Hybrid Lead Strategic Sourcing Specialist

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About the role

  • Create and maintain the Projects Playbook, establishing it as a key resource for project execution and methodologies.
  • Conduct analytical assessments of project opportunities across xGBEs identify synergies and best practices that can be leveraged to enhance project outcomes and efficiencies.
  • Collaborate with leaders from GBE VECE along with SBG leaders to communicate VECE results
  • Engage in cross-functional cooperation within the Projects Business to achieve productivity goals set in AOP.
  • Continuously monitor and maintain an MOS follow-up for project organizations to enhance productivity and execute projects more effectively.
  • Conduct analysis on excess inventory to identify and find repurposing opportunities.
  • Serve as a primary touchpoint for the Global Program Management Office (GPMO) to ensure project organizations are aligned with GPMO tools and processes.
  • Provide guidance on project execution xGBE.
  • Develop and implement periodic training sessions for project teams to ensure sourcing teams are fully informed and equipped.
  • Mapping of Pricing & Estimation and Engineering departments within the Projects Organizations to analyze inception points for the VECE to engage.
  • Execute an EAC analysis by project cycle to analyze and report engineering savings.
  • Facilitate workshops that bring together sourcing and engineering teams to foster the generation of actionable projects aimed at margin optimization.
  • Collaborate with the finance team to negotiate further opportunities for cost optimization and financial efficiencies within projects.

Requirements

  • 8+ years with good strategic sourcing skills and experience, and Project management experience in handling multi-disciplinary team and multi-location stakeholders.
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Fluent English
  • Ability to understand whole system/business perspective, identify and early escalation of risks at the right time
  • Ability to quickly assess unclear, complex, and ambiguous situations and reduce into distinct, clear, timely, and stable direction/Action plan for the development team
  • Good knowledge and experience in basic PM areas like Cost, Time, Risk, and Integration Management
  • Good knowledge in advanced Excel, CORA, Ivalua.
  • Individuals who are self-motivated and able to work with little supervision, who consistently take the initiative to get things done, do things before being asked by others or forced to by events.
  • Ability to convey subtle or complex messages clearly, as appropriate for the topic and audience.

Benefits

  • Access to dynamic career opportunities across different fields and industries.

Job title

Lead Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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