Job Description Summary

Projects & Tender Sourcing Leader

Job Description

Role purpose

Deliver competitive advantages and drive cost out initiatives to enable profitable growth.

Connect sourcing imperatives with the product lines strategies and to aim at creating One team by increasing collaboration and synergies with different stakeholders in the work location, other functions, regions, and business lines.

Involve all Sourcing activities in the Inquiry to Order (ITO) opportunity preparation & optimization.

Involve all Sourcing activities in the Order to Revenue (OTR) and implement sourcing process and procedures with value addition

Manage a vendor list based on Global Sourcing strategy

Identify risk & opportunities during ITO opportunity preparation

Seeks sustainable competitiveness improvements, supports the regional product optimization initiatives.

Involve in the supplier qualification and onboarding process

Manage a vendor list based on Global Sourcing strategy

Identify risk & opportunities during ITO opportunity preparation

Seeks sustainable competitiveness improvements, supports the regional product optimization initiatives.

Essential responsibilities

Define supplier strategy including management and optimization of supplier panels. Lead negotiations and allocate needs to specific suppliers. Negotiate terms and conditions and transmit information to Procurement. Manage claims. Includes commercial sourcing management such as data analysis, negotiations support and more. This may also include purchasing activities.

Developing in-depth knowledge of business disciplines. Uses prior experience and acquired expertise to execute functional policy/strategy.

A job at this level is likely to be an individual contributor, with proven interpersonal skills. Communication with direct colleagues and the business about design and coordination services rendered. Provide informal guidance to new team members. Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations.

Represent ITO (Inquiry To Order) Sourcing during Tender stage for his/her respective area. Reinforce the interface between Sourcing and Tendering teams in the preparation of new business opportunities. Ensure cost and Leadtime accuracy, competitive sourcing scheme and relevant Risk and Opportunity analysis.

Represent OTR (Order To Revenue) Sourcing during project execution stage for his/her respective area. Strong interface with project execution team for successful completion of the projects within the timeline and cost.

Maintain highest level of QEHS standards as per the company’s guidelines whilst interacting and taking decision with internal and external stakeholders.

Impacts projects, processes, and procedures in own field. The role operates with some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities/provision of advice within an enabling discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Activities require professional judgment but may require more senior levels of guidance.

Utilizes technical expertise and judgement to solve problems. Leverages technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.

Ensure implementation of Global Sourcing policy (QMS/BMS) in our ITO and OTR activities, contribute to cost optimizations and ensure their solidity and scope maturity with his/her regional management and with Global Commodity Leaders.

Initiate, engage and contribute for organization’s sustainability roadmap and objectives.

Contribute to the optimization of sourcing strategy on prioritized product segments.

Coordination in ITO/OTR with the regional commodity Leader and Global Commodity Leader to deliver the best cost and cycle scenario taking into consideration all SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost)

Highlight and mitigate the Sourcing Risk at ITO stage and contribute for margin improvement at OTR stage

Manage and maintain strategic and close relations with suppliers’ and subcontractors’ decision makers and key stakeholders.

Good internal networking within Sourcing and other functions of the organization.

Work towards achieving or exceeding the yearly KPIs and objectives with periodic update to the line manager and dotted line reporting.

Desired characteristics

Project Sourcing skills

Good knowledge for digitalization

Global business acumen & strategic vision

Action oriented/Creativity/Motivating others/Drive for results/Organization

Ability to understand commodity sourcing strategies

Ability to make decision/sense of urgency

Cross-cultural management, Presentation skills

Ability to Work in a team, Communication skills

Negotiation/ Influencing

Language skill: Flaunt in Spanish and English

Qualification/Requirement

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)).

Ability to work in a global environment and matrix organization.

Organizational reporting

GSI South Europe Projects Sourcing Leader

Work Location

Coslada, Madrid, Spain / Work from office is preferred

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No