Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing

Overview

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial analysis of historical spend and cost performance within the indirect and direct categories through data mining, statistical analyses and translating the data into an annual strategic souring strategy.
• Develop comprehensive sourcing strategies and opportunities to maximize the total cost of ownership, including improved quality, pricing, and service levels.
• Promote the competitive sourcing process, through executing RFX’s across supplier/spend categories through supplier evaluations, cost proposal reviews and recommend business awards.
• Negotiate contracts to optimize cost, reduce risk and improve supplier performance and quality.
• Execute internal governance process and documentation controls by engaging and managing internal support teams across accounting, finance, security and legal.
• Conduct total cost of ownership analysis, identifying major cost drivers and identifying savings opportunities.
• Align key stakeholders to the strategy and execution plans.
• Continuously monitor supplier performance by implementing Quarterly Business Reviews, maintaining performance KPI’s and reporting on program statuses.
• Find and execute cost savings opportunities by working with business unit leaders, finance and to explore the spend data and identifying sourcing strategy plans across spend categories.
• Meet regularly with global business leads and global procurement teams to identify and consolidate indirect sourcing opportunities.
• Develop, plan, organize, and implement national/regional contracting and procurement strategies and programs to increase operational efficiency and profitability.
• Develop standardized systems and controls for procurement including RFP documentation, work authorization, purchase and change order systems, and supplier/contractor eligibility criteria.
  

Qualifications

• Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• 8+ years of relevant experience
• Strategical procurement experience negotiating and managing contracts with major indirect and direct US suppliers.