Director Procurement - Indirect
Director Procurement - Indirect
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Reporting to the VP of Procurement europe this director role will have responsibility of the entire non product related spend of Ecolab in Europe managing a large team category managers and representatives. Among the areas of spend are Travel Corporate Fleet IT and Telcos Professional Services Utilities Facilities and Real Estate Waste Management Capex Logistics and Warehousing. A proven track record of strong leadership business acumen and strategic thinking in conjunction with outstanding ability to drive results are role has high exposure across Supply Chain and the Commercial Teams across Europe. Driving governance and establish the right buying channels is essential to the role as well as collaborating with the Procurement Operation teams to drive process simplifications and compliance. The role will be based in our Procurement Center of Excellence in Barcelona.
Responsibilities:
- Leads by example the Ecolab and Global Supply Chain Safetyinitiatives.
- A role model for compliant and ethical behavior with 100% compliance to the Ecolab Code of Conduct
- Responsible for total deliveredcost (TDC) security of supply accelerated supplier innovation and procurement processimprovements across the organization in their respective category
- Develops and drives the overall strategy of respective categories inalignment with Ecolab functional and business unit objectives
- Lead and develop strategic supplier relationships at the executivelevel
- Attract hire and retain top talent to ensure appropriate succession planning.
- Demonstrate strong leadership in the Procurement Center of Excellence by supporting the broader team in identifying and executing engagement bolstering initiatives
- Coach mentor and develop direct/indirect reports within assigned European procurement team to improve skills execution and results.
- Develops and deploys organizational structure to support functional strategies. Drives to achieve 100% engagement with the righttalent right people in the right place.
- Develop global and regional sourcing strategies and drive execution within the Indirects and Services Team using TDC Sourcing Principles.
- Establish and update processes and metrics todeliver optimum Total Delivered Cost (TDC) in order to maximize net structural savings
- Maintain awareness of global macroeconomic factors thatdirectly impact Ecolabs procurement costs including global raw material costslabor cost transportation cost and foreign exchange. Develop alternatesourcing strategies as these factors begin to negatively impact Ecolabspurchasing operations
- Contribute to Ecolab acquisitions through participation in due diligence teams plant consolidation reviews supplier and material simplification reviews.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Related Field (Supply Chain Business Technical Finance)
- 10 yearsof relevant experience
- MBA Preferred
Responsibilities
Strategy development & Category Leadership
- Responsible for total deliveredcost (TDC) security of supply accelerated supplier innovation and procurement processimprovements across the organization in their respective category
- Develops and drives the overall strategy of respective categories inalignment with Ecolab functional and business unit objectives
- Lead and develop strategic supplier relationships at the executivelevel
Hiring team management & development
- Attract hire and retain top talent to ensure appropriate succession planning.
- Coach mentor and develop direct/indirect reports within assigned global procurement team to improve skills execution and results.
- Drives to achieve 100% engagement with the righttalent right people in the right place.
Subject matter/market expertise
- Maintain awareness of global macroeconomic factors thatdirectly impact Ecolabs procurement costs including global raw material costslabor cost transportation cost and foreign exchange. Develop alternatesourcing strategies as these factors begin to negatively impact Ecolabspurchasing operations
- Contribute to Ecolab acquisitions through participation in due diligence teams plant consolidation reviews supplier and material simplification reviews.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
