Overview:
Under the direction of the Director of Supply Chain, manages a team of procurement professionals supporting the programs across the globe from the Chennai Global Procurement Center (GPC) Office while actively working the more complex requirements. Provides direct leadership and supervision of the Chennai supply chain professionals, to include training, resource allocation, mentoring. Is the supervisor for the GPC, including but not limited to being responsible for creating metrics, reviewing files for compliance, procurement file reviews, policy, scheduling shifts and procedures training. etc. Assists in ensuring Purchase Order compliance on corporate policies, legal issues, FAR guidelines, and customer requirements. Responsible for managing the entire transactional process for the cataloging and purchasing process. Responsible for protecting the legal and financial interest of the Corporation during all discussions and interaction with customers, clients, etc.
Responsibilities:
- Leads a team of supply chain professionals accountable and responsible for adherence to metrics, product quality and compliance.
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Ensures all actions of the team are in full compliance with Vectrus Corporate Purchasing procedures and policies as well as Government Prime Contract requirements.
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Supports the transactional activity of the global supply chain organization.
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Manages and responsible for the team to adhere to the expectations of the Service Level Agreements and KPI Metrics
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Proactively manages the entire transactional activity from purchase order and the entire lifecycle through the payment process.
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Assists in directing coordination with other departments on matters related to Procurement; prepares responses as necessary to customer correspondence and other requests.
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Assists in communicating Procurement policies/standards to Buyers operating/performing administration on projects/programs in Systems Division.
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Travel to programs as needed to support phase in, contingency, or close out requirements.
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Performs other duties and assignments as required.
Qualifications:
- Education / Certifications: One-year related experience may be substituted for one year of education, if degree is required.
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Experience:
- Minimum nine years professional experience relating to subcontracting or purchasing.
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Must have working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), contract law, purchasing policies and procedures, basic software worksheet technologies.
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Skills
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English language skills to communicate and negotiate with vendors.
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Possesses both analytical and interpersonal skills.
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Good problem solving, negotiation and organizational skills/techniques.
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Strong communicator and must be able to communicate clearly both in writing and orally.
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Ability to train, lead projects, direct employees.
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Customer service oriented, detail focused, pro-active behavior, multi-task capability.
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Functionally skilled in Microsoft Office products including, but not limited to Word, Excel, Outlook and SharePoint.
