Director Of Direct And Indirect Procurement

The Director of Direct and Indirect Procurement supports the Direct Material and Indirect goods and services categories within the North American Region.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, contract, and qualify new suppliers who can reduce TLC (total landed costs) and drive regional localization (where appropriate).
• Direct a team of purchasers covering direct, indirect, and services.
• Identify key risks and ensure proper risk assessments are completed appropriately and promptly.
• A key contributor to the overall strategic objectives of the Procurement Organization
• Direct and oversee a team of five Specialists/Strategic Purchasers and a regional spend of $500+ M
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the direct and indirect material market dynamics and the competitor landscape.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships in collaboration with the Regional and Global Teams.
• Be a change agent and secure capability by engaging with key stakeholders and implementing professional purchasing processes.
• Develop and build key strategic supplier relationships.
• Develop and coordinate stakeholder relationships, oversee critical negotiations, and monitor and improve performance measurements.
• Closely monitor PPV (purchase price variance) to ensure manufacturing costs and system costs are accurate.
• Ensure implementation of module strategy and the Vestas Procurement Process in the region.
• Act as liaison between global functions, key stakeholders, and manufacturing facilities within the North American Region.
• Develop and coordinate regional procurement strategies.
• Implement regional digital procurement strategies, including procure-to-pay, vendor creation, and eAuctions.
• Support regional initiatives to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost across the North American Region for Direct and Indirect value chains.
• Direct and develop a professional purchasing team to deliver current and future business needs.
• Support sales with project pre-calc development while working to increase project contribution margin by strategically sourcing and positive price development.
• Deliver initiatives that provide in-year EBIT contribution, year-over-year continuous cost-out, and control cost of poor quality (CoPQ) recovery from suppliers.
• Identify year-over-year cost-out opportunities, ensuring proper alignment, signoff, and execution within the region.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to work well in an environment with limited guidance
• Ability to effectively participate in a cross-functional team that may include internal, external, domestic, and international stakeholders
• Advanced written and oral communication skills; able to express oneself clearly in English to Senior Management
• Advanced problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel
• Ability to develop and supervise a tea

Education, Training, and Skills Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Supply Chain, or similar commercial or technical degree. A Master's degree could have value add but not necessary.
• 10+ years of procurement, supply chain, or contracting experience required.

• Displays high standards of ethical conduct. Exhibits honesty and integrity.
• Proven analytical skills and ability to make business case comparisons for internal and external presentation
• Proven organizational and influence skills. You can demonstrate the ability to influence without authority, leveraging Vestas's functional support matrix.
• Proven track record of leading and developing teams
• Advanced written and verbal presentation skills
• Ability to understand technical language and develop scopes of work
• Ability to perform under high pressures and diverse work environment implementing multiple deliverables
• Demonstrated growth in understanding commercial terms, and negotiation strategy, balancing business profitability and customer needs.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, MS Word, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated success in negotiating and closing complex agreements where long-term partnering is crucial to growth.
• Able to travel domestically and internationally based on business requirements, a valid passport required
• Working in renewables would be a bonus and is not a requirement

Salary:

• 130,000-150,000 USD

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About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than our competitors in the renewable energy arena. We consider ourselves forerunners within the industry, as Vestas continuously aims to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 145 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, Vestas has an unmatched history demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 29,000 employees globally, Vestas is a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future.
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