Manager, Procurement Resume Samples

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Phoenix, AZ
Manager Procurement
Phoenix, AZ
Kuvalis, Brown and Mann
Phoenix, AZ
Manager Procurement
  • Partner with the Procurement Director and internal stakeholders in developing, implementing, and communicating sourcing practices throughout the organization
  • Serve as escalation point for buyers on pricing inquiries, benchmarking discrepancies, schedule improvements and contract balancing with the vendor panel
  • Manage transition to new suppliers/contracts post sourcing (including supplier on-boarding, catalog set up, policy change)
  • Partner with design, planning and procurement sourcing to maintain correct standard specifications
  • Maintain combined order forms updates including vendors and pricing
  • Knowledge of IT related contracts including Digital Security, Cloud Computing, Enterprise agreements
  • Setting up and maintaining general procurement SOP’s, guide lines and electronic PUR (SAP, EMS, PACE project) systems
Boston, MA
Manager, Procurement
Boston, MA
Ondricka, Kuhic and Carter
Boston, MA
Manager, Procurement
  • Communicate supplier performance issues to category managers when necessary and work with Sourcing Managers to resolve supplier performance issues
  • Create and maintain an on-going roadmap of operations improvements; manage on-going improvement initiatives
  • Manage, lead or assist the management of sourcing projects to ensure that RELX Group procures effectively
  • Promote and use tools created by the Global Procurement organization; assist in development and refinement of these tools
  • Execute performance and career development discussions
  • Foster, manage, and maintain supplier partnerships (while monitoring status of work being performed)
  • Responsible for supplier relationship management, including developing measures on supplier performance based upon the operation’s key metrics
present
Chicago, IL
Manager, Procurement Operations
Chicago, IL
Graham-Ledner
present
Chicago, IL
Manager, Procurement Operations
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  • Coordinating the demand identification, procurement, and inventory management of assign categories
  • Work with the Controllership group on Policy Changes and Special Initiatives Projects
  • Managing supplier relationships and performance to ensure timely deliveries and quality compliance
  • Establishing procurement order streams to match supply with demand
  • Develop and conduct trainings for systems and processes related to Procurement
  • Thrives when multi-tasking and work best in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Manages multiple tasks, projects and timelines with a sense of urgency, ownership and within deadline
Education Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
Syracuse University
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
Skills Skills
  • Lead the design and implementation of a new procurement system and maintain on-going ownership
  • Develop effective training materials on how to use the new procurement system
  • Monitor and implement corrective actions to improve process compliance, effectiveness and efficiency
  • Optimize the utilization of the procurement system and identify opportunities for system improvements
  • Challenge existing practices and make recommendations to improve, standardize, and streamline the processes related to procurement
  • Assist in managing all key business users’ usage of the procurement system and resolve issues where necessary
  • Establish an effective workflow process around managing procurement projects with various stakeholders across the company
  • Create and maintain procurement-related process documentation
  • Manage the sourcing process which includes conducting market research, preparing vendor price/service comparison analyses, identifying potential vendors, managing the competitive bidding process, negotiating commercial terms, and driving procurement projects to contract execution
  • Identify areas for cost reduction and recommend solutions as it relates to purchasing
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Manager, Procurement Operations Resume Examples & Samples

  • Work with 3rd Party Data Enrichment Partners to ensure timely processing of categorization data
  • Work with Sourcing Managers on classification feedback of enriched data as well as the Diversity Group on any special reporting needs
  • Work with the IT Department and Data Source Partners when there are any changes to the data feeds or sources
  • Setup data organizational structures when new data feeds or organizational changes occur
  • Work with the Controllership group on Policy Changes and Special Initiatives Projects
  • Review Source to Contract procedures and implement advanced sourcing practices like Reverse
  • Auction, eRFx, and online Contract Collaboration
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business
  • Minimum 5 year experience in Procurement or related functions
  • Minimum 2 year experience with a reporting platform (Business Objects, SAP BW, Ariba, Emptoris) with a solid understanding of ERP tools
  • Able to develop training guides, procedural documentation, process maps, and workflow diagrams
  • Knowledge of basic accounting principles (Liability, Commitment, G/L Postings etc)
  • Superior written and verbal communications skills
  • Highly proficient in MS Office Tools (MS Excel, PowerPoint, Projects, Visio, Word)
  • Experience with working with geographically dispersed teams
  • A deep understanding of Spend Analytics Tools and data enrichment procedures are required as the role serves as the primary contact for all reporting requirements in Sourcing
  • Demonstrated ability to implement Procurement policies, procedures, and programs to drive change throughout the organization
  • Basic Understanding of Contract Management Tools, eRFx Tools, and the Source to Contract and Procure to Pay processes
  • The role will interact with individuals at all levels and establish strong internal relationships across functions
  • Experience with procurement roll outs and ERP implementation highly desired
