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Your mission is to shape how the organization accesses, governs, and extracts value from external advisory partners-balancing commercial agility, cost efficiency, regulatory compliance, and long-term supplier innovation.\nKey Responsibilities\nGlobal Category Strategy & Value Pipeline:Architect and execute a multi-year category roadmap aligned with enterprise transformation priorities.\nBuild a sustainable value pipeline centered on demand management, total cost optimization, risk mitigation, and supplier performance.\nLeverage market intelligence, rate-card benchmarking, and spend analytics to guide executive sourcing decisions and standardize preferred supplier panels.\n\nExecutive Business Partnering & Demand Governance:Advise senior leaders across Finance, Legal, Risk, IT, and Transformation Programs on commercial structuring and vendor selection.\nEmbed Procurement early in strategic initiatives to challenge scope constructively, enforce engagement governance, and ensure external advisory spend ties directly to measurable business deliverables.\n\n Strategic Sourcing & Commercial Negotiations:Lead high-value, complex RFPs and contract negotiations with top-tier consulting firms, audit practices, financial institutions, and insurance brokers.\nDesign outcome-based commercial models and robust Master Services Agreements (MSAs) that protect enterprise interests while fostering vendor accountability and innovation.\n\n Risk Control & Matrix Leadership:Enforce strict governance, regulatory compliance, data privacy, and business continuity standards across the global vendor ecosystem.\nProvide functional direction and category expertise to regional sourcing teams and shared service centers (GBS) without direct line-management authority, driving continuous improvement across the wider procurement function.\n\nCandidate Profile & Qualifications\nExperience: 10+ years of progressive strategic sourcing and category management experience within Professional Services, Management Consultancy, Financial Services, or Corporate Advisory in a global enterprise environment.\nCommercial & Negotiation Mastery: Proven track record managing ~$100M+ spend portfolios, leading complex global negotiations, and delivering Finance-validated savings and value.\nMatrix Influencing: Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the executive presence to constructively challenge senior business sponsors and lead cross-functional teams through influence.\nAnalytical & Governance Mindset: Strong capability in spend analytics, rate benchmarking, demand-management frameworks, and risk mitigation within regulated industries.\nEducation & Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Law, or a related field. 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