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Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care.

The role: This is a key role within the Global Procurement function driving a
- performance culture and setting the standard for excellence. We are looking for an ambitious Strategic Buyer, to join our Sourcing Hub to help drive Category Strategy through plan implementation as part of our transformation journey.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with relevant Category Manager(s) to develop and execute a fully integrated,
  - aligned category plan for assigned category area(s).
• Experience with Real Estate
• Develop global sourcing strategies, aligned to the category strategy, to drive savings and value for the company
• Responsible for the Source to Contract (S2C) process, including sourcing strategy execution, evaluation, recommendation, supplier selection and award.
• Conduct or support negotiations.
• Support supplier segmentation, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and quarterly supplier reviews for all strategic suppliers.
• Support our stakeholders and local teams efficiently resolve escalated issues.
• Manage stakeholder and supplier relationships to ensure that Sourcing Strategies are aligned to current and future Business needs.
• Identifying and driving continuous improvement initiatives that will generate value through increase supplier performance and/or capabilities.
• Develop contracts, agreements, and sourcing strategies for the supply of materials/products and services.
• Develop, evaluate, or manage internal and external relationships with suppliers and other
  - functional teams.
• Propose and implement improvements & innovations within the assigned spend area(s).

Skills & Experience:

• 2 years + working within a Strategic Procurement/Sourcing environment, employing a formal category/sourcing management process.
• Experience of strategic sourcing/ running tenders
• An understanding of Category Management principles with knowledge of how to define a strategy and experience of how to translate it into actionable plans.
• Experience working with
  - procurement tools to find, evaluate & select the best vendors to drive savings, increase value & manage risk.
• Able to demonstrate the values and behaviors required to be successful in the role and support the Convatec ‘Forever Caring’ Promise.
• Excellent
  - personal & communication skills.
• Ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data, confirming its accuracy and adequacy, and using it to drive decisions.
• Results and solution oriented, with a focus on meeting required targets and deadlines.
• Possess ability for analytical
  - solving and analysis/interpretation of complex problems.
• Understanding of financial principles, resource planning and allocation, to support delivery of a Category Plan.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate to a diverse audience, at multiple levels within the company.
• Able to negotiate with suppliers on all commercial and contractual matters and apply judgement as to what constitutes an acceptable level of contractual risk and supply resilience.

Qualifications/Education:

• BSc/BA in related subject desirable
• MCIPS to level 6 or equivalent

Equal opportunities

Convatec provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, genetic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.