Regional Lead - Global Buying Centre

Role Overview: As a member of the Global Buying Centre at Uber, you will play a crucial role in handling low to mid complexity level spending and unmanaged spend within the threshold of $250K USD globally. Your responsibilities will include negotiations, spend analysis, and leveraging strong persuasion skills to ensure compliance, risk mitigation, and cost optimization. Key Responsibilities: - Oversee the progress of projects handled by the team, providing guidance on negotiations and overall processes for APAC and EMEA regions. - Train team members on processes and develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for enhanced efficiency. - Manage a team of 3-4 resources from a third party, ensuring smooth operations and collaboration. - Report to the Manager and Global Lead on savings targets, goals, and building relationships with senior stakeholders. - Convert unmanaged spend to managed spend, coach the team on Docusign CLM and Coupa usage for streamlined operations. Qualifications Required: - Prior experience in sourcing and procurement, including end-to-end procurement processes, coupled with strong people management skills. - Experience in varied category sourcing such as technology, workplace, professional services, marketing, and corporate services. - Proficiency in spend analysis and analytics to create reports and dashboards for informed decision-making. - AI fluency, specifically in Gemini/ Chat GPT, to enhance operational efficiencies. - Familiarity with Google Studio/ Tableau for analytics is preferred. - Expertise in process improvement, Lean principles, and automation will be advantageous. - Strong analytical skills to handle large sets of spend files effectively. Role Overview: As a member of the Global Buying Centre at Uber, you will play a crucial role in handling low to mid complexity level spending and unmanaged spend within the threshold of $250K USD globally. Your responsibilities will include negotiations, spend analysis, and leveraging strong persuasion skills to ensure compliance, risk mitigation, and cost optimization. Key Responsibilities: - Oversee the progress of projects handled by the team, providing guidance on negotiations and overall processes for APAC and EMEA regions. - Train team members on processes and develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for enhanced efficiency. - Manage a team of 3-4 resources from a third party, ensuring smooth operations and collaboration. - Report to the Manager and Global Lead on savings targets, goals, and building relationships with senior stakeholders. - Convert unmanaged spend to managed spend, coach the team on Docusign CLM and Coupa usage for streamlined operations. Qualifications Required: - Prior experience in sourcing and procurement, including end-to-end procurement processes, coupled with strong people management skills. - Experience in varied category sourcing such as technology, workplace, professional services, marketing, and corporate services. - Proficiency in spend analysis and analytics to create reports and dashboards for informed decision-making. - AI fluency, specifically in Gemini/ Chat GPT, to enhance operational efficiencies. - Familiarity with Google Studio/ Tableau for analytics is preferred. - Expertise in process improvement, Lean principles, and automation will be advantageous. - Strong analytical skills to handle large sets of spend files effectively.