Global Procurement Regional Laboratory Manager

hace 2 semanas

Madrid, España SGS A tiempo completo

**Company Description**
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 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

The SGS Global Procurement & Real Estate team is a specialized group within SGS dedicated to managing and optimizing the procurement processes and real estate assets on a global scale for SGS. This team plays a crucial role in strategically managing and optimizing procurement processes and real estate assets on a global scale, contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of SGS operations..

As a part of the SGS Global Procurement & Real Estate team, the **Regional Category Manager assumes the responsibility for formulating, reviewing, and ultimately executing regional category strategies within the designated areas**.

Collaborating closely with the Regional Lab Procurement Manager and Local Procurement Managers, the role involves ensuring alignment from both top-down and bottom-up perspectives.

**Leading sourcing initiatives in accordance with the established 3-year category plan for their assigned region**, the Regional Category Manager oversees relationships with regional vendors, ensuring strict adherence to Procurement policies.

**Reporting Line**: Global Procurement Project Director

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Contribute to and implement comprehensive r**egional procurement strategies for Laboratories, developing a 3-year plan** with quantified sourcing projects.
- Represent the interests of assigned regions within a global category team, ensuring alignment with stakeholder requirements.
- ** Align regional strategies with global procurement strategies** for Laboratory subcategories.
- ** Collaborate** **and** actively **partner with SGS countries** to ensure optimal execution of procurement strategies.
- ** Be accountable for Lab category performance**, including achieving savings and other agreed KPIs.
- Participate in category reviews and committees to analyze performance metrics and suggest improvements.
- ** Lead and motivate a regional Lab Category Team**, including relevant stakeholders (procurement, finance, operations, etc.) and a network of prescribers.
- ** Manage the overall category team** and category management process in assigned regions.
- Lead **sourcing initiatives** and projects in the region based **on the defined 3-year plan.**:

- Negotiate and conclude **regional contracts**, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and reporting progress, challenges, and risks to global and local management.

**Secondary Responsibilities**:

- Monitor **regional market trends** and recommend necessary changes to procurement strategies.
- Stay informed about **industry developments** to proactively address emerging challenges and opportunities.
- Manage relationships with **regional vendors, including Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs).**:

- Manage the **regional supplier base**, including the long tail, and continuously source new potential vendors to enhance the supplier ecosystem.
- Support countries in rolling out/implementing initiatives and recommendations.
- Ensure compliance with **regional procurement policies**, procedures, and standards, providing guidance and support to local teams.

**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
- Over six years of hands-on involvement in strategic procurement within a multinational corporation, with a specialized focus on Laboratories. **Experience in Laboratories is essential and a must have for this role.**:

- Strong communication skill.
- Diplomatic personality with high ambitions, capable of building trust, respect, and confidence.
- Strategic thinker with hands-on operational experience.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, proficient in Excel and data management.
- Ability to manage complex projects and multitask in a high-pressure environment.
- Very good understanding of contract laws and standard forms of contracts.
- Proven negotiation and contractual experience at both strategic and operational levels.
- Strong leadership, influencing, and change management skills in a matrix organization.
- Team-oriented with a focus on internal customer service.
- ** Full fluency in English**; additional languages such as Mandarin or Spanish are a plus.

**Additional Information** Why SGS?**
- Join a globally recognized and stable company, a leader in the Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) industry.
- Enjoy a flexible schedule and remote work model.
- Access SGS University and Campus for continuous learning options.
- Thrive in a multinational environment, collaborating with colleagues from multiple continents.
- Benefit from our comprehensive benefits platform.

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