Global Commodity Expert, Marketing Procurement Job Listing at SAP in United States of America

Technology, Business Services

• Understand Marketings key requirements, including how GPO sourcing strategy aligns with broader business strategies in Marketing.
• Identify key stakeholders, develop and foster these relationships.
• Serve as a thought leader to the GPO and SAP for the strategic sourcing of the categories for which they are responsible.
• Collaborate with the wider supplier sourcing team to produce, implement, and support sourcing strategies that ensure best value for Marketing.
• Pro-actively conduct market analysis / benchmarking, track market trends and emerging technologies, and develop metrics to manage supplier performance.
• Develop and manage supplier portfolios and undertake supplier negotiations through relationship-building to maximize business benefits.
• Conduct solicitations for and execute against high-dollar, high-risk, complex and global purchases.
• Identify opportunities for increased competitive bidding, smarter supplier relationships and more efficient Procurement processes.
• Conduct competitive bidding using a multi step sourcing process and utilization of e-auctions.