As a Purchasing operations agent, you will be responsible for optimizing tail-spend purchasing processes across multiple markets, locations and spend categories. The focus is on streamlining the long tail of suppliers across multiple categories, achieving cost reductions while meeting high quality and service requirements. A Tail Spend Program Lead is essential to maintaining control over non-strategic suppliers and ensuring efficient procurement processes. The Tail Spend Program Lead will work closely with Category/Sourcing Managers, Regional Sourcing Team and Shared Services Associates for Procurement..Main activities:- Roadmap: Create a robust Tail Spend Reduction and Optimization action plan with different paths across categories.- Tail Spend Oversight: As a tail spend category lead, you'll be responsible for overseeing and managing the organization's tail spend solution. This includes controlling and mapping purchasing expenditure at all non strategic suppliers.- Performance Management: You'll be accountable for the performance of the tail spend provider. This involves monitoring savings delivery, key performance indicators (KPIs), service level agreements (SLAs), and other relevant metrics.- Savings Targets: Achieving savings targets is a critical aspect of the role. You'll work to optimize costs, reduce unnecessary spend, and enhance overall efficiency.Qualifications:- 4+ year of strong Analytical Skills- 3+ year of proven Procurement Expertise- 2+ years of Supplier Relationship Management.- Advanced English Skills.Benefits included will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process, like medical benefits, life insurance and more.**About us**:**PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD****The PPG Way: We partner with customers to create mutual value. We are "One PPG" to the world. We trust our people every day, in every way. We make it happen. We run it like we own it. We do better today than yesterday - everyday.**PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.**About us**:PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLDThe PPG WayEvery single day at PPG:We partner with customers to create mutual value.We are "One PPG" to the world.We trust our people every day, in every way.We make it happen.We run it like we own it.We do better today than yesterday - everyday.Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.