Sr. Procurement Manager

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global procurement and sourcing strategies that align with corporate objectives and support long-term business growth.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across multiple spend categories to optimize total cost of ownership while ensuring quality, service, and supply continuity.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier partnerships through supplier selection, contract negotiations, performance management, and business reviews.
• Oversee contract administration to ensure compliance with company policies, legal requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, Engineering, Finance, and Quality to support material availability, inventory optimization, and new product introductions.
• Drive supplier performance improvements through scorecards, key performance indicators (KPIs), corrective action plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks by developing sourcing strategies, business continuity plans, dual sourcing initiatives, and supplier contingency plans.
• Analyze procurement data, market trends, commodity pricing, and supplier performance to identify cost savings and operational improvement opportunities.
• Lead procurement transformation projects, including ERP implementations, process automation, category management, and supplier rationalization initiatives.
• Recruit, develop, mentor, and lead procurement professionals while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or category management with increasing leadership responsibilities.
• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience managing procurement professionals and cross-functional sourcing initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, inventory planning, and procurement best practices.
• Experience with ERP systems, procurement software, Microsoft Excel, and supplier performance analytics.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, analytical, and project management skills.