfaction of our internal stakeholders . Main responsibilities: Recruit, train and lead a GPS team to perform the following key functions Sourcing Support
• Facilitate the gathering of data and relevant specifications for sourcing events and Annual Planning Process
• Manage the suppliers onboarding process to our digital platform SSP SRM
• Prepare and launch RFx (standards & non-standards) within the digital platform and send RFx (global & local) in line with SSP SRM requirements and processes
• Handle eRAs (auctions)
• Prepare the output for negotiation award and the respective awarding letter to involved suppliers
• Chase responses, clarification to suppliers during RFx / eRA events
• Support the disengagement of suppliers via the tool
• Perform tactical sourcing projects, as requested by Regions/Categories
Supply Base Management
• Manage the supplier creation/updates process as assigned to Procurement per Global Master Data Governance process (MDG)
• Support the preparation and coordination of supplier business reviews via SSP-SRM
Continuous improvement
• Collaborate with peers to drive standardization across hubs to continuously improve processes
• Develop and elevate standard RFx / eRA templates (grids) in alignment with category management
• Identify areas of opportunities to simplify and automate ways of working. Develop business cases
• Execute the CI plan in coordination with Finance, GSC IS, Legal, Internal Audit and Schneider Digital organizations.
Contract Management
• Handle contract administration and maintenance of contract data, storage of documents
• Support sourcing teams on contract management related tasks: creation & signature processes within the digital platform
• Drive contract spend coverage and transparency by handling the contract migration of offline contracts
Analytics/Data Management
• Manage standard and customized spend data report collections
• Ensure high level of data accuracy within digital tools
Strategic Supplier Initiatives
• Support various global/regional/local strategic supplier initiatives in support of Regions/Categories, such as Decent Work, Data Privacy, ISO26000, Global Vigilance, DPO, etc
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• Undergraduate or Master s Degree
• 8+ yrs of professional indirect procurement experience - strategic sourcing, category management, procurement shared services, etc
• Digital acumen (e.g. RPAs, Collaboration tools, SSP-SRM, MDG, Coupa, etc)
• Global mindset, maturity, & business acumen
• Fluent English, a 2nd foreign language is a plus
• Outstanding team development and leadership
• Networking Management & Customer orientation
• Ability to navigate complexities in a global matrix organization
• Resilience and agility
• Action & Solution driven
• Robust program management competency
• Outstanding communication
• Complex Problem solving
• Self-motivated and self-directed

Keyskills :
data privacyshared servicesannual planningdata governanceinternal audit