Procurement Senior Associate

<h3>Company Description</h3><p><em>Work smart, have fun and make an impact!</em></p><p><strong>Our purpose is to guide all companies toward a sustainable world.</strong> EcoVadis is the leading provider of business sustainability ratings. Our solutions are backed by an international team of experts and powerful technology. We analyze data and build sustainability scorecards that give companies actionable insights into their environmental, social and ethical risks.</p><p><strong>Why apply to EcoVadis? </strong>Be a part of the global sustainability change in business. Grow your career. Work with extraordinary people. Feel valued for your contribution.</p><p>Learn more about our team and culture on <a href="https://ecovadis.com/careers/">EcoVadis careers page</a>. </p><h3>Job Description</h3><p>As a Category Manager/Business Partner, you will be responsible for overseeing a portfolio of vendors and contracts. You will liaison with different stakeholders to understand and define business needs for acquiring new solutions and maintaining existing ones. Your responsibility will be to develop and execute subsegment category strategies, manage suppliers relationships, and optimize procurement process to achieve proper adoption rate, overlap reduction and cost efficiency.</p><p> Responsibilities:</p><ul><li><p>Category strategies development (for main providers);</p></li><li><p>Close collaboration with business (internal stakeholders) to understand, refine and challenge  current as well as future business needs;</p></li><li><p>Close collaboration with Business stakeholders and finance to orchestrate actions;</p></li><li><p>Continuously analyzing overall  costs -vs- budgets;</p></li><li><p>Understanding the costs of Services (both at a consumption-unit and a consolidated level) to help determine their business value;</p></li><li><p>In depth understanding on multiple business models (time and material, sprint base, flat fee, etc);</p></li><li><p>Create the visibility of the cost per user and/or per department, to help benchmark and identify areas of improvement;</p></li><li><p>Identify areas of improvement by indicating overlaps, adoption inefficiency, waste spent; </p></li><li><p>Define and execute corrective action plans;</p></li><li><p>Manage cross-functional / cross-organizational projects;</p></li><li><p>Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers that meet business needs and strategy requirements;</p></li><li><p>Negotiate costs and terms with suppliers;</p></li><li><p>Drive cost savings initiatives;</p></li><li><p>Implement best practices and efficient workflows to enhance productivity;</p></li><li><p>Develop and implement risk mitigation and contingency plans;</p></li><li><p>Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the category;</p></li><li><p>Generate regular reports and provide insights on category performance;</p></li><li><p>Monitor market, product and price developments and communicate this internally with relevant stakeholders to support growth and profitability;</p></li><li><p>Ensure that procurement practices within the category adhere to organizations' compliance and sustainability standards.</p></li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li><p>A minimum of 5 years experience within a similar role in the engineering (software development)/SaaS sector preferably;</p></li><li><p>Proven experience in category management;  </p></li><li><p>Knowledge of market trends and best practices;</p></li><li><p>Highly organized with excellent analytical skills;</p></li><li><p>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;</p></li><li><p>Fluent knowledge of English, spoken and written;</p></li><li><p>Strong negotiation and contract management skills;</p></li><li><p>Agile and ability to work in an international, fast-changing environment.</p></li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><p>Everyone at EcoVadis contributes to a culture of trust, respect and empowerment. Our growing team in Poland is full of talented professionals from various sectors who all share a desire to make an impact. We offer competitive salaries and support personal growth from day one with extensive onboarding, mentoring and a brand new e-learning platform bursting with courses and modules so you can learn new skills and fine-tune old ones.</p><p>Benefits:</p><ul><li>Support with all the necessary office and IT equipment</li><li>Optional (fully covered or co-financed) health care and life insurance</li><li>Multisport card and wellness allowance</li><li>Multicafeteria</li><li>Lunch card</li><li>Annual performance bonus</li><li>Flexible working hours</li><li>Hybrid for colleagues who live near our offices (4 days per month) otherwise remote in the country you are hired in</li><li>Remote work from abroad policy (up to 3 months per year) </li><li>Internet and electricity bill allowance</li><li>CSR activities</li><li>Modern, pet-friendly office in the city center (next to Rondo ONZ)</li><li>Community service day when volunteering</li></ul><p><