Category Manager - Entry

About DHL and Procurement:

DHL Group the logistics provider of the world with over 580,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories. We are an organization that is not just moving goods around, we have a very clear purpose, and we are: Connecting People. Improving Lives. We provide challenges and opportunities for personal and professional development, we recognize the difference you bring to our business and together we share the pride of building one of the largest world leaders in logistics and supply chain.

DHL Corporate Procurement is a trustworthy business partner that builds a competitive ecosystem for the DHL Group – SUSTAINABLE, AGILE, CONNECTED, FORWARD LOOKING. We transform the way DHL is sourcing products, systems and services from external partners, leveraging modern digital tools and technologies. Our global procurement team is our biggest asset and by focusing on clear priorities, we drive tangible value for our colleagues.

Job Purpose:

DHL is looking for a Category Manager Entry – Travel Program to join our Procurement team in Bogota, Colombia. In this role, you will use your knowledge of category specific supply markets to achieve greatest value contributions and benefits realizations assuring quality, total cost of ownership and service. This encompasses: Regional sourcing strategies and overall category strategy development; Negotiations; Contract management; Implementation; Benefits tracking; Recommendation for cost reduction; Supplier development and management; and Direct engagement with business partners, suppliers and sourcing peers globally.

This role will focus primarily on the Travel Program, including hotels, airlines, travel management companies and other travel related incentives.

Your Tasks:

• Conduct sourcing tenders and lead difficult negotiations with regional, national and international suppliers. Understand travel market dynamics and maintain working relationship with key travel suppliers, hotels and other travel related service providers.
• Develop and implement regional sourcing strategies, utilizing sourcing practices; under the guidance of corporate sourcing and with the input of country procurement and business partner engagement.
• Establish and manage good working relationships with corporate sourcing and country management (procurement and others) to optimize their spend in relation to corporate initiatives.
• Drive regional standardization in line with corporate standards, provide ongoing support to country and regional stakeholders (procurement and others).
• Select, develop and manage best in class suppliers, assists sites and suppliers in on-boarding to the organization.
• Contribute to the definition of supplier assessment criteria. Drive ongoing assessment of supplier performance and provide formal feedback including leading quarterly business reviews.
• Deliver supplier and contract related communication to internal stakeholders in corporate sourcing, countries and businesses.
• Negotiate and manage suppliers to identify and deliver benefits of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor ongoing benefits tracking and compliance assessments to achieve optimal competitiveness and cost savings.
• Achieve identified key performance indicators including savings and managed spend ratio, supplier performance, savings target achievement, business partner satisfaction and spend compliance.
  
  
  

Your Profile:

• Degree in Business Administration, International Management, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2-4 years in Procurement experience, preferably in Travel demanding organization similarly sized as ours with sourcing colleagues, operating management and business partners.
• Proven experience in sourcing and negotiating medium spend contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully within a cross-functional and multi-stakeholder organizational structure.
• Fluency in English and Spanish, Portuguese are a plus.
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office’s Excel, Power Point, Power BI.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills:
• Ability to communicate business issues in a clear and simple way.
• Ability to deal with ambiguous situations and different interests.
• Ability to develop and establish solid and trustworthy relationships.
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills.
• Assertive, results oriented, proactive and strategic thinking with strong personal integrity.
  
  
  

We Offer:

• Great opportunity to work for the biggest logistics company in the world
• International and virtual environment
• Flexibility and great opportunity to learn
• Tempting Compensation and benefits