Procurement Manager – Emea

What We ll Bring TU Procure is the internally branded Global Procurement team at TransUnion that manages 1B in annual vendor spend across 33 territories globally TU Procure is also responsible for vendor risk screening supplier performance management supplier diversity and procurement reporting The Procurement buying teams are organized by commodity and are supported by and interface with other departments that oversee third parties such as Information Security Privacy Accounts Payable Finance Legal and Third Party Risk Management The team manages RFI s RFP s and Predictive Benchmarks to facilitate the bidding process in a competitive and sustainable way while leveraging the full buying power of TransUnion globally What You ll Bring BA BS degree or 7 years of equivalent experience in Strategic Sourcing Procurement or Purchasing for a global organization Experience of buying a range of Corporate Services sourcing categories providing procurement leadership and direction to a number of teams including but not limited to Marketing Finance HR Facilities Legal and Compliance Ability to oversee the activities of local buying teams across EMEA and APAC regions to ensure alignment to global vendor strategies and corporate standard products Experience managing up to 5 employees both onshore and offshore globally including training and mentoring Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders across all TU territories to identify and deliver improved procurement solutions Develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment of business objectives value supply quality innovation risk management and drive essential behavioral and process change Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with credibility at all levels of management at both our company and the suppliers Lead negotiation of complex high risk contracts through a range of processes ensuring business requirements are met and risk management strategies in place Advanced experience in contract terms and conditions procurement methodologies finance operations controls and negotiations Ability to undertake market analysis to identify new opportunities to drive value Implement best practice processes and procedures maximizing effectiveness and efficiency Impact You ll Make Savings and value generation from vendor negotiations that affect company EBITDA and Earnings per Share EPS The role holder will be a key advocate for the Global Procurement function engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the organization Projects supported will range in value from tactical call off contracts to multi-year service agreements and large construction projects Lead cross functional teams through a disciplined sourcing process to support strategic sourcing supply management and operations objectives Coordinate with resources in business unit functional areas such as legal operations and other support functions to ensure strategies and agreements are well defined and aligned with company needs and objectives Expectations in the first 90 days - Engage with stakeholders to understand short medium- and long-term projects that require Procurement support Understand the procurement operating procedures systems and deliver some immediate projects to the satisfaction of stakeholders What you ll accomplish beyond 90 days - Create a forward-looking commodity plan to drive long term benefit for stakeholders Support the delivery of overall Global Procurement savings and strategic targets This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week TransUnion Job Title Manager I Procurement