About us:
Ferrovial is one of the world’s leading infrastructure operators, committed to developing sustainable solutions.
Our company operates in more than 15 countries and has a workforce of over 24,000 professionals worldwide. Ferrovial is listed simultaneously on 3 stock markets: USA (Nasdaq), the Netherlands (Euronext Amsterdam), and Spain (IBEX 35), and is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good.
The aim of Ferrovial Corporation is to design the Company's strategy, establishing global policies, guidelines and action guides related to the different functional areas of the Organization (Internal Audit, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, IT, Innovation, etc.), which subsequently are developed and adapted to the specificities of each Business Unit. Additionally, it performs a function of providing corporate services to the different companies of the group, while consolidating its information.
Job Description:
In Ferrovial we are always looking for high-skilled professionals. At this stage, we are looking for an IT Procurement & Vendor Management Manager with a proven track record managing the IT procurement and vendor management lifecycle, from demand management, negotiation of agreements (commercial and legal) to order issuance and invoice management, as well as management of strategic/non-strategic relationships with IT suppliers, and understanding of end to end procurement processes, with high teamwork skills, and outstanding influencing skills.
The IT Procurement & Vendor Management Manager will join the Procurement and Vendor Management team within Digital Transformation & CIIO Office, with a key objective of maximizing the value of IT Procurement management and Vendor relationships and being responsible to develop contract and vendor management capabilities on the top of Procurement function to accelerate the execution of Ferrovial’s transformation. This position will also play a key role to identify and implement ways to optimize and transform the procurement process, as an enabler to develop strategic capabilities.
Is that you? Then, keep reading!
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of IT Vendor Management and Procurement, your responsibilities will be:
- Strategic Sourcing:
- Drive effective sourcing strategies for categories in the scope.
- Vendor Management:
- Continuous and proactive assessment for supply base segmentation and rationalization, so that appropriate focus can be applied to the most strategically important vendor relationships/engagements.
- Monitor and support key strategic vendor relationships and performance
- Develop and maintain the e2e relationship with DGSII partners and strategic vendor in the scope.
- Continuous performance follow up and evolution of the main contracts, as an input for vendor management and sourcing strategy definition, and aiming to get the most value from contracts and mitigate and anticipate potential risks.
- Planning and proactive management of the main contracts, with the aim of anticipate and minimize risks, identify opportunities and define the most adequate sourcing strategies.
- IT Purchasing to Pay lifecycle:
- Demand management: Work closely with stakeholders (IT, legal, finance, business units) to lead sourcing and negotiation initiatives, understand requirements and align sourcing activities with Ferrovial objectives
- Contract management and negotiations: Lead the negotiation strategy for IT contracts in the scope: identifying needs, preparation of contracts and adaptation to IT typologies, coordination with GDPR, Security and Legal departments when required, coordination and communication with supplier, support to T&Cs negotiation, management of authorizations and special approvals, signature management, document management…
- Procurement process formalization: set up purchase orders, including documentation and SOX evidences management, eventual invoices management and payment support.
- Cost Optimization:
- Identify cost-optimization opportunities through effective negotiation strategies, volume consolidation and vendor management.
- Market Analysis and Research:
- Continuous monitoring of market and industry trends, emerging technologies and capabilities, identifying new opportunities for innovation and efficiency, and as an input for strategic vendor management and sourcing strategy.
- Procurement Process, Metrics and Tools:
- Continuous identification of opportunities for procurement process optimization and evolution with the aim of increasing process digitalization and automation to enable focus on value added and more strategic activities.
- Proactive and continuous monitoring of AI capabilities and its application on Procurement and Vendor Management use cases to identify potential ways to make the process more efficient.
- Maintain and enhance Vendor Management and Procurement tools: SAP, SAP Ariba, Adobe Sign, including Power BI reporting
- Identify, define and continuous follow up of Procurement and Vendor Management metrics and KPIs for monitoring activity and continuous improvement.
- Budget management
- Monitor its own budget lines, as well as define following years’ budget
Qualifications
- Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree (Engineering or Business Administration preferred)
- At least 7-10-years’ experience managing IT lifecycle, contracts and vendors in procurement and/or vendor management areas in large companies, with additional expertise in managing legal aspects.
- Deep understanding and knowledge of IT market and vendor dynamics, emerging technologies, and vendor landscape
- Experience in negotiating with IT big vendors
- Essential high level English.
- Very good handling of MS Office. SAP and SAP Ariba desirable
- Skills
- Strong analytical and numerical skills.
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
- Strong teamwork skills
- Problem analysis and problem resolution at a strategic level
- Project and time management skills with an ability to set and maintain priorities in a multi-task environment (both administrative and management levels)
- Strong negotiations skills with experience in leading and evaluating competitive bids
- Drafting, redlining and negotiation of IT contracts
- Strong stakeholder management skills; including making technical information simple, accessible and insightful for technology and non-technology decision makers.
- Capable of developing strong, long-term relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong influencing and decision-making skills, showing clear leadership when it comes to driving out the definition of a problem and its solution.
- Effective change agent, working with stakeholders in the IT and business teams to drive changes to how the organization sources, procures and manages technology
- Ability to smartly navigate organizations
- Cultural awareness and experience of working in international teams.
Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity
Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers listed on three major stock markets: Nasdaq (US), Euronext Amsterdam (Netherlands) and IBEX 35 (Spain).
Why Ferrovial?
- Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
- Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that celebrates cultural diversity and fosters creativity.
- Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
- Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
- Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.
Seize the challenge. Move the world together! Innovative, creative, respectful and diverse are some of the ways we describe ourselves. We are motivated by challenges, and we collaborate across our business units to move the world together. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here!
Ferrovial is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all jobs applications equally, regardless of gender, color, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, covered veteran status or protected genetic information (each, a “Protected Class”), or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws.
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