Establishing strong relationships with internal departmental and executive business stakeholders; building a strong understanding of strategic business direction, requirements, and priorities across assigned suppliers and/or spend categories
Provide leadership and guidance to team Buyers and Procurement Specialist on category strategy implementation and issue resolution
Develop and maintain strategic category database; provide training to team Buyers and Procurement Specialists on category expertise
Developing global sourcing strategies to deliver against business objectives for internal clients
Evaluating supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models and bench-marking analysis
Managing the fundamentals of sourcing and supplier engagement activities including RFx, spend pattern analysis, contract analysis, bid evaluation, negotiations, and supplier consolidation
Identifying sourcing opportunities by leveraging spend analysis tools and engage with stakeholders to consolidate requirements over categories, suppliers, and geographies
Work with business and finance leaders to identify and drive savings and controllership improvements, focusing on total cost of ownership
Providing guidance to internal stakeholders on procurement strategies
Prepare and hold business reviews with stakeholders to review vendor performance, future opportunities, and/or challenges
May be required to travel up to 50% of the time

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, or related field
Masters in a business or supply chain related field and / or MBA preferred
15+ years of related source to pay experience in Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing
Category specific procurement experience required
In-depth experience in best-in-class procurement practices (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, etc.)
Knowledge of computer programs, including Microsoft Office, Visio, BW, LiveLink
Advanced knowledge of ERP systems; SAP
Strong negotiator with proven experience in setting negotiation strategies and conducting negotiations
Extensive knowledge of the basic types of commercial agreement structures and the function and purpose of key legal terms
Strong experience assessing risk and concisely explaining complex issues to principal business owners
Extremely customer-focused and takes the time to understand the needs of the business
Experience working in a large, global, highly matrixed organization
Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly synthesize, distill and draw conclusions on large amounts of disparate data
Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Extensive experience presenting at the executive level and developing business cases

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Wellness Program
Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
Voluntary Benefits (Life, AD&D, Disability)
401(k) retirement plan with a 7.5% company contribution
Time Off Programs – 22 days Paid Time Off (PTO), 9 Company Holidays, 2 Volunteer Days

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

strategic sourcingcategory managementbenchmarkingshould-cost modelsRFXcontractingnegotiation strategiesspend analysissupplier engagementrisk assessment

Soft Skills

leadershipcustomer-focusedcommunicationorganizationtime managementproblem-solvinganalytical skillsstakeholder engagementpresentation skillsteam guidance

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply ChainBachelor’s Degree in BusinessBachelor’s Degree in EconomicsMaster’s Degree in Supply ChainMaster’s Degree in BusinessMBA