Head of Procurement

Adevinta Spain is a leading company in the digital classified ads sector. The company manages well-known platforms in Spain such as Milanuncios, InfoJobs, and coches.net.

Its mission is to connect millions of people every month to exchange goods, services, and job opportunities.

The company is going through a significant transformation in which the Procurement team plays a key role to generate savings.

The ideal candidate will have a background in multiple indirect categories with a focus on IT, is familiar with companies that go through M&As and has excellent communication skills to engage with senior management.

The mission will be focused on understanding the needs of the company and building and delivering a solid spend management program.

Responsibilities

• Manage spend in multiple indirect categories (Marketing, Product & Technology, Professional Services, Transactions and Corporate Services) focusing on local market needs
• Manage the team
• Work closely with the Global Strategic Sourcing team to align strategies, priorities and action plans
• Be the key point of contact for local stakeholders (go-to-person for any Procurement-related topics in the market)
• Drive stakeholder engagement locally and build fruitful collaborations in order to be seen as the local Procurement trusted advisor
• Manage local stakeholders’ demand
• Provide guidance and support to relevant local stakeholders about the Procurement process (Procurement ambassador) to ensure successful execution of projects & process compliance
• Lead any Procurement-related activities locally (RFI / RFQ, negotiation, contract management, market screening, benchmarking…)
• Drive supplier relationship management along with key stakeholders
• Identify cost improvement opportunities to drive efficiency and positive bottom line impact
• Support on the adjustment of ways of working, processes and operating model between Global Procurement and Local Procurement (whenever needed)
• Enforce Global Procurement policies and standards
• Stay updated on trends for different categories
• Interact with other relevant functions (Legal, Finance…)
• Report progress / achievements to line management whenever required

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or Engineering
• +5yr working experience in Procurement
• +3yr category management / strategic sourcing experience
• Hands-on & proactive; willing to challenge status quo and to work in an ever changing environment as part of the overall corporate transformation
• Continuous improvement mindset to identify opportunities to leverage existing processes & tools
• Data Driven
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment and to deal with ambiguity
• Strong business acumen
• Good analytical and communication skills
• Willingness to own and to drive end-to-end initiatives
• Team player and team leader
• Proficiency in English & Spanish (both written and verbal)
• Knowledge of of Procurement systems such as SAP Ariba, SAP S/4 Hana, Coupa, others (beneficial but not mandatory)
• Ability to work in a hybrid set-up (to cope with the home office & office working mode)