Buyer

• Manage the Professional Services category across EMEA, covering Consultancy, HR Services, Temporary Help, Sorting Services, Engineering and R&D Consultants, and Operational Consultants
• Develop and maintain the long-term EMEA category strategy and Category Business Plan aligned with Global IPU strategy and business requirements
• Support local buyers and stakeholders across EMEA in defining requirements and Statements of Work and selecting sourcing approaches and suppliers
• Lead strategic sourcing, supplier selection and commercial negotiations to deliver competitive total cost, quality, service and contractual coverage
• Drive savings, cost avoidance, supplier consolidation and other value-improvement opportunities against agreed category targets
• Ensure sourcing and supplier-management activities comply with applicable Autoliv purchasing processes and requirements
• Execute EMEA category initiatives and support relevant Global IPU strategies and global sourcing initiatives within EMEA
• Build and maintain the category sourcing pipeline based on spend, demand, contract, supplier and market analysis
• Conduct supply-market intelligence, supplier benchmarking and commercial analysis, including rate cards, cost structures and total-cost evaluation
• Lead or support RFI/RFP/RFQ processes, bid evaluation, supplier selection, negotiations, Sourcing Board preparation and contracting
• Coordinate supplier registration, qualification and onboarding for newly selected suppliers
• Lead negotiations on pricing, commercial models, payment terms, indexation and other key commercial conditions
• Manage the EMEA supplier portfolio, including preferred-supplier development, consolidation, alternative-source qualification, supplier performance reviews and phase-out of non-strategic suppliers
• Engage EMEA stakeholders and local buyers to capture future demand, improve Statements of Work and identify demand optimization and standardization opportunities
• Coordinate with Global IPU Category teams to align EMEA strategy with global direction and leverage global agreements and synergies
• Own and monitor category KPIs including savings, cost avoidance, sourcing pipeline, payment terms, contract coverage and supplier performance
• Identify and propose new sourcing approaches, supplier solutions, commercial models, process improvements and digital opportunities
• Act as the EMEA Professional Services category point of contact for purchasing teams, business stakeholders and strategic suppliers

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