Senior Global Procurement Manager

CoCo Polska is a Polish company and part of the global CoCo network, alongside CoCo Global in Great Britain, CoCo Africa in South Africa and CoCo Australia. As a company we built a proven methodology for identifying and delivering real, bottom-line cost reductions for enterprises. Our services are modular and can be mixed to provide the commercial optimization programme that meets the customer's challenges. We can assist in a number of ways to reduce costs, improve cost-to-income ratios or drive increased profit margins.www.coco-polska.com ; https://coco.global/Who are we looking for:Senior Global Procurement ManagerSenior Global Sourcing & Contract ManagerCandidates must be based in Poland, possess a valid permit to work, and have demonstrable experience within at least one of the following sectors: global financial services, banking, insurance, healthcare, private equity, fintech, or technology companies.Our requirementsWe are looking for candidates with several years of experience in commercial, financial, procurement, or sourcing-related roles.Must be experience of working within one of the following sectors: global financial services, banking, insurance, healthcare, private equity as well as fintechs and technology companies.Good experience of financial modelling, P&L vs. Cash positions, account treatment of OpEx and CapEx, depreciation lifecycles, VAT recovery etc.Demonstrable experience in vendor, cost and commercial management including cost reduction / optimisation programmes as well as supplier contract negotiationExperience of working at all levels of an organisation, demonstrating excellent stakeholder management ability.Flexibility, the job holder must be able to adapt to changing CoCo and customer requirements.Work alone or within a larger team, but it is essential you are a self-starter and are able to devise your own strategies and approaches to solve customer problemsStrong knowledge of Microsoft Office products especially Excel.

Responsibilities

Create clear negotiation strategies for supplier or contract opportunities and execute these as cost saving initiatives.Be responsible for performing deep-dive activity across cost base, forensically analysing contracts, invoices and spend data to provide a holistic view of supplier’s contracts and spend.Act as primary interface with Business Functions, IT & Purchasing Stakeholders across the world to understand products and/or services and collaboratively devise strategies and opportunities for executable cost reductions or cost take-out.Conduct reviews with technical teams as a demand challenge layer to analyse technical solutions, licensing volumes, SLAs, services and evaluate opportunities for right-sizing, cost reductions and risk appetite decisions to be discussed / agreedReview inventory data to understand any growth or decline trends, plus future strategies and roadmaps of particular technologies / solutionsContribute towards programme deliverables including initiative tracking, MI reporting and dashboards to demonstrate activity is being progressed, maintain a view of upcoming initiatives and savings deliveredBe responsible for compiling savings evidence to provide clear figures of in-year and annual run-rate savings as well as payment profiles of contractsCreate commercial propositions including benefits and overview of costsSupporting Customers with supplier negotiations and drafting contract termsRun RFP processes (where appropriate) to seek better commercial terms for existing services or by selection of replacement services with better valueIn addition to our core Cost and Contract Optimisation Services CoCo also offer and deliver a range of related operational and consultancy services, and you will also be expected to delivery such projects from time to time to deliver the customers’ requirements – a description of these ancillary services can be found on the CoCo Global website www.coco.global. and www.coco-polska.comWhat we offer:Employment contractStable employment in International company (Coco Polska, Coco Global, Coco Africa)Private medical care for you and your familyAnnual bonusSport cardDevelopment opportunitiesInternational travelsInternal and external training catalogueWork-life BalanceHybrid work (1 day in the office each week) - exceptions may be considered for candidates residing at a significant distance from Kraków.Additional Benefits:sharing the costs of sports activitiesprivate medical caresharing the costs of foreign language classessharing the costs of professional training & coursesflexible working timeintegration eventsno dress codecoffee / teaparking space for employeesChristmas giftsinternational travels