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TYPICAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

As an Associate Procurement Manager your main responsibility is to play a key role in managing the end-to-end Source to Contract process independently.

• You have deep category knowledge to independently drive the S2C process, understands the category area specifics, business needs and priorities and applies them to the work.
• You drive E2E (End 2 End) S2C process independently, including identifying and mitigating the related risks. Shares expertise with procurement and business and influence decision making process.
• You support market research activities by issuing RFI, manage sourcing projects (incl. issue of RFP, RFQ) and conduct e-auctions.
• You analyze received proposals, make recommendations, prepare summary reports, applies analytical thinking and knowledge of data analysis, tools, and methodologies. You have attention to detail when making decisions and recommendations.
• You run independently complex contracting projects, ensure contract renewals and leading new contracts creation – drafting, negotiations/renegotiations of the T&C’s and contract clauses.
• You enhance relations with Global Category Leaders and business stakeholders, ensuring high standards and ability to connect and build strong relationship with stakeholders across the globe (matrix organization)
• You know and apply Procurement Processes and Tools and actively drive Source to Contract process simplification, improvement, and optimization (process steps, internal ways of working, legal support model, documents, and templates etc.).

• You have deep category knowledge to independently drive the S2C process, understands the category area specifics, business needs and priorities and applies them to the work.
• You drive E2E (End 2 End) S2C process independently, including identifying and mitigating the related risks. Shares expertise with procurement and business and influence decision making process.
• You support market research activities by issuing RFI, manage sourcing projects (incl. issue of RFP, RFQ) and conduct e-auctions.
• You analyze received proposals, make recommendations, prepare summary reports, applies analytical thinking and knowledge of data analysis, tools, and methodologies. You have attention to detail when making decisions and recommendations.
• You run independently complex contracting projects, ensure contract renewals and leading new contracts creation – drafting, negotiations/renegotiations of the T&C’s and contract clauses.
• You enhance relations with Global Category Leaders and business stakeholders, ensuring high standards and ability to connect and build strong relationship with stakeholders across the globe (matrix organization)
• You know and apply Procurement Processes and Tools and actively drive Source to Contract process simplification, improvement, and optimization (process steps, internal ways of working, legal support model, documents, and templates etc.)