Procurement Category Lead - IT / Digital Services, SaaS

Philip Morris International; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Join a forward-thinking company as a Procurement Category Lead in IT/Digital Services. This pivotal role offers the chance to shape procurement strategies in a dynamic environment. You'll engage with cross-functional partners and suppliers, driving innovation and optimizing costs. With a focus on strategic thinking and negotiation, you'll manage significant contracts while contributing to a smoke-free future. Experience a diverse culture that values your contributions, and seize the opportunity to grow your career and make a real impact in a global business.

Servicios

Inclusive and diverse culture

Opportunities for career progression

Empowerment to take risks and explore

Sense of purpose in delivering a smoke-free future

Formación

• 5-7 years of experience in procurement of IT & Digital Services.
• Deep understanding of pricing models in global markets.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and deploy global procurement strategies for IT services.
• Manage high-cost contracts and ensure supplier performance.

Conocimientos

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Procurement of IT & Digital Services

Bid-management experience

Educación

BS/BA degree in Economics

BS/BA degree in Finance

BS/BA degree in Business Administration

BS/BA degree in Supply Chain

BS/BA degree in Engineering

Descripción del empleo

Procurement Category Lead - IT / Digital Services, SaaS

Pay Competitive

Location: Madrid/Community Of Madrid

Employment type: Full-Time

Job Description

Req#: 69878 Be a part of a revolutionary change. At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future.

With huge change comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

Wherever you join our crucial 47,000-strong Operations team, you’ll have the opportunity to make an impact. PMI’s shift from selling cigarettes to our new smoke-free products has changed the way we work. New products bring new challenges – in the way we source and buy raw materials, in the way we engineer and manufacture, and in our supply chain planning.

Bring us your curiosity and a desire to challenge the everyday, and we’ll give you lots of responsibility. You’ll help us improve, inject innovation, and create new ways of working.

For our Procurement Category Management team in Madrid, we are looking for a Procurement Category Lead - IT / Digital Services, SaaS who will report into the Category Manager Global Technology.

In this role, you will handle assigned sub-categories, acting as a subject matter expert. Demonstrating an eye for business opportunities, you will provide critical thinking to assure, protect and build value for PMI.

Your day-to-day:

• Be a trend setter and a subject matter expert in SaaS & IT services, developing and deploying Global Strategic Procurement plans by interacting with key collaborators, analysing category data and metrics to drive and deliver end-to-end category management practices in line with overall functional strategies.
• Develop and deploy global and regional strategies by engaging and building relationships with internal cross-functional partners, external suppliers, and industry experts.
• Adhere to current processes and recommend improvements to standard processes, focusing on cost optimisation, quality, and service levels.
• Manage high-cost contracts and vendors on a global level, ensuring service reliability, supplier performance and continuous improvement initiatives are met.

Who we're looking for:

• BS/BA degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related topics
• Native or fluent speaking in English (minimum C1)
• 5-7 years of experience in procurement of IT & Digital Services, or account management/sales in an IT specialized multinational
• Deep understanding of pricing and pricing models in different global geographies/markets
• Bid-management experience & contracting experience (including KPI setting and measurement)
• Strategic thinking, strong analytical skills and fantastic negotiation skills

What we offer:

Our success depends on the talented people who come to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can:

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future.

About the company

Philip Morris International (PMI) is a leading international tobacco company engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, smoke-free products and associated electronic devices and accessories, and other nicotine-containing products in markets outside the U.S.