Indirect Sourcing Leader - EMEIA

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Position Overview:

The Region Indirect Sourcing Leader is responsible for managing and optimizing the sourcing of indirect goods and services, including categories such as but not limited to: fleet, IT, marketing, professional services, facilities, MRO, and travel. The role involves developing regional category strategies, leveraging economies of scale, and ensuring supplier performance across diverse geographies while aligning with global procurement goals.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute regional sourcing strategies for indirect categories, in alignment with global sourcing policies and business objectives
• Lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives across the EMEIA region to drive cost savings, efficiency, and value creation
• Identify, evaluate, and manage a high-performing supplier base for indirect spend categories
• Collaborate with stakeholders across departments (Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Sales etc.) to define requirements and optimize sourcing outcomes
• Conduct market analysis, RFPs, contract negotiations, and supplier onboarding
• Monitor supplier performance and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure procurement compliance with internal controls, corporate policies, and regional regulations
• Support global sourcing projects with local market insights and regional execution
• Report on savings, supplier KPIs, and category performance metrics

• Analyze and drive indirect category cost savings opportunities (productivity) and improve Newt Working Capital (Cash Flow) utilizing data maintained in various sources

• Develop an understanding of customer processes to enhance cross-functional initiatives and effectively communicate/integrate improvements

• Research root cause of issues, recommend improvements in existing processes and implement corrective action plans / counter-measures where necessary

• Daily management of indirect supplier partners
• Develop and deploy indirect sourcing policies, business practices, and programs to support the short term and long-range business needs; revise as needed to ensure continuous improvement efforts
• Align with Business Unit Leaders to drive overall cost savings (productivity)
• Proactively search the supply chain network to identify cost, optimization and process improvement opportunities
• Deliver excellent indirect category performance while achieving a best-cost service model

Qualifications:

• Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations or related field; MBA preferred
• At least 10 years of procurement, supply chain, operations or related experience
• Strong business acumen, analytical thinking and risk management skills
• Strong project management and process development skills, including leadership of projects or teams in a matrix environment
• Experience with large, complex cross-functional projects
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively engage and influence at all levels of the organization, as well as strong relationship management skills
• Proficient to an advanced user of Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, Visio and Project
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent multi-tasking skills
• Ability to disseminate and exchange accurate and detailed information on-demand
• Ability to travel (domestic and international) up to 20% per year

Key Competencies:

• Takes action to meet customer needs and concerns:   Frequently communicates with customers (internal, external & cross-functional business partners) in-person, via phone and other electronic methods (email, text, virtual meeting, etc.); considers how actions or plans will affect the customer; responds quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems; avoids over-commitments; ability to travel up to 20% (domestic and international) to take action and address needs/concerns.
• Drives operational excellence and continuous improvement:   Creates an environment that allows and cultivates the achievement of current and future business goals through innovation, efficiency, process excellence, and accountability; strives for continuous improvement in process and business results; sets and encourages others to set continually higher goals; strives to achieve best practices
• Explores new ideas and challenges current thinking:   Acts open to new ideas and thoughts; seeks a variety of opinions and inputs, while encouraging others to do the same; sees alternative ways to view or define problems; is not constrained by the thoughts or approaches of others.
• Manages complexity and ambiguity:  Actively balances multiple priorities that can shift or conflict with the dynamics of the business.  Implements sound approaches that minimize or reduce non-value-added complexities; manages personal pressures associated with change; works to achieve effective systems; readily makes adjustments when implemented approaches do not work in order to reduce ambiguity.
• Supply Chain Acumen: Oversees the development and execution of logistics strategies/playbooks, drives utilization of common tools to achieve optimal results that are Quality, Delivery, Price and Service balanced and corporate/governmental compliant.
• Project Management Excellence: Identifies needed resources, develops project plan, and drives project execution. Balances projects between short and long-term focus.  Secures alignment with cross-functional business partners.
• Strategic Thinking: Demonstrates regional and global knowledge of suppliers, industry trends, emerging markets and technology.

This Job Description may be modified based on the skillset of qualified candidate(s)

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