Procurement Manager

Job Summary:

• The Procurement Manager – Category, drives the execution of complex category strategies encompassing multiple sites necessary to continuously improve the assigned categories of spend.
• Collaborates with a cross-functional team of sourcing, operations, technical, finance and other colleagues to prioritize sourcing initiatives, develops sourcing strategies, negotiates contracts, supports spend migration from incumbent to preferred suppliers, and manages preferred supplier relationships.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages global category initiatives to deliver key category performance indicators including: savings, supplier rationalization, low-cost region sourcing, risk.
• Leads the execution of a 3 to 5-year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying and contracting with preferred suppliers that meet key business needs and category management goals.
• Participates in the development of 3-5 year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying and contracting preferred suppliers that meet key business category management goals.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Monitors market intelligence and key trends, assesses impact and refines category plans to support business requirements.
• Engages and supports division/site procurement teams and other key colleagues to qualify preferred suppliers & migrate spend from incumbent, non-preferred suppliers.
• Analyzes category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement and to establish continuous improvement goals.
• Actively participates in supplier business reviews with suppliers to ensure both parties meet obligations under the terms of agreement, including performance standards and continuous improvement goals.
• Manages strategic contracts across suppliers, products and services within category.
• Facilitates free-flow of spend intelligence and analysis to internal business leaders in order to enhance their decision making.
• Drives negotiations for global agreements aligned with category strategy.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with cross-functional colleagues (quality, technical, operations, finance, etc.) to ensure all category sourcing activities are aligned to a common set of goals and priorities.
• Establishes category plans and priorities globally and ensures alignment with divisional business priorities.

Degree/Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or technical field or equivalent combination of experience and education (minimum Associates + extra 2 years experience).
• Master’s Degree is preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5-7 years procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies, with strong category/business engagement experience.
• Experience with injection molding.
• Experience working in highly regulated industries.
• Experience in a continuous improvement environment with a track record of achieving significant year over year results.
• Hands-on manufacturing and/or supply chain experience is preferred.
• Experience in life sciences, medical device, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred.

Skills and Competencies:

• Business acumen – knows how to assess market/business requirements dynamics and negotiate agreements that yield meaningful business value.
• Demonstrated consultative/collaborative style in performing sourcing activities.
• Influences without authority to motivate and manage a cross-functional team in multiple geographies.
• CPSM or equivalent is preferred.

Travel Requirements:

• Ability to travel 25 to 50% (travel to different sites in US).