Specialist, Strategic Sourcing - Business Services

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2 Locations
Mid level
Food
The Role
The role involves purchasing various business services, implementing supply base strategies, managing supplier performance, and ensuring compliance with financial and service standards.
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Job Description:

What will be your key responsibilities? 

  • Purchase Business Services (Financial Services, Fleet, Travel, Sustainability and Contingent Worforce) by ensure price, capacity and service levels in line with commitments to the business and as per the sourcing strategies by applying a wide range of sourcing tools (e.g. negotiation, e-procurement, stakeholder engagement, auctions, etc.)

  • Implement supply base strategy. Assess and develop suppliers in order to meet business needs and opportunities.

  • Ensure effective risk management of the supply base, through robust contracts and monitoring financial and service KPIs. Implement corrective actions as appropriate

  • Establish & maintain relationships with Finance and Senior Managers – and eventually Directors - and their teams to meet the business needs and to facilitate the appropriate level of challenge.

  • Seek for stakeholder engagement, working with internal customers.

  • Comply with policies, systems and controls.

  • Provide market and financial insights and inputs to the internal sourcing process.

  • Manage all related commercial, financial & ethical requirements / trade offs with the support of the Strategic Operations Managers for Business Services.

  • Use of the appropriate contracts to cover risks and relevant services.

  • Regularly maintain & update relevant KPIs e.g. savings, payment terms etc.

  • Carries out supplier performance reviews on a regular basis for the top suppliers.

  • Identifies and manages supplier collaboration initiatives (e.g. Supplier Finance, Responsible Sourcing, Electronic invoicing, operational process streamlining, etc).

What are we looking for? 

  • Degree in Engineering, Business, Economics, Law, others.

  • Fluent in Spanish and English (English essential, both verbal and in writing)

  • Experience in Procurement / and Business Services in multi-national environment.

  • Contract law knowledge.

  • SAP knowledge is preferred

Knowledge/Experience:

  • Must have strong analytical skills, understand, and anticipate consequences of macro-economic changes on business environment.

  • Results orientated – comfortable setting and delivering against bold, stretch targets.

  • Good Business Acumen.

  • Good communication skills.

  • Highly effective interpersonal skills.

What can you expect from Mars? 

  • Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.  
  • Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. 
  • Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. 
  • An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.  

 

Find out more about what Mars can offer you by visiting our Global Careers site. 

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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The Company
HQ: McLean, VA
41,866 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1911

What We Do

For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us.

Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™.

We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.

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