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Position Overview
The Associate Director Procurement CoE is a strategic people leader responsible for leading a dedicated team that collaborates with functional subject matter experts across the Source to Pay lifecycle and other areas that impact or influence the success of the procurement function. The role is an interactive leadership position responsible for overseeing cross functional matrixed programs in partnership with key business owners to help cultivate procurements maturity to best in class. This may include but is not limited to leading the of large complex missioncritical transformational efforts prioritization continuous improvement activities procurement analytics governance organizational training and other programs that support the Procurement department as a strategic partner.
Essential Duties
Include but are not limited to the following:
- Lead a world class service organization that specializes in standardizing optimizing enhancing and continuing to innovate in partnership with the Procurement Leadership Team.
- Facilitate with subject matter experts the development evolution and tracking of an endtoend multiyear procurement maturity roadmap serving as a guidepost for continuous improvement activities. Including in these activities would factor in continued evolution of policy procedures process and system.
- Facilitate the prioritization process with the Procurement Leadership team ensuring alignment on resource optimization and development of bestinclass procurement practices ensuring appropriate deployment of change management training adoption and monitoring of solution effectiveness.
- Monitor and analyze impact of initiatives evaluating potential risk and propose appropriate tradeoffs to the Procurement Leadership Team.
- Ensure the development of procurement programs and processes designed to meet short and longterm objectives of Procurement and Exact Sciences.
- Having a strong sense of collaboration with source to pay functional business owners accountable to the development documentation and maintenance of source to pay governance policies procedures processes organizational training organizational communications and organizational analytics.
- In partnership with the Procurement Leadership Team lead organizational and project readiness change management adoption and deployment of digital technology solutions to drive better stakeholder outcomes and maturity.
- In partnership with the Procurement Leadership Team lead the development of Procurement operational and success key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Optimize procurement processes through automation technology and best practices to improve operational efficiency.
- Partner closely with the greater Procurement organization finance legal and business units to ensure seamless procurement and process optimization.
- Establish track and improve performance indicators (KPIs) to measure procurement effectiveness.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements ethical practices and procurement policies standards and procedures.
- Support the facilitation and rollout of new or modified policies and procedures based on industry best practices and compliance with applicable regulatory agencies.
- Provide problemsolving and innovative ideas to support internal customers. Identify valuegenerating opportunities.
- Consistent demonstration of exceptional leadership qualities including but not limited to the ability to attract mentor develop and retain the best team foster a culture of high performance lead with integrity humility accountability and courage and set a clear vision to energize teams towards the future.
- Effectively manage support and guide your team including but not limited to delegating tasks and responsibilities assessing employee performance and providing helpful feedback and training opportunities.
- Lead and manage several varied projects at one time with frequent changing priorities.
- Ability to effectively communicate to all levels within the organization.
- Ability to adapt to a quickly changing work environment with rapidly changing needs and requests.
- Ability to make decisions with limited information and operate with autonomy.
- Strong analytical problemsolving and negotiating skills.
- Strong documentation attentiontodetail and procedure writing skills suitable for a GMP environment.
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to develop transfer and thoroughly document new processes and procedures.
- Ability to organize present and convey complex problems or issues within and across other functions.
- Uphold company mission and values through accountability innovation integrity quality and teamwork.
- Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
- Regular and reliable attendance.
- Ability to lift up to 20 pounds for approximately 5 of a typical working day.
- Ability to work on a mobile device tablet or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90 of a typical working day.
- Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements.
- Ability and means to travel between various locations.
- Ability to travel 15 of working time away from work location may include overnight/weekend travel.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Finance or field as outlined in the essential duties.
- 8 years of industry experience in a role or a field related to the essential duties of this role.
- 6 years of experience in Sourcing Supply Chain or Procurement.
- 4 years of direct Procurement leadership experience.
- Experience leading technology enhancements change management methodologies and corporate adoption.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs such as Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
- Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5 years of experience working within Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as SAP.
- Strong working knowledge with 21 CFR Part 820 ISO 13485 and/or cGMP structured environments.
- Certifications: Six Sigma Blackbelt Prosci CPSM Coupa.
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Salary Range:
$152000.00 $242000.00
The annual base salary shown is for this position located in US WI Madison on a fulltime basis. In addition this position is bonus eligible and is eligible to be considered for company stock at hire and on an annual basis.
Exact Sciences is proud to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation holidays volunteering and personal time) paid leave for parents and caregivers a retirement savings plan wellness support and health benefits including medical prescription drug dental and vision coverage. Learn more about our benefits.
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