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Manager, Procurement Fixture & Millwork Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage multiple FF&E assignments including but not limited to new stores, remodels and comp store projects
  • Manage FF&E Team internally and externally - delegate related activities to the assigned FF&E Coordinators to execute the purchasing, inventorying, coordination and installation of all FF&E procured materials to achieve successful completion of all assigned projects
  • Evaluate all work plans, project schedules, budgets, travel schedules for FF&E Department
  • Assist and work closely with Construction, Store Design, Real Estate, and Facilities
  • Familiar with industry standards and prevailing codes with regards to commercial fit-out of millwork and fixtures
  • 5-8 years within a Millwork company and/or 5 years as retail procurement/ fixture manager
  • Well versed in shop drawing review and production
  • Earn lasting Relationships
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HBO Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Work as a leader and team member in the eSourcing RFX process – develop and implement project specific sourcing strategies, oversee the supplier selection and qualification process, research stakeholder requirements, build and run RFX templates, coordinating all surrounding activities
  • Work with HBO business units to define business requirements for targeted categories
  • Interact with Legal Department on the negotiations and execution of contracts, as needed
  • Work with the Director to recommend changes to HBO’s Corporate Procurement Policy, based on changing business needs
  • Recommend and implement strategies for optimizing the use of sourcing and procurement tools (i.e. Oracle, Emptoris). Partnering with application team members on various initiatives
  • Participate in TW Corporate Procurement Services initiatives and serve as liaison with Cross-Divisional Counterparts for each respective category
  • Manage supplier relationships for all categories, tracking supplier performance, and communicating performance feedback to suppliers, conducting business reviews, creating scorecards, etc. This individual will be responsible to ensure suppliers are continuing to meet their contractual obligations, in partnership with the respective stakeholder group
  • Ensure compliance with HBO’s procurement and legal processes
  • Develop and maintain relationships with HBO client groups to best support business needs
  • Handle escalated issues with the proper sense of urgency and manage stakeholder expectations
  • Mentor and coach direct reports in the development of sourcing analytics and trend reporting
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Manager, Manager Procurement Services Resume Examples & Samples

  • Works with the Project Management team to assess and RFP new vendors - in collaboration with Design Strategy, SSG and Shared Services where appropriate
  • Implements appropriate sourcing strategies to control the company's FFE costs, maintaining quality while assuring an adequate supply to facilitate project schedules
  • Maintains a current and in depth knowledge of the construction material industry, availability of supply and national price trending
  • Works with Architecture, Design Strategy, Shared Services Group, Strategic Sourcing and Facility Management to ensure the products being supplied are consistently exceeding expectations
  • Has a direct accountability and is the central point of contact for the resolution of nationally escalated vendor supply and/or quality issues
  • Manages and facilitates all facets of supply management activities between Enterprise Real Estate and other TD internal stakeholder teams,
  • Works with the Design Strategy team, Project Managers and Facility management to research value engineering opportunities,
  • Continues to bring innovative ideas and drives continuous improvement to the procurement process
  • Distributes Bulletins with key vendor and process information to the Project Team and other stakeholders
  • Implements national sourcing strategies to support the expansion, optimization and renovation objectives of the ERE team – providing a competitive advantage in the areas of materials, labour and consulting and construction services
  • Audits and completes quarterly assessment of vendors to ensure they follow and abide by the company and departmental policies and procedures
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Application Product Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Responsible for providing subject matter expertise in source-to-pay track and be accountable for business process and application solution designs, and configuring Oracle Procurement modules (Purchasing, iProcurement, iSupplier, Sourcing, Inventory and Accounts Payable)
  • Works closely with the business teams to understand current processes, develop innovative solutions by re-engineering processes, and ensuring the deployed solutions in the Source-to-Pay meets the business requirements with the goal towards achieving the maturity level
  • Provide expertise from a process perspective, leveraging the awareness of Oracle process strengths, supported best practices and assist in defining future direction
  • Helps in identifying, and resolving problems in Production within source-to-pay process areas when necessary
  • Analyzes the Source to Pay data, define operational metrics, KPI's and present information visually in the most intuitive and aesthetic manner using dashboards to foster a culture of data driven decision making
  • Understand the source to pay short, medium and long term needs and build a time bound road-map that you will execute on
  • Interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
  • Conduct business process re-engineering workshops to innovate on business processes and define ways to improve their efficiency and effectiveness
  • Elicit detailed business requirements by engaging the business in workshops and write clear functional design documents using techniques like use cases, data diagrams and process flow diagrams
  • Develop and maintain a well-coordinated internal relationship with key decision makers and with the wider IT organization
  • Lead Support all business readiness activities including end user training, product testing and roll-out
