Global Procurement Director - Property, Construction & Assets

Global Procurement Director Real Estate, Construction & Asset Management

• You will :
• Be establishing & developing a Global Procurement Function for Real Estate, Construction & Asset Mgt.
• Create a team of direct reports in the US & Europe.
• Oversee the build of 500 new stations, remodelling some sites in portfolio of 14,000.
• Manage an annual spend of 1 Billion USD CAPEX inc. office facilities, fuel terminals & fleet.
• Manage all phases of procurement for these categories in the US & Europe.
• Establish relationships with key internal s/holders & drive change across categories.
• Develop relationships with primary vendor partners; bring regional best-practice across N.America & Europe.
• Develop, oversee, & facilitate purchasing strategy, supervise purchasing, operations & logistics teams in this category.

• RESPONSIBILITIES - You will : -

• Negotiate large scale complex supply, & non‐retail contracts.
• Deliver additional procurement synergies for the company network, derived primarily from standardise efforts, exploiting unleveraged scale opportunities, consolidating vendor partners, challenging current business models & technologies.
• Provide strategic & tactical category guidance on key categories based on marked trends, int/external best practices, & company performance objectives.
• Establish cross‐functional teams to diagnose, quantify & address regional, national‐level opportunities & alternative revenue sources.
• Unite company's autonomous business units around common value‐enhancing principles, new program offerings, & relevant macro‐level opportunities.
• Establish & maintain effective, efficient communications with senior mgt.
• Lead the upscale of successful regional programs to multinational & global level status.
• Support establishing benchmarks, performance markers & objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's in Business, Econ etc.
• Min of 10 years of procurement, commercial, & contract management experience.
• Have held senior leadership role in real estate, construction, & facilities mgt/maintenance - ideally retail.
• Have a documented track record of wins of large-scale commercial value in real estate, construction, & maintenance.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Very strong commercial, negotiation & analytical skills
• Excellent leadership, guiding others
• Natural networker & int/externally.
• Relationship building with internal stakeholders & mgt. at global level.
• Balance competing priorities & deadlines; multitasking & organisational skills.
• Exceptional oral & written skills, for wide range of int/external stakeholders.
• Advanced on MS Office with Ariba etc.
• Self-driven & track record of execution.
• Willing to work with global time-zones & embrace travel required.

Benefits: A very competitive benefits package - Please apply to discuss with Nicola.