Job Description SummaryLocation: Mexico City #HybridAbout The Role:To be responsible for REFS category and lead the delivery of individual projects defined as part of the Annual Category Plan; to focus on project delivery with activities including requirements gathering, market analysis, qualifying and selecting suppliers with the relevant Business Partners and stakeholders, as well as non-sourcing projects such as demand management and process improvement.Job Description Major accountabilities: Translates global divisional category strategy into global, divisional, sub category strategy OR translates regional procurement strategy into country strategy and local implementation.Lead the implementation of sourcing plans for the sub category and deliver sub-category savings targets following engagement in the target setting process.Provide input into the overall Category or sub-category strategy about segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships, and lead business planning activities and ensure these projects are staffed and executed on a timely basis in line with the targeted goals.Manage strategic sub-category supplier relationships, and implement consistent key performance indicators for the sub-category, ensuring that any supplier performance risks and issues are resolved on a timely basis to end user satisfaction.May directly control at a country level purchases with respect to supplier choice, timing and commercial conditions (may vary between divisions depending on way spend is controlled).Collect supplier information and feedback from Divisions, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners, and deliver Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics for the relevant sub category.Create, apply, complete and reviews major contracts for the category, and ensure that negotiated contracts are clearly communicated for the sub-category area and that they are consistently appliedManage the budget/resource allocation for the area of responsibility.Minimum Requirements: University/Advanced degree is required. Master's Degree/other advanced degree is preferred.Preferably > 8-10 years of relevant subject experience in Procurement Real Estate and FacilitiesCross Cultural Experience. Strategic sourcing and stakeholder management experience.Strong and effective written and verbal communication (English)Operations Management and Execution Project Management AttachmentsSkills DesiredEffective Communication, Finance Management, Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies, Managing Resources, Negotiating