Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in procurement, leading marketing, advertising category sourcing, or strategy development, or a related function within an advertising agency or marketing.
  
• Experience working with vendor manager or advertising agencies.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree.
  
• Experience in global initiatives that optimize buying strategies, streamline operations, and innovative solutions to improve procurement effectiveness.
  
• Experience influencing and negotiating with cross-functional teams and internal and external stakeholders.
  
• Experience supporting initiatives from strategy to execution and delivering results with strong problem solving skills.
  
• Understanding of creative and social campaign processes, and ability to utilize technology and analytics to optimize strategies, resulting in data-driven decisions that enhance performance and profitability.
  
• Ability to develop and execute strategic procurement plans, leveraging stakeholder engagement, contract management, supplier analysis, and performance optimization, while effectively resolving complex issues.