Principal Category Manager - Property
Role Purpose
As a key member of the Group Supply Chain Services SCM team, you will define, own and deliver against a Global Category Strategy covering Vodafone’s global spend on Property Services. You will provide strong commercial leadership and support to your peer group (virtual team) within the Group Operating Companies in the management of Vodafone’s global spend on these activities, through preferred suppliers, where the spend is in the region of €650m per annum on a worldwide basis.
The focus will be on driving significant cost savings and increased measurable value add for Vodafone from appropriate supply chain improvement initiatives addressing both demand side and supply side opportunities. You will ensure the effective use of GSCM’s supplier capability & performance measurement tools in driving improvement against agreed performance/cost improvement targets. You will facilitate best practice exchanges between members of your peer group in the Operating Companies and will develop similar networks externally with higher level procurement people in companies with strong procurement pedigree in the nominated Categories.
Essence of Role – Key Accountabilities
Impact on the business
Category Strategy execution to deliver:
· Significant cost savings/value improvements
· Consistent commercial models for supplier / agency remuneration
· Greater efficiency in the end-to-end supply chain driving a faster time to market
Customers, supplier and third parties
· Manage relationships with category stakeholders;
· Manage Vodafone suppliers and optimise supplier performance;
· Understanding and providing insight on supplier road map;
· Identify & evaluate potential future suppliers.
Leadership and teamwork
Actively engage with external organisations and groups, both formally and informally, to ensure that we are influencing developments around new commercial models, performance measurement tools and enhancing the image of Vodafone Global Marketing and Procurement capability within the category sector.
Innovation and change
· Optimum supplier/agency landscape (capability/geography/commercial etc)
· Appropriate contractual cover across the Group utilising common, best practice commercial principles
· Greater brand consistency/tone of voice across services in scope
· Improved quality of output for services and materials within scope of Category Strategies
· Sustainable high standards of Procurement capability across the Group in areas of responsibility
Knowledge and experience
· Accountable for setting and leading delivery of 1-3 year strategy to optimise total cost of ownership for Vodafone
· Accountable for making recommendations on category strategy, vendor selection and any commercial trade-offs.
· Aggregation of demand to leverage Vodafone’s global scale and scope.
· Accountable for commercial delivery related to the category in line with the agreed Procurement Models.
Communication
· Participate in negotiations with Vodafone suppliers;
· Communicate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders;
· Provide support in influencing internal customers to standardise and adapt Category Strategies and global suppliers.
Role Dimensions
Financial (limits/mandates etc.)
- Address total category spend of €650m pa
- Driving savings
- Improving working capital
Non-financial (customers/staff etc)
Key Relationships:
· Heads of category & local market supply chain colleagues
· Internal property stakeholders at senior management level
· Supplier relationships at account management level
· Finance
Typical Outputs
- Aim to achieve min. 10% savings
- Aim to migrate min. 50% of the category spend to VPC within 3 years
- Best Practice sourcing strategy, and associated contract framework
Behaviour
| Vodafone Way Customer Obsessed We are passionate about exceeding expectations: Innovation Hungry We create and deliver new products, services and ways of working that delight our customers: Ambitious & Competitive We bring energy and passion to our work and always aim to beat the competition: One Company, Local Roots We work across Vodafone to achieve the best outcome for customers, employees and shareholders: Speed We drive speed to market. We relentlessly prioritise and pursue the outcomes that matter to our business: Simplicity We make things simple for our customers, partners and colleagues: Trust We are reliable and transparent to deal with. We deliver for others and trust others to do likewise: Technical / Professional Expertise
· Customer focus – senior stakeholder management · Results orientation · Commercially astute - ability to identify and exploit cost saving/efficiency/ added value opportunities at global level · Strong personal impact and influencing skills · Articulate communicator and presentation skills · Proven virtual team building skills · Proven leadership skills · Negotiate and influence at Board Level within suppliers and Vodafone · Strategic thinker – operates from the big picture. · Leader of change in global process and practices. · Effective coaching techniques in commercial practice and behaviours. · Relevant Multi-lingual skills an advantage
· Relevant Customer Operations/Call Centre outsource experience would be a distinct advantage · Significant procurement experience in a blue chip environment, experience in large global insourcing/outsourcing negotiations · Experienced global contract and commercial negotiator · CIPS qualified or MBA, or equivalent calibre · Experienced in strategic sourcing/Category Management · International procurement experience |
Location
:Luxembourg, Edward Steichen
15 rue Edward Steichen
Luxembourg L - 2540
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