What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Manager position at Lindsay Concrete Products In?
Site Procurement Manager
The Site Procurement Manager manages procurement operations that build value-driven supplier partnerships focusing on cost, delivery, and quality in support of local site business strategies. He/she develops and follows structured processes to conduct supplier negotiations and contracting. The Site Procurement Manager coordinates with internal stakeholders to define material, quality, and service requirements, tracks KPIs and goals, and monitors scorecards to measure and evaluate supplier performance. Additionally, the Site Procurement Manager continuously evaluates new sources, studies market intelligence, and conducts frequent market analysis and benchmarking to ensure a reliable, cost-effective supply of materials.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze spend data/trends to identify and develop overall strategic sourcing initiatives
- Negotiate contracts with key suppliers, including costs and terms of supply, service, and quality
- Provide strategic input to key category plans
- Prepare RFPs, develop and review RFP scoring models, perform supplier analysis, develop and review supplier agreements, develop, review, recommend, and execute sourcing strategies
- Perform moderate to complex financial analysis of supplier data, organizational spend, project data, and assesses total cost ownership to identify savings and general sourcing opportunities
- Ensure uninterrupted supply of material to Production at the right time, quality, and cost
- Identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks in the supply chain and develop solutions to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
- Issue and schedule purchase orders based on production demand, and inventory levels
- Responsible for achieving agreed procurement targets of the site
- Ensure compliance with all company authorization limits
- Drive development and implementation of local sourcing strategies
- Manage supplier performance and perform supplier evaluations to develop plans for service improvement and implement corrective actions as required
- Analyze and stay updated on trends in relevant supply markets
- Ensure compliance with all Lindsay Precast’s policies and safety standards
Experience:
- A minimum of four years of procurement experience with multi-site manufacturing companies
- Sourcing experience from cement and aggregates categories is a plus
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a technical field