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Global Indirect Category Lead | Procurement Transformation Expert
Barcelona, Spain
Worldwide
MBA with specialization in Innovation & Technology Management from the LSBFAbout me
Over 25+ years of international leadership experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, and Technology. Designed, led, and implemented complex largescale procurement transformation and sourcing programs for all non commodity procurement.
Workday ProcurementCategory ManagementChange ManagementE-ProcurementGlobal SourcingTransition ManagementSAP Ariba
Strategic Category & Procurement Management
Over 15 years of experience in global indirect category management across Industrial, MRO, IT, Capex, Business Administration, and Professional Services categories, managing spend of up to $700M with large international teams.
Procurement Transformation
Extensive expertise in end-to-end procurement transformation covering digital, operational, and sourcing dimensions, including readiness planning, business case creation, migration preparation, and day 0 kick-off execution.
Executive Stakeholder & Relationship Management
Proven track record in leading complex sourcing programs and managing executive stakeholder relationships across global functions, including CHRO-level partnerships and cross-regional governance frameworks.
Strategic Sourcing
Deep experience in strategic sourcing across Industrial, Corporate, and Digital categories, including supplier rationalization, buying channel optimization, and implementing strategic sourcing frameworks globally.
ERP & Procurement Tools
Hands-on experience with ERPs such as Oracle Apps, SAP, and SAP S4 HANA, as well as procurement tools including Coupa, DocuSign CLM, SAP Ariba & SRM, Zycus, ServiceNow, Enlighta, and Tableau with generative AI and Machine Learning modules.
Program & Change Management
Leadership of large-scale global transformation programs including digital sourcing transformation, payroll consolidation, HR mobility transformation, and insurance/credit card provider consolidation across 25+ countries.
Analytics, Benchmarking & Market Intelligence
Application of analytics, benchmarking, and commodities market intelligence to support procurement decisions, spend reporting, and sustainability governance.
Supplier & Contract Management
Creation and implementation of SRM frameworks with strategic suppliers, setting up catalogs, governing Multi-Service Integration (MSI) processes, and managing contract compliance across global supplier panels.
Policy, Audit, Ethics & Regulatory Risk Management
Management of audits to ensure compliance with contract, risk, security policies, and procedures, including ESG commitments and governance frameworks.
Negotiations & Dispute Resolution
Negotiation of large-scale deals such as a Cloud Platform agreement reducing spend commitment from $240M to $33M over 3 years, and leading outsourcing RFPs achieving significant cost reductions.
Over 15 years of experience in global indirect category management across Industrial, MRO, IT, Capex, Business Administration, and Professional Services categories, managing spend of up to $700M with large international teams.
Procurement Transformation
Extensive expertise in end-to-end procurement transformation covering digital, operational, and sourcing dimensions, including readiness planning, business case creation, migration preparation, and day 0 kick-off execution.
Executive Stakeholder & Relationship Management
Proven track record in leading complex sourcing programs and managing executive stakeholder relationships across global functions, including CHRO-level partnerships and cross-regional governance frameworks.
Strategic Sourcing
Deep experience in strategic sourcing across Industrial, Corporate, and Digital categories, including supplier rationalization, buying channel optimization, and implementing strategic sourcing frameworks globally.
ERP & Procurement Tools
Hands-on experience with ERPs such as Oracle Apps, SAP, and SAP S4 HANA, as well as procurement tools including Coupa, DocuSign CLM, SAP Ariba & SRM, Zycus, ServiceNow, Enlighta, and Tableau with generative AI and Machine Learning modules.
Program & Change Management
Leadership of large-scale global transformation programs including digital sourcing transformation, payroll consolidation, HR mobility transformation, and insurance/credit card provider consolidation across 25+ countries.
Analytics, Benchmarking & Market Intelligence
Application of analytics, benchmarking, and commodities market intelligence to support procurement decisions, spend reporting, and sustainability governance.
Supplier & Contract Management
Creation and implementation of SRM frameworks with strategic suppliers, setting up catalogs, governing Multi-Service Integration (MSI) processes, and managing contract compliance across global supplier panels.
Policy, Audit, Ethics & Regulatory Risk Management
Management of audits to ensure compliance with contract, risk, security policies, and procedures, including ESG commitments and governance frameworks.
Negotiations & Dispute Resolution
Negotiation of large-scale deals such as a Cloud Platform agreement reducing spend commitment from $240M to $33M over 3 years, and leading outsourcing RFPs achieving significant cost reductions.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2024
Languages
EnglishFluentSpanishGood
Project history
Started as IT category team lead of 5 members managing spend of $120M+. Responsible for IT Procurement transformation from tactical to strategic sourcing and leading complex sourcing programs with executive stakeholder management.
Advising and consulting on procurement transformation readiness planning and business case creation for a large US-based elevator manufacturing company. Also executing procurement scope and setting up procurement processes for a technology start-up based in Madrid.
Led Global Indirect category management for all procurement categories including Capex, Industrial, MRO, IT, Business Administration, and Professional Services with a team of 22 members globally managing $550M of spend across 25+ countries. Key achievements include setting up a centralized Global Indirect category team, leading global facility management strategy, creating marketing category strategy, leading digital sourcing transformation, consolidating payroll and travel management platforms, supporting HR global mobility transformation, and leading Bunge Digital transformation program. Also served as interim Global Procurement Excellence (GPE) Lead, creating a new GPE team of 12 members in India.