• Lead the end-to-end procurement life cycle across Marketing, Media & Creative and Production related categories, including but not limited to services like Advertising & Creative Agencies; Media Buying & Planning; Digital Marketing; PR & Communications; Brand & Design; Visual Media & Content Production; Events & Experiential Marketing; Market Research; Agency retainers and project-based engagements.
• Develop and execute category strategies that align business objectives with market opportunities, supplier capabilities and commercial priorities.
• End-to-end strategic sourcing leading high impact procurement projects from initiation through contract awarding.
• Manage complex RFIs, RFQs and RFPs, including development of evaluation criteria, supplier assessments and award recommendations.
• Drive commercial negotiations and contract discussions to secure optimal value, service outcomes and risk protection.
• Develop robust Statements of Work (SOWs), Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and supplier performance scorecards.
• Establish best practices in supplier governance frameworks that drive accountability and long-term value creation.
• Build trusting relationships with internal stakeholders to act as a strategic advisor on sourcing and supplier decisions.