Indirect Buyer Northern Europe

Provide input to Northern Europe purchasing strategy for IT & Purchased Services through category expertise development and market intelligence.

• Identify key productivity projects/initiatives within IT & Purchased Services categories, develop and align these with stakeholders and suppliers, and implement them to capture savings.
• Ensure effective supplier relationship management: set up preferred supplier rosters, monitor and track supplier performance, and have periodic supplier review meetings.
• Capture the value delivered from any procurement led or supported initiatives and ensure full alignment of productivity delivery with stakeholders and finance.
• Support the execution of the Global Capability Center in the Region NE.

Responsibilities

• Support team to sustain IT & Purchased Services purchasing coverage, through driving credibility and trust with internal stakeholders, PepsiCo purchasing community and suppliers. Influencing key stakeholders through market insight, benchmarks, leveraging Europe category leads if needed.
• Build procurement expertise and market intelligence in IT & Purchased Services categories identifying business needs, developing market insights by working closely with the market intelligence team in HCC, and representing the market specificities in European strategy development.
• Effectively manage local stakeholders relations, capturing business needs / advise organization through change & transformation toward new ways of working with Procurement. Ensure early, pro-active engagement with budget holders to understand how the Procurement team can support.
• Lead sourcing events for categories of responsibility.
• Build strong strategic supplier partnerships through Supplier Relationship & Performance Management, evaluation processes and relevant KPI’s covering quality/service/innovation/sustainability/value for managed categories.
• Develop and share best practices via effective networking with IT & Purchased Services category leads in Europe and other local IT & Purchased Services Buyers.
• Control and governance for categories of responsibility.
• Track, report and capture value delivery for categories of responsibility.
• Support and collaborate with myBUY Tactical Buyers to keep stakeholders informed on process and influence the execution of projects through TB in the Region.
• Apply Global Control Standards in the processes under his/her accountability, comply with GP Policy and other applicable policies as periodically updated and communicated, and ensure correct execution and documentation of controls.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Strong background in Indirects Purchasing within FMCG environment preferable (3 years+).
• Ability to lead and apply strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management and total cost of ownership.
• Excellent business acumen, knowledge of financial fundamentals and analytical skills.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
• Communication and interpersonal skills, planning and organizing, accuracy and persistence.
• Ability to interact with key stakeholders and build trust at all levels of the organization.
• Languages: Dutch and English.
• Degree qualified. Master with an affinity for finance, business administration or engineering.

Characteristics:

• Be dynamic, highly energetic, and motivated to achieve success.
• Self-starter, ability to work independently and set right priorities to be effective.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Good knowledge and understanding of sourcing processes and e-sourcing tools.
• Basic knowledge of finance and accounting.
• Ability to communicate effectively by conveying information and ideas in a clear, meaningful, and timely manner.
• Ability to develop collaborative relationships with other individuals by listening, sharing ideas, and appreciating others’ efforts.
• Ability to work with ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Be responsive and highly rigorous.