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What you’ll do

• Drive and execute global sourcing strategies to achieve key outcomes.
• Manage sourcing activities and contracts up to €1 billion.
• Oversee ongoing contract management, ensuring compliance and addressing issues like service credits, disputes, and performance reviews.
• Build strong partnerships with local COPS and SCM teams, emphasizing cross-functional teamwork.
• Develop long-term relationships with COPS agencies, driving value, quality, and innovation.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and continuously implement best practices to enhance efficiency and customer experience.
• Innovate and refine category-specific contracts and commercial models in collaboration with Legal, SCM, and COPS teams.
• Drive technological and process improvements for effective category management.
• Manage complex sourcing projects, including pricing, commercial, and legal negotiations.
• Help achieve key financial targets, including centralized spending, savings, and working capital improvements.
• Maintain accurate global COPS spending, vendor, and contract data, providing strategic insights through in-depth analytics to strengthen Vodafone’s market position.

Who you are

• Procurement Experience: Minimum 5-7 years of experience in outsourcing Customer Operations, or in global complex category management. Experience working in cross-functional, regional, or global teams.
• Global Sourcing Expertise: Demonstrated success in leading and contributing to large, complex global sourcing projects.
• Numerical and Analytical Proficiency: Strong with numbers and financial reporting, including advanced modeling skills.Capable of synthesizing and presenting key insights to senior stakeholders.
• Communication and Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills with a talent for stakeholder management and relationship building.Effective in influencing and persuading virtual teams.
• Negotiation and Decision-Making: Strong negotiation abilities with a drive to make decisions and close deals.
• Project Management and Delivery: Skilled in managing multiple projects across various functions and geographies, ensuring delivery rigor and challenging where necessary.
• Flexibility and Teamwork: A flexible, intelligent team player capable of engaging stakeholders at all levels to drive change.
• Innovative Thinking: Ability to think creatively and bring continuous innovation to the role, including developing new commercial models, improving contractual terms, and enhancing reporting.
• Educational Background or Experience: A university degree is required; a Master’s degree is preferred, especially with a focus on data, analytics, business intelligence, and digital tools or proven experience in the field.
• Language Skills: Fluency in English is a must, and the knowledge of additional languages is an asset (ie. German, Italian, Spanish).

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Your journey to joining us

• Apply: Take the first step and submit your application. We’re excited to learn more about you!
• CV Review: Our team will carefully review your CV to ensure your skills align with the role.
• Recruiter Call: Let’s chat! We’ll discuss your experience and what excites you about this opportunity.
• Personality Assessment: Discover your strengths with our insightful personality test.
• 1st Business Interview: Meet with the team to dive deeper into your expertise and how you can contribute to our success.
• 2nd Business Interview: A final conversation to explore your fit with our company culture and long-term goals.
• Your Outcome: We’ll share the decision with you—either welcoming you aboard or providing valuable feedback.

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