Sr. Manager, Global IT Procurement

Position Title: Sr. Manager Global IT Procurement

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Position Location: Oakbrook Terrace

Grade:Grade 06

Requisition ID:37837

In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.
McCain is going through a digital transformation. Our Global Procurement Technology Sr. Manager is on the frontline of this exciting revolution and is responsible for building/executing our progressive global IT strategy while also ensuring were leveraging our volume and relationships to maximize flexibility agility and value creation. The role ensures compliance with global and regional technology requirements by forging seamless trust and partnership with our Global Technology Leaders. Our Sr. Manager Global IT Procurement is accountable for over $500M and leads three Global Senior Buyers. This forward-thinking Sr. Manager reports into McCains Global Senior Director of IT Procurement.

What youll be doing.

1. S4/HANA Procurement
   Lead multiple SAP/Partner ecosystem RFPs & highly complex contracting and sequencing including the System Integrators and Hyper-Scalers (SaaS IT PS SI & VARs)
   Lead S4/HANA orchestration with multiple vendor/contract interdependencies (including System Integrators & Hyper-Scalers) and ensure BOM right sizing SLAs with clear milestones and penalties
   Lead the retirement of legacy SAP assets/services and surround systems to maximize value and minimize risk
2. Setting Category Sourcing Strategy
   Develop global Sourcing strategies that are tightly aligned with diverse business needs
   Execute and institutionalize the global Sourcing Procurement strategy
   Seamlessly partner with Procurement Supply Chain Finance and other critical stakeholders in the development approval and execution of the global strategies
   Set targets and expectations in conjunction with internal stakeholders to drive world class total value creation including quality cost avoidance working capital and hard savings targets
   Provide expert-level global category knowledge and negotiation techniques
3. Supplier Relationship Management
   Creates in incubator encouraging collaboration and innovation
   Partners with VMO to build/maintain strong critical supplier relationships
   Negotiates all technology on behalf of McCain IT
   Fosters strong internal-external partnership/alignment
4. Leadership / People Development
   Provide thought leadership and share best practices with stakeholders
   Develop a high performing team of global procurement professionals
   Represents the category at global meetings and industry events
   Build competence process rigor and capability in global regional and local procurement teams
5. Global Alignment
   Primary point of contact responsible for ensuring positive stakeholder experience
   Actively engage stakeholders to understand business unit needs align on goals and objectives and provide category insight
   Share best practices and wins within the categories across all regions
   Ensures regional alignment and active participation in the global IT strategy
   Successfully and collaboratively resolve regional differences
6. Knowledge Development
   Develops and maintain a strong knowledge base for the category; ensure transfer of knowledge across stakeholders
   Continual review of external and internal business market and technology trends

The above list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and any other responsibilities/tasks necessary to ensure the desired outcomes are achieved may be assigned.

What youll need to be successful.
Bachelors degree or related experience in Business Technology or Finance
5 years of Procurement related experience and/or leading a high performing team
Proven ability to build develop and retain top Procurement Talent
Strong hands-on negotiation analytic finance and supplier relationship skills
Expertise in Procurement fundamentals include SRM complex global negotiations procurement category management and stakeholder mapping/management
Proven experience with Global Enterprise deployment of legacy software/services SaaS Cyber Security IT Professional Services and Technology Consulting
Strong Executive Presence Business Acumen and experience collaborating/influencing Senior Leaders
Expert change management project management and communication skills
Ability to influence without authority and execute despite complexity
A self-motivated independent thinker with business acumen thats comfortable with ambiguity and calculated risk taking
Excellent presentation written and verbal communication skills
Diversity mind-set: ability to manage in a matrix organization across regions and cultures

About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.

Leadership principles.
At McCain our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. Were big believers in the power of working together in personit helps us stay connected collaborate more effectively and grow as a team. At the same time we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

Compensation Package:$107600.00-$143500.00 USD annually bonus eligibility

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience skill set education/training and other organizational needs.

Benefits: At McCainwere on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and wellbeing at the heart of what we do every day. We understand and appreciate that each persons needs are unique and ensure our benefits & wellbeing programs reflect that. Employeesare eligible for the following benefits:health coverage (medical dental vision prescription drug) retirement savings benefits and leave support including medical family and bereavement. Wellbeing programs include vacationandholidays company-supported volunteering time and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned to country provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level location and nature of the benefit details available during the application process.

Your well-being matters to us and were here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work and at home.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us knowand we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family:Procurement
Division:Global Procurement
Department:Indirect IS
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace

Company:McCain Foods USA Inc.