Overview

Manage strategic sourcing activities for pre-aligned projects across Tech & Services category or projects & strategy development and execution for pre-aligned specific sub categories, ensuring alignment with business needs, delivering YoY cost savings, Additional Value and driving compliance. Partnering with internal stakeholders across category & market within EMEA Procurement, legal and suppliers to enable efficient, value-driven, and compliant sourcing across the EMEA region.

Responsibilities

Lead 7-Step Sourcing Process under the supervision and final alignment of EMEA Procurement team and deliver YoY cost savings, Additional Value, contract coverage, and sourcing productivity as per annual targets.
Own strategic sourcing process: from stakeholder intake, market scan, Sourcing strategy, RFx setup, analyses and execution to contract negotiation. Also handle contract management scope.
Drive innovation & continuous improvement initiatives across the projects and Sub categories assigned
Conduct supplier selection, negotiations, and award decisions with clear alignment to business, cost, compliance, and sustainability goals.
Draft, negotiate, and execute contracts in partnership with legal, category leads, and suppliers, ensuring terms meet PepsiCo's compliance and business requirements.
Drive supplier onboarding and qualification including financial due diligence, scorecard setup, and reference checks.
Manage eSourcing & Contract management tools and lead automation, digitization, and dashboarding initiatives across procurement touchpoints.
Ensure compliance with procurement policies and maintain high-quality documentation and reporting of contracts, supplier data, and project pipelines.
Coach junior ICC procurement team members and act as a subject matter expert (SME) on sourcing best practices, tools, and processes.
Keep the EMEA Procurement team engaged and informed on each step of the process enabling the team to sign off sourcing strategy, Rfx recommendation and awarded suppliers.
Work as one team with the EMEA Procurement team and business
Further accountabilities, in case of Strategic sourcing support for specific sub categories:

conduct regular business reviews with stakeholders and suppliers, ensuring performance KPIs and SLAs are met and improvement plans are actioned.
Develop sub category strategy in collaboration with global category team, ensuring EMEA category requirements are considered into the global category purpose and vision.
Share best practices and celebrate success through combination of communication channels and methodologies appropriate for the stakeholders.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree MBA (good to have)
Minimum 8 -10 years of procurement buyer / category management experience (preferably in global matrix organizations) (experience working with EMEA stakeholders highly preferred), with adequate knowledge about multiple indirect procurement categories
Strategic Sourcing expertise - from sourcing through contract execution
Proficiency in e-Sourcing tools (Ariba / Archlet) and Contract Management Systems (Icertis)
Strong contract negotiation, supplier management, and cost modelling skills
Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting/dashboards for decision support
Broad understanding of Global Procurement activities
Effective communication skills, presentation skills and proficiency in English language
Experience in sourcing processes & technologies, with experience of implementing in a global & regional environment
Strong analytical, problem solving, and root cause identification skills
Experience with large-scale organizational change effort

Manager - Global Procurement