• Communicating with clients to understand their needs and explain product value.•Assist Senior Manager with development of customer retention materials and other customer communications, including generic templates and test creatives.•Participate in business area operational planning cycle and provide input regarding value opportunities from a procurement perspective in order to identify the maximum number of areas where procurement could work with the business to reduce cost or otherwise add value•Develop procurement strategy to support the supported business strategy and manage execution of procurement strategy through annual planning cycle in order to ensure that targets are being achieved, correct processes are being followed, and problems are rapidly identified and mitigated•Ensure that procurement category teams are aware of procurement strategy and have agreed resource to support delivery and clarify specific business needs for procurement stakeholders to ensure one common picture exists between both groups•Identify category strategy focus areas based on expected future business demand and ensure that these areas are accounted for by individual category strategies in order to prepare procurement to provide support for upcoming operational events and provide maximum information to businesses during planning•Educate/inform business stakeholders on procurement activities, processes, and requirements in order to increase their motivation and ability to provide the group with the information and resources needed for effective procurement activities