Manager, Procurement

Overview

Recognized procurement expert who can develop, plan, implement, and maintain leading edge sourcing strategies and directional guidance and integration across the supply categories and supply relationships to accomplish transformed business results and to achieve best total value of ownership.

Responsibilities

• Provide sourcing category expertise for all related categories including insourcing vs. outsourcing models
• Support development of category strategies based on rigorous analysis of spend data, supply market dynamics, category intelligence, and business requirements
• Identify profit improvement opportunities beyond sourcing, such as demand management, process improvements, insource vs. outsource, innovation, etc.
• Regularly monitor the market for category leading practices and demand/supply shifts such as supply consolidation, technology innovations, etc.
• Strategic Sourcing: Execute strategic sourcing projects utilizing best practice sourcing methodology to deliver exceptional total value in partnership with key stakeholders across the business
• Develops negotiation strategy and leads negotiations to maximize total value and minimize risks
• Establishes contract terms and conditions and coordinates with legal to execute contracts with suppliers that optimize the partnership
• Develops transition plan to new supplier and support implementation
• Ensures savings are delivered against financial plan
• Drives continuous improvements post project
• Supplier Relationship Management: Establishes and manages the governance processes with suppliers and outsourced partners for categories in scope
• Provides feedback on performance, seeks continuous improvement and innovation
• Works with suppliers and key stakeholders to manage supplier performance and develop new capabilities
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with stakeholders and third-party providers
• When performance issues emerge, identifies root causes and works with internal and external stakeholders to drive efficient resolution

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in relevant area such as supply chain, business or STEM required
• MBA and other relevant degree / certification (e.g., ISM CPSM or Six Sigma) highly desirable
• 5 years+ of relevant strategic sourcing experience demonstrating success in positions of increasing complexity
• Deep experience designing end-to-end procurement strategies and a track record of leading sustainable high impact sourcing approaches leveraging sourcing levers beyond tendering
• Experience with category management strategies for categories in scope, opportunity diagnostic, strategic sourcing process, supplier management with a proven track record of delivering business impact
• Demonstrated analytical, financial, problem solving, organization, and project management skills
• Highly motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset, proactive and innovative
• Experience working effectively in global complex organizations and with offshore providers
• Able to lead and influence change in the face of complexity and ambiguity
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills
• Thrives in a fast paced, goal oriented, dynamic organization with time sensitive deadlines
• Leverage market data, external expert resources, spend analytics, and cost modeling to drive fact based decision making
• Strong project management skills, including stakeholder timelines and meeting management skills
• Expert understanding of contract terms and techniques for driving additional value and managing risks
• Ability to support, lead and conduct successful negotiations
• Develops and manages relationships across the business to achieve key business, organizational and cross-cultural objectives
• Knowledge of Supplier Management tools (SRM, conducting Quarterly Business Reviews, etc.)
• Technology-savvy and high competency in MS office; Advanced Excel skills and other analytics software as well as eSourcing, Ariba, SAP and JDE
• Excellent analytical skills, communication skills, business acumen, influencing skills, and the ability to work in a team environment are also critical
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills including meeting facilitation and presentations
• Ability to interact effectively and gain credibility with internal associates at all levels as well as external third parties