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Position Overview, Duties And Responsibilities:
Reporting directly to the Director, Indirects Sourcing for North America, the Manager, Indirects Sourcing Support and execute the strategy for the North America Indirect spend category; review and propose amendments to rules and strategies for the Indirect purchasing process with the aim to leverage spending, increase value and reduce administrative and tactical tasks.
Responsibility for several Indirect categories across USA and Canada which totals 34 manufacturing facilities. Categories include but are not limited to: Fleet, Travel, MRO, PPE, Facility services, IT & Office supplies, etc.
Leverage category management and the strategic sourcing process to characterize requirements and industry trends, analyze options, build supplier relationships, minimize risks, reduce cost and drive increased business value.
Support and execute the procurement digitization transformation, data analytics and purchase to pay process to assure transactional compliance to legal, financial and ethical policies.
Participate actively as a key member of the sourcing team, collaborating closely and providing support for cross site initiatives.
Prepare the Budget and ensure procurement savings and value are realized and aligned to the forecast and P&L.
Approval by exception of purchase orders and new suppliers; management and control of pricing
Qualifications:
In addition to the specific responsibilities listed above, the ideal candidate will possess the following:
Minimum Requirements
Ø Bachelor’s Degree in Economics / Business Administration or Engineering, Supply Chain or a related field required. Master’s Degree a plus.
Ø 5+ years’ experience in the management of direct or indirect sourcing categories with a important operational and financial impact on the business.
Ø Strong category management skills, which includes analyzing business requirements & data gathering, drawing and implementation of a category strategy, RFP creation, identification of suppliers & service providers, evaluation & selection of bidders, negotiations of T&C’s and conclusion.
Ø Track record of cost/price improvements, management responsibility of large budgets and driving successful change and value.
Ø Proven ability to develop and implement a strategic sourcing category plan; this candidate is ideally someone who has had to develop processes/systems, not “act on an existing playbook.”
Ø Good technical skills to understand manufacturing processes, including basic knowledge of engineering, manufacturing, financial principles and practices.
Ø Ability to drive results and work effectively in a matrixed, cross-functional global environment.
Ø Ability to analyze internal & external costs and margins and take actions to achieve competitiveness & profitability.
Ø Black Belt or Green Belt certification a plus.
Quantitative Requirements
Ø Strategic and analytical skills and the ability to benchmark large and complicated amounts of data.
Ø Demonstrated continuous improvement and change management mindset.
Ø Cost / price improvements
Ø Working capital improvements
Qualitative Requirements
Ø Customer satisfaction in terms of quality and quantity
Ø Provide support to projects.
Ø Continuous improvement mindset and problem-solving skills.
Ø Reasonable level of technical knowledge and project management skills
Ø Administer effective finance control structure.
Ø Ability to communicate on all levels – shop floor to boardroom.
Functional Skill Requirements
Ø Strong negotiations and decision-making skills.
Ø Superior communication skills at all levels in the organization
Ø Teamwork focused with ability to work independently.
Ø Self-motivated, disciplined, focused, working well under pressure and being able to prioritize work.
Ø Well organized, detail-oriented, possess ability to multi-task.
Ø Strong strategic and analytical skills
Ø Proven integrity
Ø Ability to work in a cross-cultural, multinational business environment with an open mind and respect for others,
Ø Excellent proactive problem-solving and analytical skills.
Tools & Software Requirements
Ø Extensive knowledge of MRP/ERP systems & PC tools.
Ø Proficient in MS Excel
Ø Experience using MS Access a plus
Ø Experience using IBMi(AS/400) a plus
Soft Skills Requirements
Ø Listening
Ø Open minded
Ø Ability to evolve at different levels in different cultures.
Travel
Ø Travel requirements approximately 20%
