15 years of experience in Procurement or Supply Chain, focusing on strategic sourcing
Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and expert in ERP Systems
Strong logical and strategic thinking skills aligned with business objectives
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
Act as a global leader for spend, supply chain development, and supplier metrics
Direct strategic and tactical activities in Purchasing, Sourcing, and Supply Management Analytics
Drive project management for near/on-shoring projects
Develop and align teams to Oracle Supplier Portal and Power BI dashboards
Negotiate strategic contracts and manage delivery schedules with suppliers
Manage a spend of up to $200M and determine budget needs for projects
Achieve year-on-year cost savings in direct and indirect spend
Benefits
Opportunities for coaching and mentoring
Global team development across a matrix organization
Access to advanced data analysis tools
Collaboration with cross-functional teams
Involvement in strategic sourcing and cost optimization projects
Full Job Description
What Will You Get To Do:
Act as a global leader for all spend, supply chain development, and supplier metrics
Direct the strategic and tactical activities of Purchasing, Sourcing, and Supply Management Analytics
Drive, align, and ensure strong project management of all near / on shoring projects and activities
Globally develop and align team to Oracle Supplier Portal and Power BI application dashboards and KPI's
Contract line-item delivery schedules, leasing programs, and strategic contract negotiation with all suppliers
Manage a spend of up to $200M and determines budget needs for assigned projects
Achieve year on year cost savings in both direct and indirect spend, including consultant engagements
Drive the Value Creation Plan (VCP) with strategic sourcing elements and critical savings projects
Collaborate with Asian procurement to leverage spend, and achieve cost saving targets
Define supplier quality system and score card metrics for monthly and quarterly reporting
Utilize data analysis and reporting to support supply chain strategies and cost reduction efforts
Coordinate with Sales and Marketing teams to set launch quantities of new products
Foster and maintain deep cross functional partnerships and provide meaningful analysis
Optimize logistics both inbound and outbound to reduce cost and optimize inventory holdings
Seek advice from legal and cross functional team to develop and execute the spend plan
Manage the necessary trade compliance process for both internal and government mandated
Identify critical suppliers and negotiates long-term contracts that set out prices, quality standards, cost-reduction targets, delivery timescales and commercial terms and conditions
Lead teams to perform make vs. buy decisions and achieves cost optimization projects
Effective coaching, mentoring, and global team development across a matrix Operations
Coach and develop others to ensure organizational success; identifies talent and provides opportunities to learn and grow; recognizes great performance; provides ongoing feedback; addresses performance issues decisively and quickly
What Will You Bring:
Work Experience: 15 years of experience in Procurement or Supply Chain in strategic sourcing, knowledge of procurement module of an ERP system, experience in global sourcing
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or related field
Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, and an expert in ERP Systems
Communication Skills: Ability to think logically, strategically and support business objectives; Effective written and verbal communication skills
