• Influence and implement a strategic plan for specific indirect materials and services category spend such as professional services, facility services, MRO, utilities, human resources, IT/Telecom, travel etc. to support overarching category plans (short term plan?) • Manage a clear framework for cost savings, spend analysis, contract reviews, pricing, supplier management, and purchasing on an enterprise scale to standardize indirect purchasing policies and approach • Drive procurement impact and value through strategic initiatives and directly improve the Procurement experience for all cross-functional stakeholders and provide one voice to suppliers • Align with Finance and key stakeholders on indirect spending, budgets and savings pipeline • Partner with stakeholders to prepare corporate-wide bid packages utilizing RFI’s and RFP's • Build vendor partnerships and short-term procurement strategies with key stakeholder groups with (Finance, Legal, HR, Operations, Marketing etc.) • Be a strategic thought partner to senior leaders across the global corporate services organization while aligning on business objectives, challenges, projects, and requirements • Establish and monitor key performance metrics, status on deliverables, Dashboards, Market Intelligence, and ensure visibility and adoption of preferred supplier programs • Provide progress status briefings to management, project teams, and leaders , proactively highlighting issues with projects, timelines, etc., that require awareness or attention • Identify specific cost improvement opportunities and present them to the leadership for prioritization, resourcing, and implementation; align with corporate service teams on the implementation plans and drive execution and adherence to the strategy • Provide category expertise to stakeholders on industry best practices for Consulting and Contingent Labor categories • People development and management