
Moncef Zakraoui
Senior Procurement Manager | Indirect Sourcing
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Zürich, Switzerland
Freelance
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About me
Intro
Senior Procurement Manager with 10+ years managing $80M+ indirect spend across IT, HR, and Fleet categories. Achieved 12% annualized savings through strategic sourcing and led P2P transformations across 18 countries during M&A. Specialized in ERP implementation, supplier negotiation, and procurement compliance for global organizations.
Work experience
Procurement Consultant - Strategic Business Advisor
FreelanceFreelance
Sep 2024 - Present
2 years 2 months
Zürich, Switzerland
Delivered strategic procurement consulting for SMEs and multinationals: sourcing transformation, supplier panels, TCO optimization. Conducted executive coaching and training in best practices: spend analysis, RFx design, supplier negotiation, contract lifecycle. Supported ERP/P2P implementation planning (SAP, Coupa), aligning processes with sourcing and finance objectives.
Procurement Category Manager
Cordis
Aug 2021 - Jul 2024
3 years
Zurich, Switzerland · Remote
Managed $80M+ in indirect spend across IT, HR, Fleet, Professional Services & General Services categories. Built sourcing strategies, drove RFx execution, and improved supplier performance across EMEA. Oversaw full contract lifecycle: framework agreements, renegotiation, and compliance reviews. Led procurement transformation during M&A: unified processes and tools in 18 countries. Achieved +12% in annualized savings via sourcing initiatives and supplier consolidation. Designed KPIs and dashboards for internal reporting and supplier governance.
Procurement Advisor EMEA
Cardinal Health
Mar 2017 - Aug 2021
4 years 6 months
Baar, Switzerland
Led indirect sourcing across 18 countries for IT, HR, Fleet, Travel, and Consulting Services. Defined preferred supplier panels and SLAs, improving procurement agility and supplier performance. Delivered P2P transformation support: streamlined compliance, reduced disputes by 90%. Built green fleet sourcing policy, improving CO₂ performance across 1,500+ vehicles. Standardized sourcing policies, aligned with corporate audit and cost targets.
Procurement Buyer
Baxter International Inc.
Oct 2014 - Mar 2017
2 years 6 months
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Strategic activities for Direct materials : - Manage suppliers relationship and develop partnership through a global category strategy - Manage the annual spend in line with KPI’s for each category - Insure the materials supply in a compliant way with the user requirements - Drive a supplier performance review, reporting and risk assessments and monitor corrective actions - Implement and lead new Sourcing projects for each category - Establish, negotiate and manage commercial contract and agreements with key suppliers - Implementation of innovative sourcing strategies and create cost savings opportunities - Follow up and update of standards local procurement procedures - Benchmark best practices from other sites (US, EU) in order to improve continually the structure Transactional & operational tasks - Improve purchasing ways of working and ensure that the Good Manufacturing Practices & procurement guidelines are fully respected by internal customers & suppliers. - Be the key contact for all E-Purchasing Requisition: Indirect Order management - Insure that the category procedures/process are fully respected by local users - Manage system master data : supplier setup, data changes, item prices - ERP and database management : items in catalogue, price changes, orders checking and approval workflow/compliance - Manage commercial discussion and negotiate prices, quantities and delivery time-scales - Provide statistical metrics, analysis/dashboards: spend, budget, savings... - Lead and manage both relationships with internal (finance, warehouse, quality…) and external (suppliers, consultants…) stakeholders
Education
Université de Neuchâtel
Master's degree
2013 - 2015
2 years 1 month
Université Marie et Louis Pasteur
Master's degree
2011 - 2013
2 years 1 month
ESITH Casablanca
Bachelor's degree
2008 - 2011
3 years 1 month