Procurement Manager

As a Procurement Manager, you will be in charge of

Procurement strategy/ organisation

•  Define & implement procurement strategy and end-to-end sourcing process encompassing - supplier selection, stakeholder engagement (business, technical, legal, finance), negotiation, SLA's & KPI's, terms and conditions, contract award and subsequent follow up
• Investigate opportunities for consolidation of procurement activities
• Enforce standards on terms and conditions and contractual performance
• Establish metrics to assess factors such as quality, cost and delivery performance (e.g. system of bonuses or penalties)
• Perform pre-award analysis of potential vendors on capacity, expertise, financial situation

Negotiations

•  Manage commercial negotiations across a broad portfolio of spend categories
•  Achieve cost savings through analysis of budget and historical spend data
•  Knowledge of strategic Telco&ICT vendors is an advantage

Contract management

• Manage contracts from award through close-out, including contract changes, contract renewal, resolution of disputes etc.
•  Manage contractual documents to meet management and audit standards
• Propose and implement a contract management solution or tool

Profile :

• Bachelor’s degree business administration, sales, or relevant field
• At least 8 to 10 years of experience in leading strategic sourcing and procurement operations in ICT or related environment; Prior experience with understanding of ICT/Telecom carrier contracts and their terms and conditions
• Excellent communication skills; must be a listener, a presenter
• Strong negotiation skills
• Fluent in French and English, Luxemburgish and German would be an asset

If at the end of the process your application is successful, you will be asked for a criminal record