Strategic Procurement Manager

This role is responsible for leading a complex supply chain sub-category, developing and executing sourcing strategies aligned with the organization's strategic goals, and conducting in-depth data and industry analysis. The role collaborates with senior managers to understand business priorities and influence the industry and marketplace within moderately complex categories. The role involves leading supplier selection activities, negotiating contracts, and managing day-to-day operations of large, moderately complex suppliers. The role identifies challenging contract risk areas and advises senior leaders on risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Leads a complex individual supply chain sub-category and assumes responsibility for the development and execution of sourcing strategies that contribute to the achievement of strategic vision and goals.

• Conducts complex data and industry analysis, including costs analysis, competitive analysis, etc., and reports results to senior management to aid in data-driven decision making.

• Liaises with senior stakeholder to understand business priorities and translate them into supply chain strategies, and influences the industry and marketplace within moderately complex marketplace categories.

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to analyze existing business processes and develop and utilize supply chain, business, and financial modeling tools.

• Drives supply base optimization by leading complex supplier selection activities and negotiating acceptable contracting outcomes using known solutions.

• Holds responsibility for day-to-day operations of large, moderately-complex suppliers, and partners with them in minor strategic development.

• Collaborates with senior management to ensure that the company's procurement policies are followed and that compliance metrics are met or exceeded.

• Identifies challenging contract risk areas using cause and effect thinking, advises senior level business leaders on all contract risk areas, and provides inputs on risk mitigation, business continuity, cost management and operations strategies.

• Assesses current and evolving business models in the marketplace, and leverages the insights to engage with stakeholder managers and grasp business priorities and translate them into actionable procurement plans.

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.

• Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in procurement, supply chain, or a related field.

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