Emea - Renew Category Sourcing Lead (M/F)

**Who we are?**

HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company and ranked 10 on the Fortune 500 list for 2012, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to serve more than 1 billion customers in over 170 countries on six continents.

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**What can we do together?**

The Workforce Solutions Global Business Unit (WS GBU) is dedicated to creating the ultimate workforce experience by empowering employees both within and beyond the office environment. Our mission is to supercharge productivity, foster collaboration, and enable CIOs to measure and manage the entire workforce experience. We are excited to introduce innovative solutions that will not only give HP a competitive advantage but also seize significant opportunities in the marketplace. As part of the Workforce Solutions GBU, the **Renew Solutions** organization was recently established to expand HP's device renewal capabilities (remanufacturing and refurbishment) and capitalize on the growing global demand for sustainability.

The **Category Organization** within Renew Solutions is responsible for the regional growth of Renew category. Under their umbrella they will be accountable for Demand orchestration within the region, supply planning and inventory management, sourcing and purchasing of supply and will be the key interlock to the markets and commercial teams on the timing and availability of Renew products.

As the **Renew **Category Sourcing Lead-EMEA **for the newly created HP Renew Category Organization, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of Renew Category functions within the WS GBU. The position, reporting directly to the Head of Category will help build this organization from the ground up by establishing best in class practices and elements that drive organizational excellence and support HP sustainable goals. This role will support Renew Solutions overall business in the Americas by creating, overseeing, and executing a worldclass sourcing strategy that supports the HP circularity goals.
- Management of the regional supply funnel & regional sourcing strategy
- Supply/Demand Orchestration; creating opportunities for push demand models as well as understanding market demand requirements and driving sourcing strategies to match supply with demand
- Ownership of short/long term supply commit from all sources (ITAD, Suppliers, MDS contract expirations, etc..)
- Consolidation and supply management of all future supply from end of lease on contract devices
- Identifying sourcing strategies and new streams of revenue opportunities
- Creating, sustaining, and growing relationships with suppliers
- Inventory and lifecycle management: Tracking and disposition/value recovery of E&O, Aged inventory, and oversight of end-of-life processes
- Supplier QBR & KPI Tracking; identify opportunities for improvement and actions to address
- Pricing negotiation & cost management
- Work with the Remanufacturing operations team to identify/resolve any issues that may arise

**Who you are?**
- First level university degree (Finance, Economics or Operations management preferred)
- 6-10 of experience in **supply chain, finance, returns/refurbishment, procurement, or operations**
- Advance level of Ms Office Excel and PowerPoint
- Very strong **Analytical and Reporting **skills
- Vocal in **challenging “business as usual operating models**” and recommending innovative processes / solutions for services supply chain domain
- Conversant with **Project Management** skills to support cross-functional teams;
- Ability to interact effectively through exceptional communication and **possess presentation skills with attention to detail.**
- Very strong **influencing** skills combined with **proven relationship management** skills who can work in matrix environment.
- ** Customer Operations & Supply Chain** knowledge will be a plus.

**_ Knowledge and Skills:_**
- Proven experience in IT Product category management preferably in the renew/ refurb electronics or IT industry. Understanding of sustainability practices in the ele