About NCR Atleos
NCR Atleos headquartered in Atlanta is a leader in expanding financial access. Our dedicated 20000 employees optimize the branch improve operational efficiency and maximize self-service availability for financial institutions and retailers across the globe.
POSITION SUMMARY & KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
- Responsible for vendor selection and management of the Outsourced Service supply base
- Conduct thorough Market Scans to identify and assess potential suppliers in Asia Pacific Region with specific focus for Australia and New Zealand.
- Lead negotiation with suppliers end-to-end including pricing discussion managing drafting of SOW/agreement and service SLAs with suppliers.
- Establish a programme of direct negotiation with targeted suppliers
- Responsible for developing and participating in the writing of the RFI/RFP for all reverse
auctions
- Conduct regular reviews with NCR internal stakeholders to understand structure of business and the supplier needs to fulfil the NCR Services objectives.
- Track and report all key supplier metrics required by the Global Commodity Directors including cost savings number of suppliers spend analysis supplier performance contracts reverse auctions DPO etc.
- Create and drive cost savings initiatives aimed at reducing overall spend with suppliers.
- Support supplier certification and qualification processes (in particular meeting the
requirements of Sarbanes Oxley legislation).
- Monitor and drive improvements in supplier performance metrics. Manage supplier and vendor relationships including driving improvements in supplier performance and helping to resolve issues regarding service quality delivery performance and cost.
- Handle local issues pragmatically and escalate as necessary
- Develops preferred supplier partnerships and negotiates services contracts that provide quality service and highly competitive rates. Managing drafting of agreement negotiations with suppliers
- Measures supplier performance and implements continuous improvement processes
- Lead collaborative multi-site cross-functional commodity teams to analyze spend develop actionable spend management strategies implement spend management strategies and proactively manage supply base
- Develop and implement spend management strategies including supplier assessments and rationalization negotiation for best total cost of ownership make vs. buy analyses vendor managed inventories inventory reduction programs cycle time improvements security of supply supplier diversity continuous improvement EDI and procurement/engineering collaboration
- Implement a rigorous and disciplined process for managing the supply base including leading periodic business reviews monitoring and managing supplier performance (quality cost delivery technology service and leadership) managing supplier relationships performing root cause analysis and resolution developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans and collaborating with engineering to align technology roadmaps
- Implement Corporate & Divisional initiatives to meet desired business goals/objectives. Maintains and improves operational quality cost control and distribution efficiency
- Monitor and drive improvements in supplier performance metrics. Manage supplier and vendor relationships including driving improvements in supplier performance and helping to resolve issues regarding service quality delivery performance and cost
- Participates in regional strategic planning efforts and cross-functional leadership teams; Manages regional relationships.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors Degree in a related discipline
- 5 years related experience including people management experience.
- Must have proficiency in English. Any other South East Asian regional language will be added bonus.
- Strong forecasting negotiations and contract management skills including a working understanding of contractual terms and conditions and risk mitigation
- Working knowledge of lean six-sigma methodologies
- Understanding of the legalities of ethical purchasing behaviors and the ability to work with Legal on assuring those aspects
- Ability to indirectly influence and lead cross-organizational and/or cross-functional teams including a demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally (e.g. engineering teams) at all organizational levels and/or with outside professionals.
- Effective time/resource management and project management skills/capabilities
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook Excel Word Project and PowerPoint
- Excellent communications presentation analytical problem-solving/troubleshooting and conflict resolution skills
Work Environment:
Ability to travel (domestic and international) to support projects (as required); with occasional extended hours during peak work times.
Offers of employment are conditional upon passage of screening criteria applicable to the job.
EEO Statement
NCR Atleos is an equal-opportunity employer. It is NCR Atleos policy to hire train promote and pay associates based on their job-related qualifications ability and performance without regard to race color creed religion national origin citizenship status sex sexual orientation gender identity/expression pregnancy marital status age mental or physical disability genetic information medical condition military or veteran status or any other factor protected by law.
Statement to Third Party Agencies
To ALL recruitment agencies: NCR Atleos only accepts resumes from agencies on the NCR Atleos preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system NCR Atleos employees or any NCR Atleos facility. NCR Atleos is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.
Required Experience:
Manager