Procurement Sourcing Specialist in Bucuresti

ROLE POSITIONING AND OBJECTIVESReports to: Regional Centre of Excellence (CoE) LeadReporting Level: ManagementGeographic Scope: RegionalThe role is responsible for providing support to procurement strategic projects and managing e-auctions.WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUTNABLE FOR:Responsible for the execution of sourcing activities for End markets and for the central Procurement teamsTo develop the processes, templates, governance, and framework for executing eRFx and e-Auction processes and supporting other sourcing activities as necessary.To ensure all eRFx’s once complete are appropriately updated, logged, and communicated to procurement, and successfully transferred to a contract.To work with the GBS CoE Lead and resource each sourcing event through central management of the eRFx pipeline across all categories and End marketsTo set-up and execute e-auctions for strategic sourcing projects in consultation with end markets global teamTo manage and/or conduct training to teams and vendors for the use of the proper platforms to execute sourcing events To collect, verify and analyze thoroughly data and reportsTo respond to user queries (from Procurement or the business) with regards to final award including providing necessary audit trailESSENTIAL SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:2 years prior experience Procurement or on a similar role and/or in Global Business ServicesExperience in using eProcurement / eSourcing tools (Ariba, Coupa, Icertis, Oracle) is nice to haveAdvanced capabilities in conducting sourcing activitiesExperience of the creation of effective group contracts, and knowledge around corporate regulation and legislation implicationsHigh level of commercial awarenessReporting and analytical skillsStrong influencing and negotiating skillsAdvanced level for EnglishBENEFICIAL:Additional foreign languages, such as: Italian, German, Spanish, French are a strong plus