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Manager Procurement Services & Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage the Procurement Services & Sourcing team (9 team members)
  • Lead the Purchasing Services & Sourcing operations for the EMEAR & LatAm region. This includes managing the following service areas
  • Purchase Order processing
  • Determine and manage the the e-Catalog program objectives by global, regional and local requirements
  • Cisco’s Card Services program (P-Cards, Travel & Entertainment cards)
  • Sourcing services
  • Logistic services (Israel)
  • Understand and drive adoption of Procurement policies and processes
  • Understand and implement the Category strategies in the region
  • Collaborate with other SMEs across all regional PSDs and share best practices, participate in process standardization discussions and provide inputs
  • Take ownership of certain process improvement projects
  • Interact with internal stake holders (Procurement Relationship Managers, Category Managers and Spend Owners)
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage 4 to 8 buyers in up to 5 different locations
  • Train all buyers on best practices and new processes and procedures
  • Drive cost reduction activities to meet HMH’s financial goals and priorities
  • Work with buyers and supply planners to determine best manufacturing methods for products ensuring maximization of total cost of ownership on all products while avoiding obsolescence
  • Serve as escalation point for buyers on pricing inquiries, benchmarking discrepancies, schedule improvements and contract balancing with the vendor panel
  • Manage special projects as they arise utilizing department resources as needed
  • Work across departments to operationalize strategic goals, partnerships and key programs of the procurement department
  • Partner with upstream and downstream stakeholders to drive positive outcomes for the business
  • Other assigned duties as necessary
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • The Research & Non-Clinical Procurement Sourcing Lead will be responsible for partnering with internal stakeholders across R&D and Technical Operations to create and implement sourcing strategies that address business needs while returning value back to Shire. The Lead will have primary responsibility for establishing, monitoring, and maintaining sound strategic category management principles for discovery research, biology and chemistry, assay development, bioanalysis, toxicology, and DMPK
  • A preferred candidate will have experience in strategic category management, an understanding of pharmaceutical R&D and familiarity with relevant early stage discovery and development platforms
  • The successful candidate will own and lead medium to larger sourcing projects within the designated/assigned categories across Shire Research & Development and Technical Operations, partnering with the business to deliver value for money from the supplier base
  • Within their reporting line is responsible for contributing actively to and implementing decisions agreed as part of the overall operational success of the global strategic sourcing team, including successful operational integration with the business
  • The candidate will need to have strong interpersonal, communications and problem solving skills as well as proven expertise with the various sourcing tools and analytical methods commonly practiced and used within a world-class Global Procurement organization. He/She should display a passion for strategic sourcing, supply management and operational procurement
  • The position is global in scope and is expected to manage a total expenditure of $50M to $75M
  • 50% - Category Management & Delivery
  • Identify future procurement projects to management by working collaboratively with stakeholders and through category strategy
  • Deliver procurement activities, including enabling the Business to self-serve Post Contract Management (PCM), KPI & SLA development and tracking, Stakeholder engagement, Communications, Risk and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
  • Focused on a target audience of Operational level stakeholders to gain support & buy-in to executing plans. Engage procurement executives as appropriate
  • Increase engagement with the Business to improve coverage, especially where Procurement is engaged late or not at all
  • Understand Business area needs, strategies and priorities, communicate these to line management and service accordingly
  • Use market research to ensure that Shire stays abreast of latest market cost/value/innovation developments per Category
  • 15% Supplier Relations
  • Demonstrated ability of working with cross functional teams in a complex, changing environment to deliver value-added results to the organization
  • 5 to 10 years of industry experience
  • Demonstrated ability of Category Management
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver value-added results to the organization by applying financial analysis principles and procurement discipline
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Application Product Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Understand the source-to-pay track which includes supplier life cycle management, sourcing, procurement, and payable processes and build a time bound road-map
  • Works closely with the business teams to understand current processes, develop innovative solutions by re-engineering processes, and ensuring the deployed solutions in Source-to-Pay meets the business requirements with the goal towards achieving the maturity level
  • Analyzes the Source-to-Pay data, define operational metrics, KPI’s and present information visually in the most intuitive and aesthetic manner using dashboards to foster a culture of data driven decision making Interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
  • Create wire-frames and mock-ups for self-service applications to flush out designs and work with engineers to build products
  • Lead/Support all business readiness activities including end user training, product testing and roll-out
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Manager, Procurement Category Management Resume Examples & Samples

