Procurement Manager, Indirect Procurement

Position Summary/Job Purpose

The position is onsite and based in Miramar, Florida.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and leadership. Identifying global sourcing opportunities to maximize operational efficiencies and develop solutions to attain optimal service levels
• Develop and implement category sourcing strategies based on solid understanding of services under responsibility including market & industry research and related services
• Manage continuous improvement KPI's for all procurement activities related to strategically procure/negotiate indirect services among other sub-categories delivering financial performance and supplier performance
• Develop, manage, and analyse performance improvements while ensuring procurement targets updates are tracked, and reported on a weekly/monthly basis (i.e. Monthly Operational Review MOR)
• Evaluate customer requirements and establish service level agreements to improve and sustain performance. Manage customer expectations through regular progress updates and review meetings
• Review, analyze and present status and progress updates to Executive Committee (Non PO / Indirect Procurement sub-categories) to ensure projects are on target and within budget
• Drive initiatives to identify value creation opportunities and support the organization’s cost reduction objectives while maintaining customer satisfaction with quality and delivery performance
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships management (SRM) to create and sustain a competitive advantage globally by leveraging spend and volume and optimize supplier delivery performance and fostering innovation
• Review and approve sourcing recommendations and agreements for legal correctness, price and quality effectiveness
• Able to review pricing components (cost breakdown and should cost analysis) for various goods and services to better evaluate and negotiate costs
• Works closely with internal clients to identify appropriate vendors, communicate company needs and procure estimates and bids for both ongoing engagements and per project work
• Negotiate, execute, and manage complex multi-year contracts and agreements with a spend under management of $1Bi (Non- PO Spend) and growing expanding the indirect Procurement support to the Non-PO space of today in light of the procurement policy
• Collaborate with other areas of Supply Chain in particular Accounting and Legal to achieve optimal execution of agreements and multi-year contracts
• Contributes to ongoing review, improvement, and enhancement of processes/tools/systems to facilitate procurement execution under our source to pay end to end process
• Evaluate and analyses potential risks to the project portfolio from a supply chain aspect. Develops risk mitigation plans and execution to ensure reduced risk to overall portfolio. Compile and present status and progress updates to Leadership to ensure risk mitigation plans are aligned and on track
• Performs other duties as required

Education, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required in related field
• 10 + years related experience with an emphasis in procuring indirect services and/or products, or similar procurement background in progressively responsible positions (Purchasing Category Management, sourcing and contracting experience mainly)
• Previous managerial experience required related to procurement and/or supply chain function.
• Experience working with Sourcing, Contracting and P2P suites i.e. Oracle, Coupa, SAP Ariba, etc is preferred.
• Broad industry knowledge of industry and categories under management
• Ability to manage the financial aspects of the assigned procurement function, including the successful identification of expense reduction through cost efficiencies
• Ability to manage headcount and budgets within area
• Knowledge of policies and practices involved including contracting and procurement among other company’s policies among other important procedures ensuring 100% compliance
• Ability to manage a staff in a positive and productive manner by motivating, developing, and managing employees as they work
• Ability to utilize and administer the disciplinary action process through coaching and counselling to improve performance or terminate employment

Financial Responsibilities

Oversees a multi-million-dollar category spend. (+$1Bi million annual spend – Non PO spend)

Work Environment

Up to 25% domestic and international travel, as necessary.