Indirect Regional Buyer

Found in: Resume Library US A2 - 2 days ago


Plainfield Illinois, United States Veolia Full time
Job Description

Within Veolia Water Technologies (VWT), the Indirect Regional Buyer will be in charge of the Indirect categories for VWT North America zone (total indirect spend of 24M€ in the USA and Canada). The Indirect Regional Buyer will report both to the Regional CPO and to the Global Indirect Procurement Manager.

The functional perimeter covers all Indirect categories: Intellectual services (legal services, financial services, engineering services…), General purchases (temporary labor, PPE, office supplies…), Car fleet, Energy and Logistics.

The geographical perimeter includes the USA Business Units and the Canada Business Unit.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Category managementDevelop and implement VWT procurement strategies for indirect categories jointly with the global indirect procurement team

Complete supplier mapping for each country and contract coverage analysis

Analyse indirect spend and identify optimization opportunities

Deploy Veolia Group contracts where applicable

Set up local / regional panels to cover Indirect needs and rationalize the supplier base

Support business procurement initiatives to meet performance savings targetsSupport the BU's and businesses on their projects, conduct RFPs/ RFIs or direct negotiations with suppliers

Manage and anticipate renewals and re-negotiations

Conduct business reviews with internal stakeholders to monitor progress, identify challenges and opportunities, understand category trends in the region

Supplier monitoring and projects follow-up during QBRs/ steering committees

Conduct synergy projects to meet synergy targetsMonitor VWT spend for shared contracts with other Veolia entities

Participate and/or lead ongoing synergy projects with other Veolia entities within the region

Identify new synergy opportunities

Governance/ procurement processesSet up Indirect procurement governance in the region to capture most of the spend, develop and maintain purchasing procedures

Coordinate with Corporate Procurement to ensure compliance with the Group policies

Set up and/or monitor KPI's to evaluate procurement performance and Global Framework Agreements coverage

Participate in the supplier evaluation process, in particular in regards to CSR criteria


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