At HEINEKEN Kraków (HEINEKEN Global Shared Services) our success comes directly from our great people. We are a growing team of business experts in finance, accounting, data and technology ready to "WOW" the world with our expertise, passion and pride to be GREEN. We act on our values of Passion for consumers & customers, Courage to dream & pioneer, Care for people & planet, Enjoyment of Life, always focused on being ourselves: inclusive, diverse, and open for new challenges.
In this role you will be responsible for providing tactical and operational contract management support to Global Categories , OpCo and Head Office teams, to deliver excellence of service and correct usage of the Global contracting tools and creating efficiencies in the process across the source -to-pay spectrum in the new Future Fit organization.

Please note - this is not a people management role.

Your responsibilities would include:

acting as first Point of Contact (PoC) and Subject Matter Expert (SME), coordinating the global legal and operational contracting activities leading to global contracting compliance, optimized processes and excellent shared service center performance
partnering with Global Category Teams to support and coordinate global legal and operational contracting activities across 1,000+ suppliers, 1,200 contracts, and 60+OpCos
delivering insights through advanced data analysis on supplier performance and risk, leveraging global tools to inform decision-making. Act as a critical link between OpCos, strategic suppliers, and HGP category managers , fostering continuous improvement and operational excellence.
providing guidance and supervising category coordinators in the external shared service centre on end results
developing and maintaining relationships with key internal stakeholders, including senior stakeholders, across HGP Category Teams, OpCo Procurement, suppliers, Shared Services, and technology partners
being SME for all areas of global contracting, operational procurement processes and tools including outsourcing to a shared service center, with clear awareness of how it interfaces with all other aspects of the HGP Toolkit and upcoming DBB deployment.

You are a good candidate if you have:

university degree in a Business, Financial, Commercial, Economic or Technical Discipline
5+ year of work experience
experience in Procurement operations, tender desk, financial or supply chain operation roles in a complex environment
knowledge of StP
experience with Procurement contracting systems (Zycus, SRM, Ironclad etc..), Microsoft Office, Power BI.
fluent English (C1)
a result-driven mentality and great interpersonal skills with ability to build strong relationships
ability to act as an owner, able to work independently, curious and willing to understand the bigger picture, can-do mentality and ability to identify new improvement opportunities
ability to manage external team members, where building strong connections and fostering effective collaboration will be critical to achieving objectives efficiently
ability to manage intercultural relationships with stakeholders from all levels and ability to adjust the communication style accordingly
experience in supplier relationship management to drive partner performance
ability to drive change & continuous improvement in a decentralized environment to successfully deliver E2E StP performance
influencing skills, managing without control.

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