Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Focus on comprehensive strategic coverage of the terminal vendor portfolio according to vendor segmentation (budget, sourcing, etc.)
- Support the professionalization of the terminal procurement function by implementing and enhancing methods and frameworks including port and terminal playbooks and supplier relationship management
- Contribute to the development of procurement frameworks and processes
- Work closely with complementary procurement teams to implement the category strategy
- Develop, enhance and execute negotiation strategies towards terminal operators assigned and ensure that lessons learned are captured and documented in a structured way
- Interact closely with contract management to ensure compliance in realization of contractual parameters (in collaboration with the regions)
- Execute strategic supplier management tasks and create, evolve and enhance stakeholder relationships
- Balance opportunities provided by various available terminal operators and identify potentials for value add through collaboration
- Collect insights and conduct research activities for the relevant vendor segment
- Provide relevant market insights for the regions and other internal stakeholders
- Closely align with other procurement-internal and -external stakeholders to support identification of additional value add potentials for assigned vendor segment (i.e. sustainability, extension of business portfolio etc.)