Senior Procrement Specialist (Category Head - Corporate Services and Real Estate)

Job #:
req3847

Organization:
World Bank

Sector:
Procrement

Grade:
GG

Term Dration:
Open-Ended Staff (OPEN-OP)

Recritment Type:
International Recritment

Location:
Washington, DC,nited States (or) Sofia,Blgaria (or) Chennai,India

Reqired Langage(s):
English

Preferred Langage(s):

Closing Date:
1/19/6 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm TC

Description

VP Context:

The WBG Bdget and Procrement (WBP) is organized into five Departments: WBP Centers of Excellence (WBPCE) with teams spporting the corporate strategic bsiness and bdget planning process, providing WBP systems, knowledge, and shared services; WBP IBRD/IDA Regional nits (WBPR) with teams spporting IBRD/IDA clients in the regions; WBP IFC/MIGA Bdget Partners (CSRDR) with teams spporting IFC/MIGA clients in the HQ and the regions; WBP Corporate nits (WBPC) with teams spporting the Knowledge Bank and corporate nits and providing capital bdget spport; and WBP Corporate Procrement (WBPCP) with teams providing grop-wide procrement services.

nit Context:

The Corporate Procrement Department spports the mission of the WBG by performing the procrement fnction following the principles of transparency, fairness, competition, and best vale in an efficient, effective, and cstomer-focsed manner. These principles are employed globally and represent the strategic elements that gide the Bank Grop's activities in procrement and contracting practices. Corporate Procrement is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the sorcing strategy, selection, and contract exection for more than 13 Bank Grop offices arond the globe, serving or clients from offices located in Washington, D.C. Global Bsiness Centers located in Chennai, India and Sofia, Blgaria. Within the BPSSM delivery model, the Corporate Procrement Department focses on three core principles:
• Commerciality: Deliver best "vale for money" spply soltions measred by cost, qality, and speed.
• Risk Management: Predict, mitigate, and manage vendor related risks to protect WBG's interests
• Sstainability: Develop environmentally and socially sstainable spply chains.

Categories of spend inclde: i) Corporate Services and Real Estate; ii) Hman Resorces and Professional Services; iii) Technology and iv) Conslting Services.

The dty station will be determined based on the best fit of selected candidate and their location.

The Sr. Procrement Specialist (Category Head) for Corporate Services and Real Estate category position reports to the Global Head Sorcing and Spplier Manager.

Leads and manages a team of 1+ Category Managers and Analyst staff based in the HQ, Global Bsiness Centers (GBC). The position for the category head reqires familiarity and knowledge of category management strategies and practices for Conslting related services for WBG Operations and Corporate nits, and skills to advise the team in condcting their sorcing initiatives, negotiations, and dispte resoltion; collaborate with bsiness partners; and advising colleages in WBG office worldwide on policy related matters.

Dties and accontabilities:

The Category Head is responsible for leading a team of Category Managers and developing category strategies that deliver vale, strengthen spplier performance, redce risk, and spport organizational objectives. The role provides strategic leadership, governance, and oversight across mltiple procrement categories while ensring effective stakeholder engagement and team development.

1. Category Strategy and Leadership
• Develop and oversee the implementation of category strategies across assigned spend categories.
• Identify opportnities for cost optimization, vale creation, demand management, and process improvement.
• Drive a category management approach that focses on total cost of ownership, spplier innovation, and long-term vale.
• Lead periodic category reviews and strategic planning exercises.

. Team Leadership and People Management
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Category Managers and procrement professionals.
• Establish clear objectives, priorities, and performance expectations for team members.
• Foster a cltre of collaboration, accontability, continos improvement, and cstomer service.
• Spport staff development throgh coaching, training, and sccession planning.
• Monitor workload distribtion and ensre efficient allocation of resorces across categories and projects.

3. Strategic Sorcing Oversight
• Provide oversight and gidance on complex, high-vale, and strategic sorcing initiatives.
• Review and approve sorcing strategies, procrement approaches, solicitation docments, and evalation methodologies.
• Ensre procrement activities are condcted in accordance with organizational policies and governance reqirements.
• Spport negotiations for major contracts and strategic spplier agreements.
• Ensre timely delivery of procrement otcomes while maintaining qality and compliance standards.

4. Stakeholder Engagement and Bsiness Partnership
• Bild strong relationships with senior bsiness leaders and key stakeholders.
• Act as a trsted advisor on procrement, sorcing, and category management matters.
• Ensre procrement strategies are aligned with operational and strategic bsiness reqirements.
• Facilitate cross-fnctional collaboration to spport procrement planning and exection.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and resolve escalated procrement isses

De to the reqirements of the job, this position may reqire freqent adjstments to the work schedle created by the time zone difference with many of the clients it spports and may also involve a limited amont of travel.

Work implies freqent interaction with the following:
• WBG staff at all levels, typically Bsiness nit Managers, Contry Directors and Managers, Chief Administrative Officers, Legal Consels, Resorce Managers, Administrative Procrement Review Committee Members, and Project Task Leaders etc.
• Spplier representatives typically head of companies and VPs, accont managers, sales representatives, and commodity specialists, and technical representatives etc.

Selection Criteria
• Master's degree or eqivalent combination of edcation and experience in Spply Management, Real Estate Management, Finance, Operations, or a related field. Minimm 8 years of relevant experience in category management and sorcing complex procrements
• Proven experience in category management in Corporate and Real Estate sorcing. The category incldes bt is not limited to Facilities management, Real estate services, Constrction and fit-ot works, Travel and Events - corporate travel, hotel services, event management, conference spport. Secrity Services, and other corporate services - mailroom, printing, records management, office spplies, frnitre, secrity services, vehicles and logistics, etc.
• Demonstrated experience in leading a high-performing team along with proven ability to have motivated category managers and procrement professionals.
• Proven ability to bild effective relationships with senior bsiness leaders and stakeholders in the organization acting as a trsted advisor on sorcing and commercial matters. Strong interpersonal and analytical capabilities and logical problem-solving skills, to resolve conflicts and inflence decisions withot direct athority.
• Project Management skills with extensive experience in managing mltiple related projects to ensre the overall program is aligned and directly spports the achievement of strategic objectives.
• Ability to deal sensitively in a mlticltral environment and bild effective working relationships with clients, colleages, and other stakeholders.

General Competencies:
• Sperior commnication skills in English (verbal, written, and comprehension), and ability to resolve interpersonal conflict.
• Ability to fnction effectively in mlti-disciplinary teams within a matrix management environment, as well as an individal contribtor.
• Ability to analyze and compare varios sorces of data, information and digital content and storytelling.
• Embracement of varios digital tools and advocate for the se of emerging technologies in work program delivery.

This vacancy annoncement is for one position posted across mltiple possible dty stations. That incldes Washington D.C and Sofia and Chennai. The selected candidate's dty station will be determined based on organizational reqirements and bsiness needs. If the selection is based in Washington, DC, the recritment type will be International and If the selection is based in Sofia or Chennai, the recritment type will be Local.