The Sr. Director, Global Procurement will develop and implement global spend strategies, perform strategic sourcing to mitigate risk, improve quality of procurement services, provide assurance of supply and optimize global spend.
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Utilize strong communication and collaboration skills with business partners to set global strategic and tactical direction for sourcing efforts related to spend categories, consistent with the business vision and strategy
Ensure the execution of standards, controls, policies, procedures and performance metrics to effectively and efficiently manage the acquisition and reporting of spend across the company
Create category sourcing teams and deploy effective procurement processes by effectively communicating category strategies to business units
Lead, direct and manage a team of procurement specialists providing sourcing support for spend categories such as Real Estate, Professional Services, Marketing, Travel, Legal and IT
Understand and monitor key spending trends, cost drivers, market factors, and geographic considerations
Manage and facilitate all aspects of the procurement activities including vendor evaluations, buyer and supplier processes and related audits
Locate, analyze, develop and maintain a consolidated supplier base to meet current and future needs of all purchased materials and services
Lead enterprise-wide negotiations and develop contracts for the supply of standard and complex products and services with new and existing suppliers
Lead quarterly business reviews to drive continuous improvement in cost, delivery, and quality performance
Uphold company fiduciary responsibilities; actively ensure and maintain adherence to company standards and values, business controls, ethics, policies and procedures, and professional standards
Skills:
7-15 years of experience performing strategic sourcing and procurement activities for respective categories. Expertise in services sourcing required
Proven change management skills
Management of supplier relationships. Knowledge and capabilities in developing sourcing and supplier strategies. Demonstrated abilities to develop and grow supplier relationships
Strong vendor performance management and contract administration
Experience developing and implementing successful cost savings initiatives
Strong analytical and problem solving skills with keen understanding of relevant cost drivers
Excellent negotiation skills with external and internal stakeholders
Ability to communicate/interact with executives and other business leaders
Excellent organizational and planning skills. Ability to structure and prioritize work to achieve specific deliverables in an environment characterized by tight deadlines and competing priorities
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