Overview Manage strategic sourcing activities for pre-aligned projects across Tech & Services category or projects & strategy development and execution for pre-aligned specific sub categories, ensuring alignment with business needs, delivering YoY cost savings, Additional Value and driving compliance. Partnering with internal stakeholders across category & market within EMEA Procurement, legal and suppliers to enable efficient, value-driven, and compliant sourcing across the EMEA region. Responsibilities • Lead 7-Step Sourcing Process under the supervision and final alignment of EMEA Procurement team and deliver YoY cost savings, Additional Value, contract coverage, and sourcing productivity as per annual targets. • Own strategic sourcing process: from stakeholder intake, market scan, Sourcing strategy, RFx setup, analyses and execution to contract negotiation. Also handle contract management scope. • Drive innovation & continuous improvement initiatives across the projects and Sub categories assigned • Conduct supplier selection, negotiations, and award decisions with clear alignment to business, cost, compliance, and sustainability goals. • Draft, negotiate, and execute contracts in partnership with legal, category leads, and suppliers, ensuring terms meet PepsiCo’s compliance and business requirements. • Drive supplier onboarding and qualification including financial due diligence, scorecard setup, and reference checks. • Manage eSourcing & Contract management tools and lead automation, digitization, and dashboarding initiatives across procurement touchpoints. • Ensure compliance with procurement policies and maintain high-quality documentation and reporting of contracts, supplier data, and project pipelines. • Coach junior ICC procurement team members and act as a subject matter expert (SME) on sourcing best practices, tools, and processes. • Keep the EMEA Procurement team engaged and informed on each step of the process enabling the team to sign off sourcing strategy, Rfx recommendation and awarded suppliers. • Work as one team with the EMEA Procurement team and business • Further accountabilities, in case of Strategic sourcing support for specific sub categories: • conduct regular business reviews with stakeholders and suppliers, ensuring performance KPIs and SLAs are met and improvement plans are actioned. • Develop sub category strategy in collaboration with global category team, ensuring EMEA category requirements are considered into the global category purpose and vision. • Share best practices and celebrate success through combination of communication channels and methodologies appropriate for the stakeholders. Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree; MBA (good to have) • Minimum 8 –10 years of procurement buyer / category management experience (preferably in global matrix organizations) (experience working with EMEA stakeholders highly preferred), with adequate knowledge about multiple indirect procurement categories • Strategic Sourcing expertise – from sourcing through contract execution • Proficiency in e-Sourcing tools (Ariba / Archlet) and Contract Management Systems (Icertis) • Strong contract negotiation, supplier management, and cost modelling skills • Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting/dashboards for decision support • Broad understanding of Global Procurement activities • Effective communication skills, presentation skills and proficiency in English language • Experience in sourcing processes & technologies, with experience of implementing in a global & regional environment • Strong analytical, problem solving, and root cause identification skills • Experience with large-scale organizational change effort