Procurement Associate Manager, Racine

Job Description

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Purchasing, or related field

TOP 5 REQUIRED SKILLS:

5+ years of professional experience in procurement/strategic sourcing

1+ year in IT/IS procurement

Experience with contracts, RFPs and supplier management

Experience with cross-functional and global teams

Analytical and critical thinker with excellent communication skills

Ability to work independently (No Micromanaging)

TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCIES:

Microsoft Office Suite

Any Contract Management or eSourcing tools

PREFERRED ATTRIBUTES:

Masters/MBA preferred

Experience with modern procurement processes, systems and tools

Experience leading or assisting with supplier negotiations

Strategic, analytical and conceptual skills experience

Passion for procurement and creative solutioning

Demonstrated sense of urgency and decisiveness; goal oriented; sees opportunity to influence events rather than passively accepting outcomes.

Strong communicator and influencer; comfortable engaging all levels of the organization

Experience in risk and opportunity management

A team player comfortable with ambiguity and working in a matrix environment

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning

Together with the BPT Procurement Manager, define the BPT-Procurement Strategy to establish supply sources, maximize current and future market conditions, and define contingency planning to ensure critical supply needs are met

You will have direct responsibility for developing and implementing the sourcing strategy of selected subcategories globally

You will engage with internal customers to understand their needs and summarize business requirements as input into enterprise-wide sourcing efforts; work to identify, prioritize and manage requirements for current, new and future activities

Evaluate performance metrics for owned categories; Tracking and reporting on performance metrics

Drive engagement of procurement with the business teams to optimize value creation and delivery to Client

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM):

Build a strong understanding of strategic business direction, requirements, and priorities across suppliers and spend categories

Engage in mutually beneficial relationships with key suppliers; Participate in joint business planning with supply base

Analyze metrics and evaluate approaches to meet business objectives and benefit targets; Participate in the quarterly business review process for key suppliers;

Build strong supplier relationships and participate in effectively managing category supply base, negotiations, and supplier selection

Work to help resolve issues where necessary (supplier quality and service)

Sourcing & Procurement Management

Lead IT/IS procurement activities (category and project), including strategic sourcing, supplier management and contract management; Facilitate expedient and compliant implementation of new contracts throughout organization

Lead sourcing initiatives, including total cost of ownership model development, category strategy development, fact-based negotiation strategy development & execution, supplier evaluation & selection, and category implementation

Lead analysis of vendor and internal performance against contracts, industry benchmarks, and previous baselines on a quarterly basis. Assist in the development of reports for executive management

Develop, document, and execute global category strategies in collaboration with stakeholders to achieve functional and organizational objectives

Lead the preparation and evaluation of RFIs and RFPs

Participate in the roll-out of new vendor contracts and processes to all users

Build strong understanding of P2P processes and Global Procurement Policy as it applies to BPT

Customer Relationship Management

Develop and manage stakeholder relationships and influence stakeholders to align with industry best practices in support of applicable Client strategies

Drive efforts to understand internal customer needs and summarize business requirements as input into enterprise-wide sourcing efforts; support the requirements for current, new and changing corporate activities;

Engage internal partners to communicate solution recommendations based on category, market and sourcing information

 

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