Marketing Procurement Specialist

Job DescriptionThis role is responsible to support the sourcing of creative agency services, within Marketing Procurement. This role reports to the Associate Director of Procurement for Creative Agencies. The candidate will support Marketing Sourcing initiatives as well as optimization of Procurement platforms and tools to track and govern Creative Spend globally. Responsibilities include identifying and supporting key priorities: value creation, service delivery, global category management, agency evaluation surveys, scope of work management such as scope templates, rate card management and analysis, risk management, and supplier value management. Primary activities include but not limited to:Lead global, cross-functional initiatives for Decideware platform or platform of similar scope encompassing current state / new functionality, change management, and local market requirements across the enterprise. This includes scope of work management, agency evaluation surveys, training stakeholders and agency partners; reviewing Agency scope of work and staff plan for proposed roles, hours, and rate structures to provide financial guidance within procurement and to stakeholdersSupport supplier contract negotiations from initial contracting review to contract signing/executionImplement Supplier Value Management with key suppliers in the category to foster innovation, manage supplier performance, establish a Governance Model, and ensure continuous improvementStrong Proficiency in data and analytics skills; proactively support team with data and analytics to inform category decisioning and planning using various Procurement dashboards such as Power BIDevelop, sustain, and evolve global stakeholder relationships through a service mindsetIdentify and deliver on key metrics including savings, supplier diversity and working capital to established objectives while ensuring value generation, resource management, talent investment, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) integration and business continuityActively support diversity, both within the Company as well as expanding relationships and spend with diverse suppliers.Position Qualifications:Education Minimum Requirement: Undergraduate degree OR Equivalent Experience requiredRequired Experience and Skills:3 - 5 years of experience in agency compensation. Ability to review agency multipliers to make recommendation on industry standard benchmarks for Time & Material and deliverable agency rates3 - 5 years of Procurement, Business Management and / or Marketing specific experienceAgile mindset, ability to learn quickly and connect the dotsStrong data and analytic skills; ability to work in Power BI and other business analytics and data visualization tools to turn raw data into meaningful insights through reports, dashboards, and interactive visuals.Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and support multiple concurrent projects and stakeholdersProficiency in Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint and Data AnalyticsPreferred SkillsNegotiation & Contracting: Skilled in negotiating terms and managing supplier agreements.Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to build relationships and influence cross-functional teamsProject Management: Organized and capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously.Tools & Systems: Familiarity with procurement platforms (e.g., SAP, Ariba)Preferred Education:BS/BA Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain#MSJR Required Skills:Adaptability, Adaptability, Business Administration, Business Management, Business Value Creation, Change Management, Clinical Supply Chain Management, Commercial Contract Negotiations, Driving Continuous Improvement, Foster Innovation, Inventory Control Management, Logistics Management, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI), Multi-Management, Procurement, Procurement Analytics, Production Planning, Risk Management, Sourcing Services, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Procurement, Supplier Diversity, Supplier Negotiations, Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Chain Metrics {+ 2 more} Preferred Skills:Current Employees apply HERECurrent Contingent Workers apply HERESecondary Language(s) Job DescriptionTitre du poste : Spécialiste, services d’agence créative – Approvisionnement marketingDescription du poste:Ce rôle consiste à soutenir l’approvisionnement en services d’agence créative au sein de l’équipe Approvisionnement marketing. La personne titulaire du poste relève du directeur associé, Approvisionnement – agences créatives.La personne retenue soutiendra les initiatives d’approvisionnement marketing ainsi que l’optimisation des plateformes et outils d’approvisionnement visant à suivre et à encadrer les dépenses liées aux agences créatives à l’échelle mondiale. Les responsabilités comprennent l’identification et le soutien des priorités clés : création de valeur, prestation de services, gestion mondiale des catégories, sondages d’évaluation des agences, gestion des énoncés des travaux comme les modèles de portée, gestion et analyse des grilles tarifaires, gestion des risques et gestion de la valeur fournisseur. Les principales activités comprennent notamment :Diriger des initiatives mondiales et interfonctionnelles liées à la plateforme Decideware ou à une plateforme de portée similaire, couvrant l’état actuel, les nouvelles fonctionnalités, la gestion du changement et les exigences des marchés locaux à l’échelle de l’entreprise. Cela comprend la gestion des énoncés des travaux, les sondages d’évaluation des agences, la formation des parties prenantes et des partenaires d’agence; l’examen des énoncés des travaux et des plans de dotation des agences pour les rôles proposés, les heures et les structures tarifaires afin de fournir une orientation financière à l’équipe Approvisionnement et aux parties prenantes.Soutenir les négociations contractuelles avec les fournisseurs, de l’examen initial du contrat jusqu’à la signature et l’exécution.Mettre en œuvre la gestion de la valeur fourni