Shipping Procurement Analyst

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Key Accountabilities;

• Liaising with business leaders and their teams across cultures and geographies to understand the business requirements and demand

• Working with Contract Accountable Managers (CAMs) and Budget Responsible Owners (BROs) to ensure effective contract management

• Establishing and leading supplier relationship

• Working alongside Sourcing teams to ensure business requirements are met during strategic sourcing projects

• Partnering with Supply Facing and GBS teams to supporting development and implementation of category and execution strategies

• Support the objective of no compromise on safe and compliant operations

• Manage the interface between procurement category strategy development and implementation, working in partnership with the shipping business, central support functions (Sourcing and Contracting) as well as the Buying Team

• Lead the project to develop, implement and embed ‘buying guidance’ into shipping procurement process enabling more structured and strategic way we execute the tactical level

• Business facing point of contact for warehousing and materials management activity

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives within the team and champion change leadership

• Liaise with the business stakeholders to ensure upcoming demand requirements are understood and relevant sourcing cases are raised in a timely manner in Compass to ensure procurement activity is executed in line with business requirements

• As part of the team, act as the focal point for the business to provide procurement support for planned and unplanned demand, vendor performance issues and strategic projects

• Communicate effectively through various channels using different styles and approaches to gain dedication and support from diverse partners internally and externally to help achieve business outcomes, create acceptance for decisions, build consensus or resolve conflict

• Develop a strong working relationship with the key business teams

• Support & run the Supplier Relationship Management framework for Strategic/Core Suppliers to the Shipping business

Essentials;

•    Influencing and stakeholder management
•    Project and change management 
•    Experience working in a fast pace, changing environment with tight budget controls and requirements
•    Commercial awareness/analysis
•    Supplier management
•    Outstanding written and oral communication skills 
•    Strong working knowledge of end-to-end procurement and P2P processes (SAP knowledge advantageous)
•    Category strategy development and/or execution
•    Negotiation, sourcing, contracting and contract management
 

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