Strategic Buyer

☞ World Economic Forum LLC

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Update day: 29-03-2024

Location: Genève Genève GE

Category: Consulting / Customer Service

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Job type: 100%, Temps de travail : 90-100%

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The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the international organisation for public-private cooperation.
The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
Why we are recruiting
As Procurement is going through its own transformation, the Forum wants to redefine its Source-to-Manage (S2M) process with a focus on Supplier Selection, Contract Management and Purchasing. It includes some strategic sourcing activities on key indirect categories as well as the selection and implementation of a procurement software and on-going end-user support. An excellent opportunity for a young procurement professional to develop a broad experience across the full procurement spectrum.
Reporting Lines & Interactions
The Strategic Buyer will report to the Head of Procurement. The successful candidate will be in day-to-day interaction with a variety of internal stakeholders, as well as working closely with teams involved into end-to-end S2M operations, such as Accounts Payable team, Legal and Compliance team and our technical support teams.
Breakdown of main responsibilities
  • Design and continuous improvement of the new S2M process with a short term focus on the selection and implementation of a procurement software.
  • Strategic Sourcing of Indirect categories such as Advisory Services, Event Management, IT or Corporate Services. It will cover Stakeholder Management, Supplier selection, Contract negotiations and Supplier management for selected categories.
  • Support the design of the Procurement Operating Model and development of a procurement policy and guidelines.
  • Develop and maintain a light procurement scorecard to monitor improvements and drive change.
  • Become the first point of reference for stakeholder requests related to the new S2M process and will also cover training sessions and materials
The successful candidate will be assessed on
  • His/her ability to assess current procurement operations and define areas of improvement.
  • Ability to communicate with a broad range of stakeholders to sell the new procurement mission.
  • Ability to solve requests and issues in a timely manner to drive stakeholder satisfaction.
  • Ability to run independently a category portfolio to drive compliance with the new S2M process.
  • Ability to challenge status quo and propose solutions.
  • Ability to successfully work in a team of dedicated professionals
Preferred Requirements and Experience
  • University-level education
  • 3-5 years’ prior relevant procurement experience
  • Previous experience in procurement software implementation (S2C and/or P2P) is highly desirable
  • Previous experience in sourcing of indirect categories. Ideally Advisory Service Providers, IT, Corporate Services or Event Management.
  • Strong analytical skills. Ease with data collection and analysis.
  • Strong work ethic and sense of compliance, communication skills, flexibility, attention to detail, problem-solving
  • Operational excellence, customer satisfaction and very important a”can-do” attitude
Why work at the Forum
We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and co-operation, shaping mind-sets and agendas and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!
Why work at the Forum:
The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!
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Deadline: 13-05-2024

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