- Create clear negotiation strategies for supplier or contract opportunities and execute these as cost saving initiatives.
- Be responsible for performing deep-dive activity across cost base, forensically analysing contracts, invoices and spend data to provide a holistic view of supplier’s contracts and spend.
- Act as primary interface with Business Functions, IT & Purchasing Stakeholders across the world to understand products and/or services and collaboratively devise strategies and opportunities for executable cost reductions or cost take-out.
- Conduct reviews with technical teams as a demand challenge layer to analyse technical solutions, licensing volumes, SLAs, services and evaluate opportunities for right-sizing, cost reductions and risk appetite decisions to be discussed / agreed
- Review inventory data to understand any growth or decline trends, plus future strategies and roadmaps of particular technologies / solutions
- Contribute towards programme deliverables including initiative tracking, MI reporting and dashboards to demonstrate activity is being progressed, maintain a view of upcoming initiatives and savings delivered
- Be responsible for compiling savings evidence to provide clear figures of in-year and annual run-rate savings as well as payment profiles of contracts
- Create commercial propositions including benefits and overview of costs
- Supporting Customers with supplier negotiations and drafting contract terms
- Run RFP processes (where appropriate) to seek better commercial terms for existing services or by selection of replacement services with better value
- In addition to our core Cost and Contract Optimisation Services CoCo also offer and deliver a range of related operational and consultancy services, and you will also be expected to delivery such projects from time to time to deliver the customers’ requirements – a description of these ancillary services can be found on the CoCo Global website www.coco.global. and www.coco-polska.com
requirements-expected :
We are looking for candidates that have experience in commercial, financial, or procurement / sourcing related areas.
Experience of working within one of the following sectors: global financial services, banking, insurance, healthcare, private equity as well as fintechs and technology companies.
Good experience of financial modelling, P&L vs. Cash positions, account treatment of OpEx and CapEx, depreciation lifecycles, VAT recovery etc.
Demonstrable experience in vendor, cost and commercial management including cost reduction / optimisation programmes as well as supplier contract negotiation
Experience of working at all levels of an organisation, demonstrating excellent stakeholder management ability.
Flexibility, the job holder must be able to adapt to changing CoCo and customer requirements.
Work alone or within a larger team, but it is essential you are a self-starter and are able to devise your own strategies and approaches to solve customer problems
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products especially Excel.
offered :
Employment contract
Stable employment in International company (Coco Polska, Coco Global, Coco Africa)