  • Support the development and implementation of sourcing strategies for assigned commodities to achieve short and long-term savings targets, working closely with related internal departments (i.e. R&D, Packaging, Marketing) to ensure that GSR commitments meet all internal requirements
  • Work collaboratively throughout the supply chain to drive cost, quality and supply improvements through supplier management, harmonization and negotiations for assigned commodities; represent regional supply chain requirements as part of the sourcing strategy
  • Assist in Supplier negotiations, manage competitive bid process and required sourcing analysis to ensure best overall cost position for the Organization for assigned commodities
  • Develop an in-depth knowledge of regional supply base, an understanding of industry best practices and technology trends and provide input to global category team and business partners
  • Support the Supplier and Commodity Financial risk strategy within assigned commodities
  • Support the development and execution of resourcing and cross brand VA projects
  • Responsible for the overall strategic supplier relationship for suppliers within respective region to ensure a collaborative working relationship throughout the Supply Chain
  • Utilize the tools, and processes to optimize sourcing, supplier activities and efficiencies. Work collaboratively with team members to prioritize and drive implementation
  • Provide support for the budget process across Brands for assigned commodities
  • In collaboration with the innovation groups, evaluate supplier capabilities and establish sources for new technologies and markets as dictated by business requirements
  • 5 Years related experience
  • SAP or similar Supply Chain experience preferred
  • Must be a fact based decision maker, pragmatic, resourceful, and proactive
  • Must possess strong analytical skills
  • Local travel to Long Island 10-20%
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Contract negotiator with a focus on value creation through initiatives related to total cost of ownership, quality improvements, demand management, supply chain expertise, supplier management, innovative solutions and outsourcing
  • Lead and manage the Sourcing Process for assigned categories ensuring established policies and practices (internal controls) are adhered to
  • Deliver and track results in cost savings and cost avoidance
  • Conduct supply market analytics and external market assessments to ensure RBC Procurement negotiates, executes and implements optimal total cost of ownership solutions across all external spend transactions
  • Ensure an implementation plan for execution by the stakeholders is in place and monitors the actual implementation
  • Involved in the supplier management process throughout the life of the contract ensuring supplier compliance and that performance meets expectations as defined in SLAs and the contract
  • Strong negotiation, communication and presentation skills
  • Analytical thinker and performance driven
  • Delivers client service and embraces change
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Manager Procurement Services HW / SW Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage day-to-day operations, including resources and staff
  • Procurement Services team performance – Secure that the organization achieves set performance and cost targets
  • Ensure accuracy and quality within the relevant activities being performed within procurement process
  • Supporting, coordinating and providing guidance to the Organization and Stakeholders
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, innovation, and a customer service mindset
  • Manage Governance with stakeholders in other organizations: Strategic Sourcing, IT, Operations, HR, etc
  • Manage deviations from processes and minimize the differences in how services are being performed
  • Escalation point for issues related to team deliveries and performance –responsibility to resolve and improve performance
  • Provide personal coaching and general management support for team members, including personal objectives and individual performance
  • Execute relevant elements of the team Strategy
  • Financial acumen, especially with respect to managing budgets and building solid business cases
  • Inbuilt nature for thought leadership where you can act depending of the situation
  • Business minded & result oriented with a high integrity
  • Strong leadership skills in change management and to drive a positive working atmosphere
  • 8-10 years of professional experience
  • Several years of experience in Operations and/or Service Delivery units
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Knowledge of brand strategy and application in marketing
  • International project and process management knowledge and experience
  • Fluent in English, spoken and written; other European language(s) are an advantage
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Stakeholder Engagement: Proactively reach out to internal business partners to ensure Global Sourcing is strategically involved in product planning, manufacturing processes, supplier selection and contract enforcement through involvement in staff meetings, budget forecasting and leading cross-functional teams (as appropriate). Identify cost drivers, develop and implement customer driven strategies to reduce total supply chain costs; guide development of well thought out product specifications and supplier recommendations; present and gain approval of key stakeholders. (30%)
  • Supplier Relationship Management: Work with internal business partners to develop selection criteria and evaluation tools that will be used in the selection process; initiate Request for Information (RFI), Request for Quotation (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), and/or eAuction, as appropriate, to solicit information and costs from various suppliers, existing and new; ensure all sourcing activities within assigned responsibility (all, “RFx”) are properly recorded and administered; conduct supplier negotiations, visits, and other meetings as needed; screen suppliers as appropriate, using quantitative and qualitative criteria to guide selection, gaining client input and approval along the way; ensure supplier relationships are established, implemented and managed in the most optimal manner, incorporating performance metrics for key supplier relationships. (30%)
