Category Buyer, Media & Comms, Africa & Middle East

Operations Management for the region

• Support the Global Lead Buyer or the Regional Category Manager to ensure the execution of the strategy.
• Deliver savings pipeline in line with targets.
• Lead RFIs/RFPs and contract negotiations for your category.
• Contribute to and/or lead local projects according to Category Management.
• Report on status, savings, performance, and risks related to sourcing activities you oversee.
• Stay informed on current industry trends and market developments related to your category.
• Undertake benchmarking against other industries and best practices.
• Run SRM programs with suppliers within your scope.
• Support pre/post-audit management and crisis management.
• Maintain comprehensive understanding of Procurement Policies/Processes related to Risk, CSR, and Compliance, ensuring adherence by relevant team members.
• Identify non-compliant processes and define corrective measures; manage audits.

Stakeholder Management for the region

• Develop strong partnerships with key internal customers and foster supportive two-way relationships.
• Present procurement strategies to key internal customers for review and input.

Cross-transversal regional / global Projects

• Run global agency results analysis, prepare executive presentations, and track action plans.
• Build dashboards to integrate surveys (Creative, Media, etc.), analyze suppliers, and prepare executive summaries.
• Track ESG metrics.
• Manage analysis and tracking of tail spends to ensure global strategy deployment.

Analysis and Tracking

• Create and manage dashboards by key markets and international KPIs such as asset reuse, global asset usage, and preferred suppliers.
• Conduct spend analysis by category and highlight key insights.
• Build savings reports and follow up with global and regional buyers.
• Monitor strategic suppliers reporting and prepare executive summaries for management meetings.

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