Global Sourcing Manager

ICL European HQ is the home of our Global Procurement Organization (GPO). ICL’s global sourcing strategies, negotiations and approvals of our global procurement contracts are steered and made in this office. For our indirect Category we are looking for a Sourcing Manager that has a strong experience in creating sourcing strategies while having a pragmatic approach. We are a leading global specialty minerals company that creates impactful solutions for humanity’s sustainability challenges in the global food, agriculture, and industrial markets.

Global Sourcing Manager – Indirect Contractors 

In this role, your goal will be to lead procurement of indirect services, strategic and sourcing activities within the Contractors and Energy sub-category including Projects and MRO, responsible for the UK & Israel , US, China and European countries. You will be working in a team of Sourcing Managers and Operational Buyers in this sub-category, your line manager, Head of Indirect Contractors and Energy.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Actively participate in the strategic sourcing activities for the Contractors sub-category, with the goal of achieving cost reductions, while maintaining or improving service quality or vendor service levels
• Carry out sourcing activities for Service contracts for maintenance & operations
• Carry out sourcing activities for Capex projects & Engineering activities
• Participate in VE activities 
• Identify, evaluate & select suppliers, negotiate and close framework-agreements of Global & EU region services under the Contractors sub-category
• Drive product demand optimization throughout ICL via collaboration with the relevant ICL units
• Maintain and develop in-depth knowledge of suppliers, markets & trends of the Contractors sub-category
• Perform best-in-class negotiation processes via analysis of supply & demand trends 
• Establish and manage global/regional relationships with suppliers
• Monitor performances of vendors and their compliance with their commitments
• Address & solve operational issues with suppliers
• Provide guidance and guidelines to the regional/local procurement personnel

Your profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering field
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in projects contracting
• Understanding of contracting services markets
• Demonstrable track record of success in managing complex, cross-functional activities and developing/executing key procurement processes
• Excellent command of English and any additional European language/Hebrew skills are desirable
• Strong negotiation skills and result driven personality
• Excellent interpersonal, business acumen, communication and supplier relations skills
• Ability to work collaboratively, and in a matrix management style organization
• Strategic thinker and pragmatic worker

Working mode : Hybrid – 3 days from office and 2 days remote. 

Interested? Then please only apply online.