Global Category Manager, Market Research Specialist

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Publicis Re:Sources Global Full time

Job Title: Global Category Manager, Market Research

Job Summary:

The Global Category Manager, Market Research will be responsible for managing the full procurement cycle of a range of Market Research spend products and services. This includes regional or global opportunities with occasional market-specific projects focused on Publicis key markets.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Undertake complex spend analysis, spot patterns, trends, and opportunities, and make recommendations for new projects or commercial and legal improvement opportunities to the Global Procurement Director – Production.
  • Undertake market research and consult with stakeholders to understand technical and commercial aspects of a range of complex business needs.
  • Work with various stakeholders to shape and articulate complex business needs and outcomes, while ensuring alignment of procurement plans to wider organisational strategic objectives.
  • Prepare category and sourcing strategy for approval by CPO and/or Global Procurement Director Production; explore and assess appropriate options and tailor actions accordingly.
  • Prepare well-structured RFX documentation containing relevant information for complex requirements, including shaping qualitative criteria and pricing schedules and running fair, transparent, and efficient competitive bidding processes.
  • Oversee or direct the evaluation process for complex or politically sensitive procurements to ensure compliance with all policy requirements and to drive value for money outcome.
  • Ability to draft contract terms from a standard template and negotiate contractual terms: ensure the application of principles of contract law in procurement and use knowledge to provide influential advice to senior stakeholders. Engage with senior legal experts on complex contract law matters.
  • Ability to write implementation plans, communications, and create business plans.
  • Advise on the development of the contract management strategy for complex requirements based on risk, the nature of the contract, and its importance to achieving agency and government objectives. Identify and design plans for the vendor management and ensure their execution, regularly meet and manage vendors, provide with strategic plans, opportunities, and updates.
  • Challenge and offer suggestions to improve procurement activities, where appropriate, including identifying opportunities for aggregation.
  • Responsible for tracking savings and cost avoidance potential, dealing with financial planning and forecasting.

Requirements:

  • Minimum 5 years' experience of category management and executing complex RFX processes.
  • Developed project management skills: highly organised and able to prioritise tasks.
  • Advanced negotiations skills.
  • Business acumen: sound financial, legal, and communication skills.
  • Politically savvy: ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
  • Previous experience of working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and entrepreneurial procurement environment.
  • A proven team player with excellent communication skills, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
  • Completely literate in English language and one other.

Qualifications and Certifications:

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent.

Language: English

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