1st Executive have been retained to manage the recruitment of an Interim Group Sourcing Manager with a FTSE 100 company for an initial 12 month contract.

Role:

Strategy creation & execution

• Support procurement category managers with developing global sourcing strategies for spend categories in scope of responsibility, operating with a truly global and strategic mindset
• Help identify sustainable, long term savings opportunities through the strategy creation process, identifying and exploring all potential value levers
• Support the creation of compelling business cases for change

Benefit delivery

• Help deliver benefits identified in global strategies through effective strategy execution, aligned to assurance of supply (risk management), quality, service, cost and innovation

Business partnering & stakeholder management

• Help maintain strategic relationships within a network of global senior stakeholders, to understand business requirements, identify opportunities to create value and, to position Procurement's value proposition.
• Help influence key stakeholders and business partners to support strategy development, endorse recommended strategies, support execution and agree how benefit delivery will be budgeted

External supplier relationships

• Help maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers at a senior level and lead processes to ensure value is driven from these relationships. Leverage the Business Review Meeting process to drive the relationships.
• Ensure supplier relationships which present potential risks to are managed to minimize risk
• Negotiate, create, execute and manage effective contracts with suppliers
• Ensure global views on supplier negotiations are taken
• Ensure suitable processes and communication links exist between above country supplier organization structures and local & regional networks