Primary location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Relocation offered: No
Employment status: Full-Time
Travel: 11%-25%
Non-compete: No
The estimated base salary range for this role is "$115,000 to $155,000" per year.
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors
The Procurement Manager will be responsible for the development and execution of Procurement strategies for their assigned categories. This role provides the opportunity to build exceptional relationships with business leaders, key suppliers and internal customers that will maximize value for AWI. Our close-knit, dynamic team directly influences the company's financial performance and optimizes our supply chain.
What's in it for you? - Drive strategic impact by leading procurement initiatives that directly improve financial performance and strengthen the supply chain.
- Build influential partnerships with business leaders, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to maximize value and innovation.
- Shape business strategy through market analysis, contract negotiations, forecasting, and supplier performance management
What will you do? - Develop & implement commodity strategies to minimize risk and drive supplier performance
- Identify and prioritize procurement initiatives; allocate appropriate time and resources to ensure timely completion
- Provide procurement leadership to the business by assisting with market assessment, risk management, strategy development, contract negotiation, and supplier management
- Actively contribute to and assist with the development of market leading, exciting new products
- Provide forecasts and analysis for financial, capital, strategic planning, and budgeting; educate leadership on market dynamics and metrics
Travel:Required Qualifications- A bachelor's degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Business, or equivalent preferred, but not required with suitable business or manufacturing leadership experience
- 5+ years of experience in Procurement, Finance or equivalent experience in manufacturing leadership
- Financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting experience
- Knowledge of purchasing principles, sourcing, and commodity pricing methods
- Contract negotiation skills
What will make you successful?- Strong Business acumen
- Excellent relationship nurturing skills
- Effectively communicate across departments
- Ability to make timely decisions and manage conflict resolution
What will make you stand out?- CPM, APICS, or other related procurement or supply chain management certifications
- Experience in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) environments. SAP or other e-Procurement technology tools
- Hands-on Experience with Lean tools or Six sigma certification
Physical and Mental Demands - The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit for prolonged periods; repetitive motion of hands/wrists/fingers; concentrate and repeat the same physical or mental activities over and over; think analytically and be exact or highly accurate; make decisions such as to identify complex problems, develop options and implement solutions; work in a team; ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADAAA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards; pay attention to and remember details; communicate effectively including active listening to understand points being made, and asking appropriate questions and not interrupting inappropriately; speak to convey information effectively; write to communicate effectively as appropriate for the needs of the audience; read to understand work related documents; move between different physical locations within and between buildings; and push, pull, carry and lift in the normal course of travel.
Work Environment - The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions with standard level of noise common to an office environment including office equipment and co-workers speaking to each other and on phones. Employees are required to wear personal protective equipment when entering the floor of manufacturing facilities based on the specific requirements of each location.
About the location (Lancaster PA)Lancaster, PA. A great central location in South Central Pennsylvania, Lancaster is ideally situated for easy access to major metropolitan cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, and New York City. Lancaster offers a vibrant arts and entertainment community with wonderful historic sites, B&Bs, museums, great shopping, entertainment venues and restaurants.
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