Regional Sourcing Lead
DS Smith
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: New Jersey • United States
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Job Level
About the role
- Work remotely with travel to existing suppliers
- Responsible for multimillion level spend across all packaging categories
- Lead a team of 2 direct reports
- Define & deploy the regional sourcing strategy through team
- Utilize strategic sourcing methodologies and supplier stakeholder management principles
- Collaborate with the Global Procurement team on compliance and strategies
- Communicate with stakeholders to gain commitment to the category plan
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities
- Run significant value delivery projects and competitive sourcing processes
- Support client facing teams to maximize gross profit margins
- Ensure contractual compliance with suppliers
Requirements
- Experience of direct management and leadership of a team
- Experience leading a team through transformation to success
- Comfortable managing a multimillion, multi country spend portfolio
- Experience of either direct or in-direct sourcing and procurement operations
- Great understanding of the supplier landscape for the European region
- Recent achievements of TCO/total cost ownership initiatives
Benefits
- Travel requirement for existing suppliers
- Supportive global team culture
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
strategic sourcingsupplier managementprocurement operationstotal cost ownershipvalue delivery projectscompetitive sourcing processes
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementstakeholder communicationcollaborationcontinuous improvement