RESPONSIBILITIES:*** Leads sourcing strategies across multiple high value, complex categories with significant global impact, driving measurable revenue growth and cost optimization for categories exceeding $100 million in annual spend.* **Spend analysis and strategy development:** Analyzing indirect spend data to identify trends, opportunities, and risks, then developing strategies to optimize spending across assigned categories.* **Strategic sourcing:** Leading category management initiatives to identify cost-saving opportunities through supplier selection and negotiation.* **Stakeholder collaboration:** Working with cross-functional teams to understand their procurement needs and ensure alignment with business objectives.* **Supplier relationship management:** Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers, managing performance, and ensuring compliance with contract terms.* **Contract negotiation:** Negotiating favorable contract terms with suppliers, including price, quality, delivery terms, and service level agreements.* **Market research:** Staying updated on market trends, new suppliers, and technological advancements within relevant indirect spend categories.* **Process improvement:** Implementing procurement best practices and driving continuous improvement initiatives within the indirect procurement function.* **Change management:** Communicating and gaining buy-in from stakeholders regarding new sourcing strategies and process changes.**SPECIFIC Procurement consulting experience* Knowledge and/or experience in other Procurement categories* Experience with sourcing and procurement technology solutions and tools* Exposure to organizational transformation efforts* International experience**GENERAL SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:*** Actively use a wide-range of unique professional skills; expert understanding of industry practices* Excellent proficiency with tools, systems, and procedures* Outstanding planning/organizational skills and techniques* Outstanding independent decision making, analysis and problem solving skills* Outstanding verbal and written communication skills* Outstanding presentation and public speaking skills* Outstanding interpersonal skills* Outstanding conflict resolution skills and ability to deliver difficult messages* Strong ability to build partnerships at all levels within the company* Strong negotiating skills* Resolve complex issues in effective ways* Project management, consultative skills and ability to manage a budget* Expert in multiple technical and/or business skills* Ability to cultivate and develop lasting internal and external customer relations**MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE:**Typically 10 or more years of increasing responsibility and complexity in terms of any applicable professional experience.**PREFERRED EDUCATION:**Typically a Bachelor's Degree or global equivalent in related discipline.