Category Manager - Professional Services (m/f/d*) Shape the Future of Professional Services Procurement Across the Americas with Munich Re! Are you passionate about driving strategic procurement initiatives and optimizing service categories across a diverse and dynamic region? Munich Re, one of the world's leading reinsurers, is seeking an experienced Category Manager for Professional Services. Based in Bogotá, Colombia, this role offers the opportunity to lead and enhance our procurement strategies across the Americas. With a strong presence in multiple countries and over 140 years of expertise, we provide innovative reinsurance solutions for complex risks. As our Category Manager , you'll play a crucial role in ensuring excellence and efficiency in our procurement of professional services, contributing to the overall success of our operations across the region. The Role As part of the Global Non-IT Procurement team, the Category Manager Professional Services is responsible for leading the creation, management, and execution of the sourcing strategy for the following subcategories: Consulting, HR services, Learning & Development & Recruitment. The goal is to continuously optimize the categories to the satisfaction of all stakeholders involved based on the commitments from Central Procurement (CP) to create business value, enhance digitalization, and consider vendor and risk management. To execute local, regional, and global strategies effectively, and in collaboration with the global category team, the Category Manager Professional Services is required to: Act as central strategic interface to the internal customers and key supplier manager for related procurement activities. Collaborate with and support the Regional Category Manager Senior/Global Category Manager to create and implement a comprehensive regional sourcing strategy for spend of assigned subcategories. Execute strategic procurement processes, including market analysis, demand management and forecasting, formal tenders, evaluation of offers, contract negotiation and proposal of contract award and implementation. Responsible for gathering and representing business and client requirements within the negotiations and contracting. Prepare contracts in collaboration with the legal department and other specialist departments, if required. Conduct spend analysis to define quantitative and qualitative optimization goals in the assigned subcategories and product groups. Work as part of the Regional Non-IT Procurement team, and in close collaboration with the Global Non-IT Procurement team, in the development of sourcing and supplier strategies. Deliver high quality procurement results and reporting as part of the Americas SSO. Maintain centralized contract repository, completed contracts, SOW's, addendum's for assigned subcategories. Actively support Source-to-Contract (S2C) and Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process automation and digitization objectives via utilization of global procurement platform (Coupa). Explore and adopt new areas of the business where Procurement can provide value. Skills & Experience: BA (required). Certified Professional in Supply Chain Management (preferred). 5+ years relevant procurement experience or proven track record in related roles. Experience in leading strategic sourcing projects in an international environment and ability to orchestrate cross-functional negotiation teams. Good knowledge across BPO & Professional Services subcategories, i.e., consulting temporary labor, recruitment, HR services. Strong project management skills with proven experience in delivering category and sourcing strategies and projects, driven and directed by data. Proficient contract terminology and expertise in developing alternative clauses where necessary in cooperation with the in-house Legal Departments. Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. Ability to balance risk and effort on regulatory and compliance requirements. Technical expertise of the supported category strategy with a clear understanding of regional and global strategies effect on local markets. Entrepreneurial spirit, curiosity, and openness to learn. About us As the world's leading reinsurance company with more than 11,000 employees at over 50 locations, Munich Re introduces a paradigm shift in the way you think about insurance. By turning uncertainty into a manageable risk, we enable fundamental change. Join us working on topics today that will concern society tomorrow, whether that be climate change, major construction projects, medical risk assessment or even space travel. Together we embrace a culture where multiskilled teams dare to think big. We create the new and the different for our clients and cultivate innovation. Sounds like you? Join us at Munich Re and Push Boundaries. With us. *Munich Re not only stands for fairness with regard to its clients; it is also an equal opportunities employer. Severely disabled candidates will also be prioritized, if equally qualified. Please apply before the 26th of August, 2024#J-18808-Ljbffr
