Strategic Buyer

Brussel  ‐ Onsite
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Description

For one of our clients in the pharmaceutical industry, we are currently looking for a Strategic Buyer

Start: 1/3/13
Duration: 9 months with a possible extension
Location: South of Brussels

Core Competences:

* Sourcing strategy definition & execution
* Sourcing process delivery
* Project Management

Description:
* Deliver a sourcing strategy on a specific category of contingent workers, aligned with objectives of External Workforce project. This will include - at minimum:
- Alignment with the business on requirements
- Standardization & segmentation of the contingent missions/profiles
- Strategy objectives and SLA definition
- Strategic options set-up, risks/opportunities, & recommendation to the business

* Deliver a full sourcing process according to the defined strategy, including internal analysis, market screening & supplier mapping, Request for Proposal, negotiation, preferred vendor selection, contracting
* Define an implementation plan and monitor the progress until completion
* Dedicated point of contact to the business for day-to-day activities related to this specific category of
contingent workers:

- Support the business in request management, while liaising with the Operations team
- Enforce compliance to Procurement tools, processes and policies
- Manage relationship with the business & suppliers

Environment:

* Enterprise project
* Multiple contacts across the organization

Education:

* Master level in Economics or Business/Industrial management
* Specialized Master in Procurement

Knowledge/Skills:
* Leadership Behaviors & Change Management
* Negotiation & Communication Skills
* Contracting
* Sourcing Strategy & Implementation
* Project Management
* Result oriented, and able to develop and present strong arguments to convince of the need for change
* Interpersonal Skills

Required experience:

* Minimum 5 years of experience in Procurement within an international environment
* Strong experience in sourcing strategy and sourcing process is a must-have pre-requisite
* Knowledge of External Workers Procurement and pharma industry is a plus

IT skills:

-SAP
-Microsoft Office
Languages skills:

-English fluent
-French fluent

Start date
1/3/13
Duration
9 months
From
Harvey Nash IT Recruitment Belgium
Published at
19.02.2013
Project ID:
491881
Contract type
Freelance
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