Senior Procurement Manager

<h3>Company Description</h3><p><strong>We are SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 97,000 employees operate a network of 2,650 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. </strong></p><h3>Job Description</h3><p><strong>As a team member of Global Procurement &amp; Real Estate team, this role is focused on negotiating competitive deals with SGS suppliers across multiple categories based on defined priorities and sourcing plan.</strong></p><p><strong>Following the competitive selection process, this role also focuses on contract negotiations, implementation and follow-up. </strong></p><p><strong>This person is responsible for leading and executing full sourcing process, contract negotiation and management independently at all stages of each process</strong></p><p><strong>More specifically:</strong></p><p><strong>Primary Responsibilities: Sourcing &amp; Negotiating</strong></p><ul><li>Together with procurement teams and various stakeholders develops a pipeline of (sourcing) projects  based on internal and external analysis and fully aligned with the stakeholders’ requirements.</li><li>Ensures the tenders are executed in the way that they deliver best value (price / product or service), with minimum risk to our affiliates and suppliers commit to comply with SGS code of conduct.</li><li>Ensure that the procurement process is run in the most efficient way and according to SGS standards.</li><li>Is able to evaluate the proposals and make recommendations at TCO level</li><li>Proactively uses SGS procurement tools (sourcing, projects/savings reporting, contract database, etc.)</li><li>Prepares negotiation strategy</li><li>Involves all parties that need to bring input or participate in decisions</li><li>Pro-actively and effectively collaborate with and involve relevant internal stakeholders that need to bring input and/or participate in decisions</li></ul><p><strong>Primary Responsibilities: Contracting and Follow-up</strong></p><ul><li>Ensures that agreements with suppliers meet the legal requirements</li><li>Understands key contractual clauses and how to use them for the best protection of SGS</li><li>Ensures all relevant SGS requirements are clearly specified in the contract, together with agreed KPIs, SLA and penalties</li><li>Is accountable for contract finalization and related timelines.</li><li>Initiates implementation of the contract when required and follows up on the progress</li><li>Ensures that price evolution during the contract life cycle is aligned with procurement objectives guaranteeing price competitiveness and stability by constantly monitoring the market evolution and challenging contracted suppliers.</li><li>Conducts regular performance reviews with suppliers to review the evolution of relationship and spend,  ensure compliance with the contract and relevant SLAs.</li><li>Assist business when required in the operational supplier relationship management</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>A bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent experience</li><li>Proven negotiation and contractual experience</li><li>Very good understanding of contract laws and standard forms of contracts</li><li>At least five years of experience in a strategic Procurement role in a multinational organization</li><li>Strong Leadership &amp; Influencing skills to work in a matrix organization</li><li>Entrepreneurial skills, allowing to take independent decisions when appropriate, always in alignment with the line manager</li><li>Strong but diplomatic senior personality with high ambitions; Able to build trust, respect and confidence;</li><li>Clear and fast thinker able to talk “stakeholder language” and convince them; Acts quickly and decisively; able to make tough calls</li><li>Ability to work under pressure with shifting priorities, interacting and adjusting to diverse cultures and time-zones</li><li>Ability to negotiate in English is a must. Another language a plus.</li><li>Strong negotiation skills and techniques for large and complex procurement deals.</li><li>Very good excel and data management skills.</li><li>Strong stakeholder &amp; change management capability</li><li>Strategic thinker but also hands-on. Roll up the sleeves mentality is required.</li><li>Pragmatic, self-starter, efficient and highly driven by objectives</li><li>Excellent interpersonal communications and presentation skills.</li><li>Teamwork and oriented to internal customer service.</li><li>Detail and process-oriented, and analytical with strong work organization capability.</li><li>Empathy (be able to think in the shoes of the other negotiating party)</li><li>Ability to work fully virtually with teams, stakeholders and suppliers.</li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><ul><li><strong>This position will be based at our offices in Madrid with the possibili