Area Manager, Supply Chain

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I. Job Summary

Directs and oversees purchasing function; develops policies related to the procurement of fleet and operation support goods and services. Receives and grants approval for purchases of goods or services. Analyzes changes or new issues in materials and supply to reduce costs and improve quality. Manages procurement staff and reports to Corporate Procurement. Maintains quality communications & working relationships with Maintenance, Operations, and Suppliers.

II. Essential Duties And Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• Assists MA Fleet Manager with reporting and forecasting area spending.
• Monitors appropriate spending, authorizes expenditures and adheres to levels of authority.
• Leads the implementation of company procurement policies and procedures, programs and best practices for procurement of fleet and operations supplies, equipment and repairs.
• Leads the area procurement staff in developing regional or local sources of supply that meet current and future value requirements.
• Provides sourcing process expertise to area procurement staff on preparation and analysis of complex RFX and all other phases of strategic sourcing.
• Responsible for utilization of corporate procurement agreements and preferred suppliers.
• May lead more complex or larger spend sourcing efforts
• Actively participates in Capital Expenditure procurement utilizing company purchasing system.
• Supervises Daily Activities of Area procurement staff.
• Monitors and leads compliance with all procurement programs and diversity initiatives.
• Coordinates and facilitates surplus asset/equipment sales.
• Manages and maintains Area supplier relationships.
• Supervises & directs all procurement processes & procedures at the Area Level.
• Makes recommendations to Area management for standardization and cost savings.
• Trains and mentors staff as required.
• Participates in budget process.
• Assigns work processes to Area procurement staff.
• Works with Area Managers in analysis and optimization of inventory levels of authority.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

The highest level of supervisory skills required in this job is the management of supervisory employees.

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

• Preferred experience in Project Management, Strategic Sourcing and Program implementation
• Prefer good to excellent Microsoft Excel ability.
• Preferred degree in one of the following disciplines: Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration or Finance
• Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
• Education and Experience
• Experience: Five (5) years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement).

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

• None required

• Able to teach others to extract information from data.
• Able to coach and develop others.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize own work and that of others.
• Strong analytic ability
• Able to communicate across all levels of the organization. Function well in a matrixed organization structure.
• Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
• Works well in team environment.
• Bias for initiating action.  
• Customer focused.
• Good to excellent ability with MS office productivity tools.
• Thinks strategically. Applies new learning quickly.

V. Work Environment

• Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the work day;
• Normal setting for this job is: office setting.
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;
• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely;
• Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
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