The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Store Development to... - Partner with global stakeholders to understand business requests and align on procurement strategies
- Implement global procurement target initiatives and strategies to achieve cost savings.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement
- Analyze spend data and identify cost-saving opportunities, cost containment / avoidance or revenue
- Manage RFx and sourcing projects by preparing, issuing, and evaluating analysis. Engage vendor in negotiations and prepare final price list and / or recommendations to stakeholders
- Project planning including timelines deliverables and stakeholder alignment
- Prepare business cases to quantify savings and/or benefits of initiatives
- Partner closely with business stakeholders supported to identify and execute value generating opportunities
- Research market trends and leading practices to discover and execute cost savings initiatives
- Contract management from vendor engagement, terms, negotiations and execution
The accomplished individual will possess...- Bachelor's degree
- 5-7 years of Strategic Sourcing/Procurement experience, Performance Measurement, Contract Negotiation, Business Analysis, Change Management experience
- 3-5 years of industry/category specific experience in Architecture & Store Construction (Construction Materials, Store Fixtures, Store Furniture, Architecture & Construction Services)
- Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology with pragmatism to manage exceptions
- Ability to develop category and sourcing strategies by identifying opportunity areas
- Track record of effectively directing and leveraging procurement spend in assigned category areas by leading global cross-functional teams
- Experience managing and maintaining strong supplier relationships
- Strong leadership presence and negotiation/contract management experience
- Knowledge and experience with procurement/spend systems data and analysis
- Strong interpersonal and management capabilities to manage and develop Sourcing Specialists and Category Analysts
- Must have strong organizational skills
- Strong problem solving, analytical and report summation, and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to apply change management and consulting skills/knowledge and expertise
- Knowledge of materials, finishes, manufacturing processes and quality management
An outstanding professional will have... - Firsthand working knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology.
- Technical knowledge of architecturals, shop drawings and material usage.
- Team Building, Technical knowledge and expertise, high degree of business acumen, management, and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Our Competencies for All Employees
Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
Our Competencies for All People ManagersStrategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
Base Pay Range$90,000.00-$110,000.00
Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401 (K), Paid Paternity and Maternity leave, Commuter Benefits, Disability insurance and Tuition assistance. Please click here for a complete list of U.S Corporate Compensation & Benefits.
