Runs and implements the sourcing process in compliance with the "7 Steps" process for customer projects  scope 

He/she  is responsible for:

• Proactively leads gathering of  customer requirements; 
• Develops sourcing strategies (price target, negotiation scripts, back to back….)based on market knowledge of customer project context
• Conducts commercial negotiations (mainly face to face) with suppliers (pricing, commercial clauses 
• of the contracts,...);
• recommends target price, benchmark and presents them to  stakeholders. 

Sets up mutually beneficial working relationships with sales and pre-sales teams 

• Gathers stakeholders and customer requirements ;
• Ensures appropriate involvement of  key geographical and functional stakeholders in OBS  to get buy-in and ensure all parties are aligned and able to deliver the customer proposal
  • Sets up regular reviews, tracks supplier's performance;

Manages relationships with suppliers (supplier owner)

• Acts as a single point of contact to the supplier for commercial issues related to his/her commodities
• Participates actively in market & supplier performance monitoring;
• Contributes to Partnership activity wherever Supplier's governance is managed by the Partnership Entity
• Acts as the interface between the various sourcing stakeholders and the customer project

responding optimally and creatively to customer project sourcing requirements to short deadlines. 

Negotiates, prepares and approves external agreements while ensuring that the objectives defined 

by sourcing and the needs of the customer contract are implemented.

Ensuring good relationships between stakeholders, and developing a good understanding of their needs

• Experienced in Contractual and financial management.
• Analysing and benchmarking all Suppliers ‘s offers dedicated to customer projects
• Managing and negotiating contractual and pricing aspects with the Suppliers
• Being the reference point in term of pricing knowledge for stakeholders