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Manage Software category (in
close partnership with stakeholders and our suppliers) developing and
implementing integrated, end-to-end supply chain strategies for Stakeholders
across wholesale business
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Ensure timely renewals of all
software and associated support to ensure maximum commercial benefit
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Simultaneously developing
preferred supplier arrangement
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Play internal and external
Sales role by growing and expanding the SSDM business model across the region
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Act as Senior Advocate for Expense
Management Framework
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Ensure interaction is cross
functional and partner with internal stakeholders both locally, regional and
globally to share knowledge and best practice across functions maximizing both
sourcing and demand savings. Persuades, negotiates and influences at a senior
level with key stakeholders
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Possesses excellent
communications skills and the talent for maintaining communications and
engagement with virtual teams, especially during times of transition, expansion
and integration
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Provide commercial guidance,
support and advice to internal stakeholders
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Leverage new and existing
sourcing arrangements to facilitate demand cost savings and process
efficiencies
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Regularly reviews spend to
track compliance to negotiated arrangement and take corrective action to
maximize savings realization
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Manage to Saves Targets.
Validate cost savings, track savings realization and report on cost savings to
the relevant stakeholder groups. Deliver against challenging save targets in
partnership with key operational owners
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4 to 6 years of strategic
sourcing and procurement experience in the software category
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Understanding of the
complexity in managing the software category with an ability to get buy-in from
a diverse stakeholder groups to the changes proposed
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Strategic thinker with strong
analytical skills with ability to interact at all levels
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Ability to instill confidence
in team and stakeholders and persevere to deliver results that exceed
expectations
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Strong proficiency with
Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
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Consulting experience
preferred but not essential
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eSourcing experience ideally
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