Tender Manager

At HEINEKEN Kraków (HEINEKEN Global Shared Services) our success comes directly from our great people. We are a growing team of business experts in finance, accounting, data and technology ready to „WOW” the world with our expertise, passion and pride to be GREEN. We act on our values of Passion for consumers & customers, Courage to dream & pioneer, Care for people & planet, Enjoyment of Life, always focused on being ourselves: inclusive, diverse, and open for new challenges.

In this role you will manage E -Sourcing events (RFX and E -Auction) to execute the HGP Category E -Sourcing strategy for procurement spend. You will be delivering excellence of service 
and provide E-Sourcing expertise to maximize the savings delivery for the procurement e -sourcing events.

Your responsibilities would include:

• Managing E -Sourcing activities across the full scope of procurement categories for HGP & OpCos. 
• Acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in E -sourcing processes and applicable tools.
• Operating with a high degree of autonomy while partnering closely with Global Category Teams to design, manage, and execute complex e -Sourcing initiatives. 
• Establishing robust channels for collecting tender, specification, and supplier data, and delivering actionable insights through advanced analysis of event outcomes. 
• Driving efficiency by managing multiple high-impact e -Sourcing projects simultaneously.
• Engaging suppliers at an operational and tactical level to ensure seamless technical submissions and compliance with e -Sourcing requirements. 
• Providing expert guidance and resolving escalations, fostering strong supplier relationships that support competitive and transparent sourcing processes.
• Managing and coordinating of multiple stakeholders, across different seniority levels, internally across HGP (Central & OpCo) and externally with suppliers, Shared Service Center and Technology partners to ensure a user-centric, efficient e-Sourcing process is put in place.
• Supporting the pursuit of new ideas, ways of working and methodologies which can help improve efficiency and quality of the e -Sourcing process, with clear awareness of how it interfaces with all other aspects of the current and future HGP Toolkit including upcoming DBB deployment

You are a good candidate if you have:

• University Degree in a business, financial, supply chain, economic or technical discipline
• 5 + years of work experience
• Procurement experience ideally with proven e -Sourcing experience. 
• Affinity with digital tools and processes. 
• Stakeholder management. 
• FMCG experience is a plus.
• Strong, practical experience working with data and e-sourcing tools. 
• Knowledge of Zycus iSource and Coupa Sourcing Optimisation is a plus
• Fluent English (C1)
• Strong abilities to connect and deliver. 
• A result-driven mentality and great interpersonal skills. 
• Ability to act as an owner, to work independently, curious and willing to understand the bigger picture, can -do mentality and ability to identify new improvement opportunities
• Good stakeholder management skills to lead e -Sourcing activities and keep them on track. 
• Good communication & influencing skills. 
• Ability to see the wider picture to allow HGP to leverage its scale in a cross-category environment.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across different stakeholder groups within HGP & OpCos. 
• Capability of managing working under pressure and being able to manage multiple projects at any one time with some line manager input

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