Indirect Procurement Director, Professional Services

This position is responsible for the development and execution of category strategies, strategic sourcing process, negotiations, contracting, and supplier relationship activities involving the sourcing of Professional Services. The role provides consultative services to stakeholders’ departments and provides input to strategy and policy guidelines to ensure cost effective flow of professional services both internally and externally. The position leads the professional services strategy for the company and the development of a supplier selection process to negotiate the best commercial conditions, govern risk management, and find new alternatives for sustainability and other key innovation and business objectives. The role is an acknowledged expert both within and outside of the organization. The position is accountable for value creation budget, project management, supply risk management, policy recommendations, and medium-term planning working with multiple global stakeholders and Operating Units across the company.

What You’ll Do for Us

• This role is strategically focused on determining and implementing the correct category strategy and sourcing strategies for multiple global categories including professional services by utilizing the marketplace to support future business requirements. In addition, the role must create and implement the optimal negotiation strategy to finalize complex agreements with suppliers to meet our business and legal requirements.  The key goals are to deliver value and manage risk with the ideal supply solutions for each category.
• Build alignment with internal stakeholder groups concerning sourcing strategies and procurement process for products & services in order to identify business needs and to ensure compliance with operational standards.
• Influence, persuade, and motivate key stakeholders (e.g. senior management of the Coca-Cola Company, Business Unit Stakeholders, Bottlers, Suppliers) to implement the global & regional category strategies by clearly demonstrating the value and linkage to their business plan goals and objectives.
• Lead Supplier Relationship Management partnerships with global suppliers that generate business specific objectives, address critical supply issues, and execute against objectives to generate shared value between organizations.
• Manage situations where the other party (internal) has shared interested as well as another party (supplier) will have some conflicting interest leading the need to negotiate with the other party. 

Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum 10 + years in procurement or sourcing experience with category management responsibility
• Preferred experience in professional services and financial services procurement
• The experience and ability to lead, prioritize, collaborate, and execute complex category strategy development and strategic sourcing initiatives is required
• Strong communication skills including written, verbal, and presentation
• Relationship management abilities including stakeholder collaboration / alignment and ability to interact with the most senior leaders of large global suppliers
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to develop/maintain productive business relationship and persuade/influence directly and indirectly
• Lead RFPs/negotiations and execute contract agreements
• Collaborate with others who are not a direct report to balance work assignments and stakeholder needs
• Leader of cross functional teams
• Courageous leadership to translate complex business issues into simple solutions
• Must possess the ability to seek alternatives and recommend best solutions that gain all parties support and lead to win-win results
• Able to work in ambiguous situations
• Strong analytical skills and background
• Ability to deliver results with a sense of urgency
• Comfort with uncertainty, with the movement of markets, and with assessing and managing risks
• Sets a Winning Example: Demonstrates the values of The Coca-Cola Company through words, actions, and by example; fosters an environment that reflects the values of the Company

What We Can Do For You

• Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Simply, Fairlife & Topo Chico.
• Expansive, Diverse, and Global Suppliers: We work with a diversified group of global suppliers across a wide range of good and services categories
• Development: Provide opportunities to develop and grow your Procurement abilities and experiences in a global fast-paced environment for one of the top companies in the world.