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.