Procurement Manager

Job Title Procurement Manager
Duration 12 Months
Shift M-F 8am-5pm - Hours 40 hours weekly L
Located at 1 of 2 Hubs:
Morrisville, NC 27560
Pittsburg, PA 15275 / 15205
4 days on site and 1 remote day flexible


Job Description
Business Title: Procurement Manager Category

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
What will you do?
Scale of 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
Analyze 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


Required Skills:
Minimum of 5-7 years procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies, with strong category/business engagement experience
Business acumen knows how to assess market/business requirements dynamics and negotiate agreements that yield meaningful business value
Experience working in highly regulated industries
Experience in a continuous improvement environment with a track record of achieving significant year over year results
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
Hands-on manufacturing and/or supply chain experience is preferred
Experience in life sciences, medical device, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred
Ability to travel 25 to 50% (travel to different sites in US)

Preferred
Experience with injection Molding

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