Role: Procurement Excellence Manager

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Hybrid: 1 day office, 4 days work from home (you can work from the office more if preferred)

Salary: Up to €98k + package

Excellent opportunity to join a leading global organization as a Procurement Excellence Manager, as part of the central procurement excellence function, driving procurement excellence across multiple countries and teams. There is a strong team dynamic and a very positive culture. Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) will be a core focus of development and implementation over the coming years, offering the opportunity to drive advancement in AI throughout the company.

Scope of role:

• Identify and implement procurement process improvements globally and locally
• Lead coordination of the budgeting process across Procurement
• Implement and drive usage of eTools to improve data and spend transparency across all Business ERPs; increase Procurement negotiation power and optimize supplier interaction (offers, eTenders, etc.)
• Drive initiatives to incorporate Sustainability into the procurement processes
• Develop and train Procurement and its partners on processes, policies and standards, ensuring alignment with organizational requirements and legal compliance in each country and region
• Plan and deliver training programs for processes and implemented technologies across Procurement, ensuring adoption and usage - including sustainability
• Verify and consolidate reporting data (actual and forecast figures) of all Procurement KPI's, financial and non-financial
• Optimize procurement processes for new acquisitions and the interaction with suppliers

Your Qualifications:

• Core focus on excellence over recent years
• At least 5 years of international Procurement experience
• High standard of IT systems tools, at least with MS Office package (especially Excel and Ppt) - Ability to learn other tools and systems
• Experience implementing Source-to-Pay solutions such as Ariba, Coupa, Emptoris, Ivalua, Sievo, etc.
• Strong analytical skills and business analysis
• Bachelor's degree

If interested, please apply ASAP