Category Specialist - Long Tail Transformation (m/f)

Description des tâches:
Support the delivery and scaling of Vodafone's Long Tail Transformation programme across Group and local markets. The role supports market rollout, supplier migration and Long Tail commercial negotiations; develops data-driven insight for sourcing and programme decisions; tracks savings, business-case performance, adoption and leakage; and contributes to governance, risk management and continuous improvement of the operating model.

• Lead market migrations from spend analysis and supplier engagement through onboarding, cutover and stabilisation, managing plans, dependencies, risks and actions.
• Develop commercial models and negotiation strategies for Long Tail suppliers, benchmarking pricing, terms and service levels.
• Drive adoption of AI tools to improve decision-making, efficiency and programme delivery.
• Create and maintain Power BI dashboards and reporting on spend, savings, adoption, supplier performance and delivery status, providing actionable insights.
• Track savings realisation, forecasts and business cases, ensuring alignment with Finance and validating benefits.
• Monitor adoption, identify leakage and off-platform spend, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Analyse spend, suppliers and total cost of ownership to identify sourcing, consolidation and category opportunities.
• Support governance and stakeholder management through programme reporting, SteerCo materials and cross-functional coordination.
• Improve migration playbooks, processes and controls to enhance scalability and efficiency.
• Support risk identification and mitigation across delivery, supplier, compliance, service and data quality areas.
• Contribute to key initiatives and projects across other Corporate Services & Property categories.

Who you are
Professional qualifications
• Master's degree or equivalent professional experience in business, procurement, supply chain, finance, economics, data analytics or a related discipline.
• Proficiency in AI tools, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; practical experience using Power BI or an equivalent business intelligence tool.
• Experience working with procurement, ERP, source-to-pay or digital marketplace data and reporting is strongly preferred.
• Fluent business English, written and spoken.
• Procurement or project management certification such as CIPS, CPSM, PMP or PRINCE2 is desirable but not essential.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience
• Practical experience in procurement, category management, transformation, programme delivery or procurement operations within a complex international organisation.
• Strong analytical capability, including spend analysis, benefits tracking, forecasting and the ability to turn data into concise business recommendations.
• Stakeholder coordination skills across Group functions, local markets, Finance, suppliers and technology or platform partners.
• Working knowledge of negotiations, contracting, supplier onboarding, purchase-to-pay processes, supplier performance and procurement controls.
• Commercial mindset with a focus on measurable value, adoption, user experience, compliance and sustainable process improvement.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including preparation of executive dashboards, governance packs and decision papers.
• Collaborative, proactive and comfortable working across cultures, functions and geographically dispersed teams.

Études:
Niveau d'étude demandé egal Master (Bac+5)
Métier / domaine de formation:
Master's degree or equivalent professional experience in business, procurement, supply chain, finance, economics, data analytics or a related discipline.