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Responsibilities

• Lead global sourcing for advisory/consulting and executive search; set coverage models per region/BU and establish tiered Preferred Supplier Lists (PSLs).
• Define category strategies aligned to business growth and capability needs.
• Collect BUs requirements and coordinate key supplier management across regions when needed.
• Design and negotiate fee/rate models: retainers, success fees, day rates, mark-ups, outcome‑based SoWs, service credits, replacement guarantees, and volume tiers.
• Run competitive events/negotiations; benchmark markets and harmonize terms globally.
• Support implementation of guided buying (ERP/PowerApps touchpoints), catalogs/punchouts for fixed services or products and compliant spot-buy/tail aggregator models.
• Reduce maverick spend, increase contract coverage, and shorten intake →PO cycle times across BUs.
• Collaborate with internal teams to generate ideas, align category strategies, and meet business objectives.
• Partner with HR and other Business Partners on demand signals; with Legal/Finance on templates, approvals, budgets, and savings validation.
• Align global standards with local regulations; provide clear buying channels and change‑management support.
• Consolidate suppliers, enable catalogs/marketplace, standardize low‑value buying, and raise no‑touch PO coverage.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in indirect procurement with depth in Professional Services and HR and other indirect categories.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering or related field.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to develop group‑wide procurement frameworks.
• Analytical mindset for market analysis, benchmarking, and spend visibility.
• Experience in identifying and leveraging cross‑functional synergies.
• Deep knowledge of consulting services e.g., tax/audit, interim, contingency and executive search markets; supplier landscape, typical scopes, risk points, and when to use boutiques vs. global firms.
• Strong procurement process knowledge and proven end‑to‑end delivery of complex sourcing events, including direct negotiations and panel setup with Big Four firms and other market‑leading providers.
• Proven experience in building PSLs/panels, run competitive events, negotiations on global levels.
• Able to plan, prioritize, and deliver multiple initiatives in a high‑throughput environment.
• Comfortable with spend cubes and KPI dashboards; hands‑on with ERP (SAP) and Excel/Power BI.
• Strong negotiation skills and working knowledge of MSAs/SLAs/SoWs; able to partner effectively with Legal.
• Solid grasp of budgeting, forecasting, and benefits realization (P&L, cashflow, TCO). Understanding of commercial design: outcome‑based SoWs, harmonized rate cards, retainers/success fees/day rates, service credits, replacement guarantees.
• Familiar with privacy (e.g., GDPR), information security basics, and third‑party risk.

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