Strategic Sourcing Program Director

All about the role:
Within the Product Sourcing structure, the position of Strategic Sourcing Program Director is to champion the transformation towards our Strategic Sourcing ambition. You will initiate, and drive changes needed to ensure we are on the right path towards Product Sourcing excellence, both mid-term and long-term business priorities are achieved.
You will be reporting to the Head of Product Sourcing and will be a member of the Product Sourcing Leadership Team (PSLT)
The position will be leading a small team (3-4 person) and will be the overall responsible to program manage and drive the various key transformations projects within Product Sourcing by collaborating with respective key stakeholders.
Some of the key initiatives include:
· Sourced business model footprint diversification
· Digital transformation
· Core Sourcing Competencies Development
· Supplier Capability Development
· Standardizing & Optimizing the Sourcing Approach, leveraging on best practices
· Driving the ways of working and a sense of belonging towards ONE Commercial Sourcing Community
· Ensuring the delivery of other strategic transformation projects within Product Sourcing, for example: End2End Supply Chain, C&A Sourcing integration and Sustainability.
What you will do:
· Partner with the business leaders and stakeholders to drive execution of key transformation initiatives
· Identify interdependencies between the needs, ways of working, and transformation initiatives of the different Product Sourcing functions, other Global Operations functions and Business Areas and ensure future alignment is achieved through our key transformation initiatives
· For some of the transformation projects, act as the overall responsible program manager
· Develop relevant metrics (KPI's), documentation and dashboards for every element of the projects and programs, and regularly report to the PSLT as well as to drive analysis and produce proposals/business cases for various initiatives
· Instill an agile way of working and tracks delivery of business case outcomes and stakeholder feedback rather than only cost, schedule etc.
· Advise the PSLT on steps to take and who to involve to maximise impact and deliver effectively.
· Ensure to keep the PSLT focused, and all teams, together with their respective leaders to honor their commitments
· Actively communicate changes and integration benefits and drivers to the various stakeholders
· Remove roadblocks in teams and projects to promote the change of the status quo
· Achieve a strong alignment and co-project management with internal stakeholders and suppliers
· Together with the team members, works on the development of new ideas and solutions













Qualifications:
· Ideally, you have 8 to 10 years of experience with strategy implementation in an international company managing operations and sourcing complexity
· University degree in Business Management or Engineering
· Solid experience of program/project management in the operations area, preferably including planning/execution of projects in automation, supply chain / logistics, supplier development, sourcing and quality
· Strong capabilities as a people leader and in team development.
· Has a digital mindset and a promoter of standardization and simplification
· Proven track records as a change leader and practitioner in Agile methodology.
· Excellence in Stakeholder Management and influencing skills
· Prior experience in working in a truly international environment and with people of all levels and of multi-functional and multi-cultural teams
· Fluent English, both written and spoken (any other languages would be an advantage)
Benefit highlights:
· Learning & Development opportunities
· Flexibility of work hours;
· Discounts on Electrolux products and services;
· Access to the gym, sports hall and spinning room in the office, including group training;
· Life insurance policy.