Procurement Manager REFS

Major Accountabilities 

• Lead end-to-end sourcing and procurement activities for Capital Projects, Real Estate, and related facilities categories, ensuring alignment with business objectives and procurement strategies.
• Develop sourcing approaches and negotiation strategies for procurement requirements above strategic thresholds when no existing category strategy is available.
• Oversee and support sourcing execution conducted by buyers, acting as an escalation point for complex procurement and supplier issues.
• Partner with REFS, Finance, Procurement stakeholders, and business leaders to identify cost-effective solutions that balance operational needs and company strategy.
• Drive savings initiatives, productivity improvements, and value creation opportunities across assigned spend categories.
• Monitor supplier markets, industry trends, and competitive intelligence to enhance sourcing decisions and category performance.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with corporate policies, responsible procurement standards, anti-bribery requirements, and preferred supplier agreements.
• Manage procurement projects and category performance, maintaining strong communication with regional/category teams to leverage demand aggregation and risk mitigation opportunities.

Minimum Requirements 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent university qualification required; Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Law, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Professional procurement certification such as CIPS (or similar) strongly preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years of procurement and contract management experience.
• Demonstrated experience sourcing capital projects, construction, real estate, IFM (Integrated Facilities Management), or related services.
• Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, RFI/RFQ processes, supplier evaluation, contract negotiations, and Source-to-Contract (S2C) methodologies.
• Proven ability to work effectively within global, matrixed organizations and collaborate across multiple geographies and cultures.
• Strong analytical, project management, stakeholder management, and financial acumen skills with experience managing significant spend portfolios.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills; additional language capabilities such as German, Spanish, Portuguese, or Russian are advantageous.

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