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The opportunity
You will be responsible for leading Workplace Services and Talent Procurement projects and activities, sourcing execution and effective stakeholder management in Italy:
- Workplace: This spend has several large components including: Maintenance, Cleaning, Office Products, Food Services, Mail Services, Security Services, Furniture and Fixtures, Carpet etc.
- Talent Procurement: This spend has several large components including: recruitment, external workforce (contingent workforce and subcontracting), learning and development, automotive, rewards and benefits, health and insurance, etc.
Your key responsibilities
- Implement Sourcing Strategies for one or more of the Workplace Services and Talent categories.
- Build a pipeline of Procurement projects for the region in collaboration with local stakeholders and execute local and regional deals in the timelines agreed with key stakeholders and Regional Procurement leads.
- Deliver both sourcing projects and demand management initiatives in support of the Workplace and Talent strategy.
- Increase the strategic value of procurement by delivering value to the bottom line through cost savings and cost avoidance, as well as increasing spend under management.
- Develop strong relationships with key local stakeholders, agreeing procurement projects, and providing Exceptional Customer Service
- Achieve cost reduction targets, help to develop new cost reduction strategies, and improve negotiable spend via sourcing and demand management.
- Provide strategic Procurement support to the global Real Estate Design & Construction team.
- Ensure the adequate planning around the deal pipeline and renewals of contracts.
- Lead RFPs and negotiations and support the team in the analysis of the information and the negotiation of the contract in conjunction with the stakeholders and legal teams.
- Minimize contractual risks to the firm and manage business relationships with vendors according to EY’s Procurement and Independence policies.
- Provide accurate monthly reports on his deals and savings.
- Contribute driving and create the standardization of global processes and operations and ensure compliance to the Procurement policy by education of local EY staff and presentations to stakeholders.
- Educate users, and stakeholders on these policies to ensure compliance. Challenge and escalate non compliance.
- Contract management
- Respect for others and a desire to work as a team with stakeholders and the Supply Chain Services team.
Skills and attributes for success
To qualify for the role you must have
- Business degree or equivalent qualifications preferred but not essential.
- Experience of at least 2-3 years in procurement and or strategic sourcing initiatives.
- Fluent in spoken and written Italian and English, other languages would be considered a benefit.
- Proficiency in standard workplace technology, e.g. Microsoft office
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Ability to align efforts with the key stakeholders and influence these leaders, as necessary, and possess a global mindset.
- Strong commercial skills to drive sourcing and demand management strategies across a broad array of categories. Advanced skills in procurement, financial analysis and project management are pre-requisite.
- Agile and adept at managing multiple concurrent activities. Energetic and driven to achieve results.
- Ability to balance the global mind-set with cultural diversity, ensuring global strategies can be successfully implemented locally.
- Previous experience working in a Global Team with remote supervision it would be considered.
- Able to understand complex organizational processes with a proactive mindset.
- Experience of various Source to Pay (“S2P”) processes in order to support the design and implementation of the global S2P system.
What we look for
A strong candidate who will support the regional Workplace and Talent Procurement Leads in developing and delivering procurement strategy, stakeholder engagement and vendor management across both categories for Italy with a good knowledge of range of suppliers working in the country and ability to adopt a flexible approach prioritizing tasks appropriately.
What we offer
As part of this role, you'll work in a highly integrated, global team with the opportunity and tools to grow, develop and drive your career forward. Here, you can combine global opportunity with flexible working. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond too, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Your recruiter can talk to you about the benefits available in your country. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:
- Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
Please apply to this role only through the ‘Apply’ link (not through the local office). Your application will then be routed to the appropriate recruiting team.
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