Job Opportunities in Poland

Responsibilities

• Align Nielsen enterprise professional services strategy with effective IT procurement category strategies that deliver best-in-class products and services at the lowest possible cost.
• Gain support and execute the global IT sourcing strategy
• Lead the strategic procurement activities involving the assessment, selection, negotiation and management for externally contracted services.
• Negotiate requirements and provisions in contracts, including terms and conditions, to ensure compliance with all laws, regulations and enterprise policies.
• Nurture stakeholder relationships by serving as a business partner, helping identify critical business requirements and providing sourcing and procurement services that meet expectations.
• Proactively identify areas of opportunity for new business opportunities, process improvement, procedures and/or systems to improve organizational efficiencies and cost controls.
• Provide insight into how to best develop and leverage supplier capabilities to meet business needs.
• Drive Total Cost of Ownership reductions for categories through analytics.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 2-5 years of experience in technology product and services procurement with expertise in driving cost-saving initiatives and other desired business outcomes
• Experience/ Passionate in IT Procurement space
• Experience developing and implementing category strategy leading to year-over-year KPI improvement (for example cost savings, diversity spend, sustainability etc.)
• Prior experience in the sourcing event management (RFX management): Scoping & Planning, Detailed Requirements Definition & SOW Development, Evaluation & Selection, Negotiation & Contract Award, Implementation, Relationship & Contract Management, and Contract Transition & Termination
• Good understanding of product offerings and/or experience negotiating enterprise agreements with large IT suppliers
• A desire to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Ability to multi-task is critical for success in this role.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously with potentially conflicting tight deadlines
• Working knowledge of Ariba, Power BI, or other P2P platforms or spend analytics applications
• Make procurement Fun!