Senior Procurement Manager Jobs

The Senior Procurement Manager is responsible to lead procurement strategy as well as category and operational management of their designated spend categories to reduce ‘Total Cost of Ownership’, provide supply continuity, and deliver on quality and service expectations. This role will also assist in governance and operational development across the designated procurement area.

Essential Functions:

• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.
• Oversee implementation activities, assess and mitigate potential risks, evaluate project successes and failures and drive process changes to improve future projects
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of all category influencers and become the business- wide category subject matter expert from both a technical and commercial perspective, across multiple categories and multiple regions
• Seek, support and implement internal and external process improvement opportunities
• Develop Requests for Proposals (RFP) and Requests for Quotes (RFQ), assess results, document recommendations and communicate results to vendors and internal stakeholders
• Assist in projects that help build the function, department as well as the overall Niagara business
• Develop Requests for Information (RFI) with potential vendors
• Research, track and communicate industry trends, best practices, applicable indices, and competitive offerings to identify opportunities for innovation, competitive advantage and increased profitability
• Seek, support and implement raw material cost reduction opportunities
• Develop fact-based negotiation strategies and conduct negotiations with vendors to achieve the lowest Total Cost of Ownership
• Assist in the hiring, training, supervising and evaluating of the department personnel
• Assist in identification, evaluation, selection and implementation of relevant technologies
• Assist in the development and management of departmental budgets and work with Finance team to analyze trends and monitor and address any variances on delivered pricing
• Collaborate closely with key stakeholders on supplier selection and service level benchmarks to gain proper alignment on category direction and ensure satisfaction
• Develop and execute procurement strategies and plans for the category together with stakeholders that deliver on multi-year category needs and reduce our Total Cost of Ownership and improve availability, quality, service and innovation
• This position requires up to 25% travel
• Manage vendor relationships, track performance and communicate vendor performance feedback
• Manage all aspects of category from source to payment and ensure compliance to policy on all sourcing activities
• Negotiate commercial agreements with suppliers. Develop and maintain vendor agreements in collaboration with Legal team

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience may include a combination of work experience and education
• 10+ Years – Experience working in Position
• 6 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• 6 Years – Experience in Position
• 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• Experience may include a combination of work experience and education
• Minimum Qualifications:
• 10+ Years– Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 6 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment