Business Partnering

·       Engages and collaborates with business teams for regional procurement and governance

·       Is an escalation point to resolve stakeholder issues within the regional team

·       Educates the business on procurement processes and governance

·       Recommends enhancements to the Source to Pay process and systems

Resource Management (people, finances etc.)

·       Will provide management updates on supplier performance and team productivity

·       Is an escalation point for the team for solving resource/budgetary issues

·       Contributes and/or is responsible for resource planning (people, finances etc.) activities

Negotiations

·       Partners intra-regionally with business leaders, and other key stakeholders to execute capital and operational purchases that deliver cost savings, reduce supplier lead times, and improve vendor performance

·       Ensures appropriate supply agreements are in place and guides internal teams how to monitor adherence to the terms of the agreement

·       Aligns with internal customers regarding best negotiation positions and provide stakeholders with a balanced view of contract risk and liabilities

·       Directly engages suppliers at the appropriate levels to influence the best outcome for Company that exceeds the business requirements 

Procurement Strategy

·       Utilizes a global perspective in the execution of procurement strategy within the region

·       Develops a vendor management strategy to “right size” the supply strategy for the region

·       Develops, communicates and executes against global procurement strategies and best practices for the region

·       Establishes and delivers procurement goals, metrics, and work plans to meet operational objectives

·       Contributes for spend category management strategies and action plans

·       Monitors and maintains full industry and market knowledge of equipment, suppliers, best practices, competitive landscape, etc.

·       Communicate and collaborate with all key stakeholders to ensure alignment of the overall strategy

·       Communicate and implement strategy effectively throughout the relevant regional procurement teams

Cost Savings

·       Drives and delivers cost savings opportunities aligned with organizational commitments

·       Develops cost savings proposals and interacts closely with suppliers, and internal customers, to achieve the cost savings

·       Creates and maintains cost forecasts (reduction or increase) and cost-tracking for the region

Supplier Management

·       Leads the end-to-end supplier management process

·       Builds and maintains supplier relationships and drives improvement in the areas of cost, risk, and quality

·       Identify and mitigate supplier risks in the areas of financial, capacity, location, single sole source, spend, and revenue, etc.

·       Educates suppliers on the mechanics of doing business with Company

·       Identifies and resolves various supplier management problems

·       Supports selection of new suppliers

·       Acts as point of escalation for suppliers when needed

Contract Management

·       Responsible for all relevant documentation execution including contract SOW signature, supplier certification including insurance & ISO documents

·       Partners with Legal on the contract lifecycle

·       Works with business partners to develop and agree SOW, business and commercial requirements

·       Negotiates contract details with suppliers

·       Manages business requirements for Order Management

·       Initiates supplier creation where applicable in the Source to Pay systems

Minimum qualifications

·       Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience

·       2 -5 years of relevant experience in procurement management, supply chain management, category management or consulting.

·       Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence

·       Goal and team-oriented, proactive, and willing to learn & improve

·       Flexible and adaptable to a fast-changing environment

Preferred qualifications

·       Master’s degree in a technical or engineering field or MBA

·       Demonstrated experience with large-scale industrial engineering and construction programs, preferably data centers

·       Experience in commodity or supply chain management, and contract management

·       Experience working with Office Package, Power BI, Coupa, Anaplan