About the job Procurement Manager, Center of Excellence
Job title: Procurement Manager, Center of Excellence
Location: This is a full-time position and Onsite M-F in Irving, TX
Client Details: Must be a US Citizen, no relocation opportunities are available, Pre-employment drug screen
Benefits: Holidays & PTO, Health, Dental, Disability, 401K Match
What You'll Do:
- Conduct market analysis, peer company benchmarking and risk analyses by category.
- Conduct contract and supplier management ensuring process and regulations compliance.
- Maintain close relationships with buyers and planners to implement, communicate, and coordinate sourcings best practices, requirements and efforts.
- Support documenting and implementing processes, systems, technology, policy, and governance for sourcing.
- Prepare annual budget recommendations, partnering with commodity managers to combine market and commodity knowledge. Explain variations to budget.
- Understand market forces and track various indices to ensure costs are in line with market movements.
- Prepare monthly summary package for senior execs.
- Provide Sales force with reporting on market drivers of costs, related to raw materials and shipping, to facilitate finished good price discussions with customers.
- Perform monthly accrual updates of supplier rebates, and partner with commodity managers to ensure timely rebate payment from suppliers.
- Quantify values of projects proposed by commodity managers, suppliers, internal operations, etc., and make recommendations
- Oversee tracking and reporting of savings projects.
- Evaluate supplier payment terms to ensure cohesion between divisions. Make recommendations on terms improvements. Track impact of changes in discounts and days payable.
- Analyze savings opportunities related to Merge and Acquisitions.
- Quantify results of actual acquisition savings and drive tracking.
- Manage, coach, and develop direct reports.
- 10% travel
What You'll Bring:
Bachelors Degree (requirement) Supply Chain or Business Degree preferred.
Minimum 7 years experience in Procurement.
Highly analytical and detail oriented
- High-intermediate/expert level in MS Excel required
Experience and comfort with presenting to senior-level executives
Proven track record of coaching and development.
Strong track record of positive results with internal customers
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Epicor, and/or AS400 a plus
Logistics knowledge and experience a plus.