Strategic Sourcing Buyer - Indirect Procurement Lisboa

Strategic Sourcing Buyer - Indirect Procurement
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Strategic Sourcing Buyer - Indirect Procurement

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Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10, 000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of
- risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec’s revenues in 2023 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit Convatec Group.

At Convatec, we’re transforming our business for the better. Better products. Better ways of working. And better ways of delivering for our customers and each other. We’re aiming for nothing short of excellence. Join us on our journey to #Forever
Caring as a Strategic Sourcing Buyer - Indirect Procurement and you’ll do the same.

This is a key role within the Global Procurement function driving a
- performance culture and setting the standard for excellence. We are looking for an ambitious Strategic Buyer to join our Sourcing Hub to help drive Category Strategy through plan implementation as part of our transformation journey.

The Strategic Buyer will be responsible for the production and delivery of strategic sourcing projects and
- reducing process/supplier improvement projects, and the Source to Contract process working closely with Category Managers and project stakeholders.

As a member of this team, you will be expected to develop, outline, and execute projects in accordance with
- upon deliverables, timings, and budgets.

• Work with relevant Category Manager(s) to develop and execute a fully integrated,
  - aligned category plan for assigned category area(s).
• Develop global sourcing strategies aligned to the category strategy to drive savings and value for the company.
• Responsible for the Source to Contract (S2C) process, including sourcing strategy execution (e. g. , RFP/E-Auction), evaluation, recommendation, supplier selection, and award.
• Conduct or support negotiations.
• Support supplier segmentation, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), and quarterly supplier reviews for all strategic suppliers.
• Manage stakeholder and supplier relationships to ensure that Sourcing Strategies are aligned to current and future business needs.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives that will generate value through increased supplier performance and/or capabilities.
• Develop contracts, agreements, and sourcing strategies for the supply of materials/products and services.
• Develop, evaluate, or manage internal and external relationships with suppliers and other
  - functional teams.
• Propose and implement improvements & innovations within the assigned spend area(s).

• 2+ years working within a Strategic Procurement/Sourcing environment, employing a formal category/sourcing management process (preferably in a similar regulated industry), with MCIPS to level 4.
• Experience of strategic sourcing/running tenders.
• An understanding of Category Management principles with knowledge of how to define a strategy and experience of how to translate it into actionable plans.
• Experience working with
  - procurement tools to find, evaluate & select the best vendors to drive savings, increase value & manage risk.
• Ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data, confirming its accuracy and adequacy, and using it to drive decisions as well as present results and business cases to management.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate to a diverse audience at multiple levels within the company using a variety of formats.
• Able to negotiate with suppliers on all commercial and contractual matters.
• Must be able to work with a range of technically and culturally diverse people, influencing them to achieve goals in a timely manner.

Our transformation will change your career. You’ll be pushed to think bigger and aim for excellence. Your ideas will be heard, and you’ll be supported to bring them to life.

Convatec provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, genetic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.