Procurement Program Manager – Corporate Services

Responsibilities

• Accountable for managing $105M spend, reporting to the Director Corporate Services Procurement
• Supervise and enable two sourcing specialists supporting the developed category strategy
• Close collaboration with internal stakeholders to determine current and future sourcing needs develop and execute corresponding category strategies.
• Deliver significant cost savings and avoidances as well as continuous improvement plans
• Identify and manage global projects in alignment with cross-functional internal stakeholders
• Manage and evolve a supplier base that offers optimal quality, service, technology, and value (QSTV). Lead efforts to qualify alternate or second source suppliers
• Negotiate and implement supply agreements that include ideal terms from a QSTV perspective
• Conduct quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with key suppliers to advance supplier-supported company objectives, develop supplier capabilities, address gaps in supplier performance
• In collaboration with the Business Units, Operations, Technology, and/or other functional stakeholders, develop and continuously evolve a cost savings/productivity plan for the category that includes a pipeline of new ideas, in-process projects, and projects accruing savings in support of exceeding annual productivity goals
• Effectively address all supplier performance failures via the root cause and corrective action process, successfully levying claims, and other tactics as appropriate
• Create and maintain effective e-Sourcing events and catalogs to increase productivity
• Monitor and resolve disconnects in the buy channel process in conjunction with the Procurement policy to improve overall compliance and actively managed spend

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in economics or engineering. A Master’s degree is preferred.
• Prior experience leading diverse, multi-functional teams
• 5 or more years' experience in project management, preferable in Procurement
• Experience in the Corporate Services Procurement area
• Fluent spoken and written English. Additional language skills a plus
• Proficient knowledge of the source-to-contract Procurement process
• Experienced in Procurement e-sourcing-tools, preferable ARIBA
• Partnering with senior-level leaders and stakeholders in a matrix organization
• Excellent internal and external negotiation skills
• Strong analytical skills and creative problem-solving capability
• Superior communication and good presentation skills
• Self-motivated, service-oriented “Can do – Will do” mindset and attitude
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Ability to travel up to 20%, including international travel