Qualifications

• University degree (Business Administration, Engineering, Finance or similar)
  
• Master’s degree / MBA preferred; CIPS or equivalent certification required.
  
• 12+ years of professional experience, with 8+ years in senior strategic procurement roles at regional/global level.
  
• Demonstrable expertise in Corporate/Indirect categories (Professional Services, Travel, Real Estate, HR/Personnel) with end-to-end responsibility for strategy, governance, and delivery.
  
• Proven ability to lead multi-country strategic sourcing programs with significant financial impact.
  
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build networks and maintain valuable stakeholder relationships across all levels of the organization.
  
• Demonstrated track record of leading high-value, high-complexity negotiations with top-tier suppliers and advisory firms, including framework agreements and group-wide contracts.
  
• Strong track record of negotiating with top-tier global advisory firms and corporate suppliers.
  
• Experience operating in a high-matrix, multicultural environment with influence at VP/Senior Leadership level.
  

• Define and lead Group-level category strategies, ensuring alignment across 29+ markets.
  
• Act as the trusted advisor to senior business leaders and represent Procurement in high-impact corporate initiatives.
  
• Lead complex, high-value negotiations and Group-wide sourcing programs, ensuring strong compliance, governance, and commercial outcomes.
  
• Manage and elevate strategic supplier partnerships, including framework agreements, rate structures, rebates, and performance governance.
  
• Leverage CCHBC–TCCC synergies and scale opportunities to maximize value.
  
• Drive innovation, digitalization, sustainability, and ESG integration in category strategies and supplier management.
  
• Own Group savings and value delivery targets, ensuring fact-based decision making grounded in robust data analytics.
  
• Represent the category in CEPG governance, ensuring global alignment and best-practice deployment.