Sourcing Lead

Budapest

Ellátási lánc / stratégiai beszerzés

Hibrid 3–5 év szakmai tapasztalat

Short Description

Our Partner is a global integrated oil and gas company. They produce oil and gas, trade energy, and make, ship and sell energy products.

Description

The Sourcing Lead supports various businesses with a range of medium complexity sourcing and contracting activities. In addition to sourcing, this role is responsible for developing supplier relationships and proactively identifying value opportunities.   This includes demand management, definition of sourcing strategy based on a predefined category framework, source selection, contract negotiation. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in sourcing of services and commodities, knowledge of contracts and legal terms, sourcing strategy preparation, coupled with a strong commercial orientation, communication and stakeholder management skills.  The Sourcing Lead will manage complex, end-to-end Sourcing projects as per business request, inclusive of the following activities:  • Demand Management  • Case Management  • Sourcing Strategy   • Supplier Selection  • Contracting  • Requests for Contract Operationalization    Across activity sets, its paramount to ensure that all requests and Scopes of Work liaise with stakeholders to ensure all business requirements are considered/met.  • Drive and manage various sourcing and contracting projects of medium spend & complexity  • Ensure that the business requirements are well-understood and properly covered in the sourcing process. Influence business demand where required and possible • Identify value levers and opportunities to maximize value in the marketplace   • Develop Sourcing strategy in accordance with the respective • Define approach to market and develop source selection criteria based on the business priorities and requirement  • Manage and coordinate the supplier selection process to ensure the most ideal option is chosen  • Manage all relevant stakeholder and supplier interactions incl. and relationship including senior levels throughout the sourcing project  • Negotiate and agree on relevant contract terms with suppliers  • Develop and modify contract content based on templates and manage the approval process  • Generate reports (status, summary etc.) and analyze data depending on the project requirements  • Take an innovative approach and lead continuous process improvement initiatives   • Comply with our Code of Conduct, taking a professional and disciplined approach to working with suppliers, to ensure transparency, consistency and fairness. Our procurement and supply chain management principles are always applied within that framework and in the context of relevant laws and regulations  • Comply with all our Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) policies and procedures  Professional Leadership  • Effectively represent the Team in the respective categories in conversations with our stakeholders and suppliers  • Represent the Team and support junior team members in communication and engagement with senior stakeholders   • Drive and coordinate issue resolution in complex scenarios propose improvement initiatives that result in long term solution 

Requirements

• The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of practical and application experience in end-to-end sourcing of services and commodities, drafting and negotiating contracts and legal terms, sourcing strategy preparation, coupled with a strong commercial orientation and communication skills  • At least 3 years of category specific experience in Marketing. • Previous experience in the Oil & Gas industry and/or industrial environment is an advantage  • Ability and proven record of providing professional leadership, coordinate and mentor junior team members  • Track record of successful Procurement delivery in complex, challenging international environments  • Proven experience with contract creation, negotiations. • Experience working in a large and multicultural team  • Strong influencing and negotiation skills  • Analytical abilities including marketplace and financial analysis  • Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external partners  • Fluent in English • Strategic thinking and ability to propose sourcing strategies   • Global / international business experience  • Being able to work under pressure and stringent time constraints  • Strong working knowledge of MS Office products i.e. PowerPoint, Access & Excel.  • Experience working in an Ariba / Salesforce system environment is an advantage   • Ability to review and analyze complex data to identify issues and trends  • Bachelors’ degree or equivalent experience is required (preferably in business studies)  • Procurement related professional certification is an advantage 