Procurement Manager

Summary:

• Responsible for executing and leading the daytoday procurement activities at the site location.
• Responsibilities include assigning workload and managing the buyers performance selecting suppliers negotiating supplier price and schedule and measuring supplier OTD performance.
• Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager this function will interface with the locations senior management in Operations Finance Quality Engineering and HR in addition to Global Business Services senior management Commodity Management and Center of Excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the location procurement team.
• Sourcing negotiation contracting and executing agreements to fulfill daytoday business needs.
• Manage project related teams and initiatives.
• Process improvements and process expertise for procurement.
• Commodity management support (assisting in implementing process improvements and supplier integration etc.)
• Responsible for occasionally leading and aiding in the development of and instituting Optimized Processes. Assigned areas of focus may include systems procurement operations commodity management interfaces materials logistics contract management supplier management and contract administration.
• When assigned as a leader of projectrelated teams the position may have multiple initiative teams operating simultaneously.
• Operate individually or manage adhoc teams to achieve the project goals.

Program Management and DaytoDay Execution

• Performs and manages daytoday data collection implementation supplier improvement and process improvement within HFS and across the interface between HFS and its suppliers in order to achieve effective competitive supply chains.
• Redesigns as assigned and/or facilitates changes in procurement operations to enable creation of transactional centerready work through process improvements.
• Identifies transactional improvement initiatives that can be driven through commodity management and supports their achievement.
• Promotes communication across the organization to identify and drive toward common policies and best practices to achieve cost reductions.

Process:

• Performs and at times manages sourcing and negotiations implementation of agreements and Integration of key suppliers performance monitoring plus ongoing supplier and contract management for assigned BU specific commodities.
• Contributes to Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reduction efforts and initiatives to achieve the benefits.
• Aids in the improvement of systems and work processes.
  

Skills:

• Strong financial analysis skills
• Process oriented; familiar with Continuous Improvement methodology.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to interface with Senior Management
• Strong problemsolving skills
• Understanding of risk management
• Excellent negotiating skills

Benefits/Salary:

• The position includes competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance (medical dental vision) excellent 401k matching program paid holidays and vacation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution preferably in Supply Chain or Finance
• Minimum of 5 years progressive experience in a Supply Chain or Purchasing position
• Minimum of 1 year experience working in manufacturing environment
• This position entails access to exportcontrolled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicants ability to lawfully obtain access to such items.
  

Procurement,Supply Chain