The Procurement Director will manage strategic commodity teams in the Software category with emphasis on Internal Use, Dell Software Group and Enterprise Solutions business units. Develops supplier strategy, long-range plans, global supply chain optimization, and builds supplier relationships for several category areas in partnership with business partners. Responsible for setting and achieving performance goals/metrics to improve total delivered/lifecycle value in regards to category cost, quality, technology and/or services. Responsible for implementation of Global Operations initiatives and process improvements and for getting feedback from regions on the success of Dell’s Global Operations programs.
-Directs the efforts of others in the achievement of the strategic and operational objectives of the group.
-Manages the hiring, staffing and maintaining of a diverse and effective workforce.
-Responsible for career development/planning, performance and pay discussions of team members.
-Drives cross-functional strategic/operational commodity teams to drive Dell towards a competitive advantage in the market place in specific areas such as Time-to-Market, Availability/Capacity, Cost, Quality, Technology and Service Level.
-Plans and implements activities related to the timely, cost-effective procurement, inventory control, planning and quality control of production materials and/or outsourced services.
-Develops, implements, and maintains policies, procedures, and material control systems to reduce costs, streamline procedures, and implement solutions. Manages governance to ensure compliance with policies and processes.
-Drives development and implementation of tools and processes to improve management practices for commodities and/or spend categories, and shares that learning with other groups.
-Accountable for improving supplier performance and negotiating contracts and global pricing.
-Calibrates and shares best practices with counterparts across the globe.
-Implements procurement policies and procedures.
Qualifications
-Software procurement experience
-Vendor/Supplier/Partner relationship management experience
-People management and development experience
Preferences
- Software development experience
- Undergraduate degree and 10+ years relevant experience or Graduate degree and 8+ years relevant experience.
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