  • Business Data Analysis: Responsible for understanding products/services that fall within assigned responsibilities; efficiently gather relevant data and market analysis needed to understand the internal environment and external marketplace; regularly review spend reports, forecasts, and trends that may impact supply chain strategy; prepare and understand cost models as appropriate, including details for all cost components that might be opportunities for improvement or negotiations; develop performance reports as appropriate, i.e. savings, supplier performance, client satisfaction, etc.; track supplier performance and internal compliance relative to targets; manage supplier scorecards, communicate evaluation criteria, and facilitate regular supplier discussions; serve as a resource to resolve business unit issues and problems. (30%)
  • Contract Management: Ensure all contracting activities and documents (including agreements, riders, amendments, statements-of-work, and insurance certificates) within assigned responsibility are properly prepared, recorded, and administered; along with Contracts representation, guide development of commercial contract terms for incorporation into template agreements pre-approved by the legal department; recommend proper risk profile, and serve as a liaison to Contracts and Legal in the development and execution of written agreements. (10%)
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Partner with the Procurement Director and internal stakeholders in developing, implementing, and communicating sourcing practices throughout the organization
  • Develop and execute sourcing strategies that support IT functions and commodities
  • Manage and lead comprehensive sourcing events in various IT categories (hardware, software, and professional services)
  • Develop strategic partnerships and create long-term supply agreements with key IT vendors
  • Collaborate with IT stakeholders to continually improve supplier performance through effective contracts and supplier performance management methodologies
  • Manage transition to new suppliers/contracts post sourcing (including supplier on-boarding, catalog set up, policy change)
  • Optimize and rationalize supply base on an ongoing basis
  • Prioritize initiatives based on benefit opportunities
  • Manage and mentor two associates
  • Identify savings opportunities through stakeholder communication and independent spend analysis
  • Bachelors Degree required; MBA Preferred
  • In-depth IT related supply market knowledge
  • Relevant Category Experience; 5+ years. IT hardware, Software, Maintenance, Telecom
  • Quantitative and financial analysis
  • Supplier negotiation experience
  • Financial analysis skills
  • Sourcing strategy formulation and implementation
  • Contract management and administration
  • Excellent strategic thinking capabilities
  • Management of cross functional teams
  • High-level presentation preparation and delivery skills
  • Supplier relationship management experience
  • Cost management practices, with history of delivery against targets
  • Knowledge of IT related contracts including Digital Security, Cloud Computing, Enterprise agreements
  • IT systems including the Microsoft Office Suite , Oracle R 12 system and Lotus Notes
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Makes staffing decisions, and ensures resources are available to accomplish priorities
  • Develops the team¿s procurement global strategic plan and sets goals and priorities based on the direction set for the unit; follows through to ensure that objectives are met
  • Develops unit(s) budget and manages the expenses for the group/ unit
  • Provides leadership and guidance to staff, fostering an environment that encourages employee participation, teamwork, and communication
  • Liaise with the Business¿ and Partners to influence develop strategy & solutions in support of their goals and objectives
  • Leads and negotiates pricing and contracts for sourcing and ensures that the sourcing & procurement is cost-effective and provides value to the Corporation
  • Improves corporate profitability and mitigates risks through establishment of competitively negotiated business awards and favorable contract terms and conditions
  • Manages supplier relationship in conjunction with the Business to support Northern Trust¿s overall objectives, standards and processes
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Category Manager, Procurement, IT Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead sourcing initiatives
  • Drive total cost of ownership reduction , through joint process improvements with supplier
  • Re-negotiate contracts in those situations not addressed by ‘strategic initiatives&#8217
  • Continually identify leading practices from inside and outside of Bell for implementation/adoption
  • Superior communication skills, written and verbal
  • Unrelenting attention to detail
  • Varied Telco experience and understanding of Product Management, Planning, Provisioning, Operations (applications, software licensing, hardware,…)
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Manager, Procurement Center of Excellence Resume Examples & Samples

  • Administer and manage Viacom’s in-house Spend Analytics Software Tool
  • O Maintain consistent classification methodology and taxonomy
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or degree in Business with general knowledge of account principles
  • Experience leading teams/influencing without authority
  • Experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement Analytics
  • Experience with data analysis, financial and/or quantitative modelling (data mining large data sets a plus)
  • Excellent Microsoft Excel (vlookups, pivot tables, data modelling, etc.) and PowerPoint skills
  • Familiarity with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
  • Flexibility with work schedule
  • Periodic travel
  • Strong communication skills - oral, written, interpersonal
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills particularly while working with primary/unstructured data
  • Ability to multi-task, prioritize and deal with ambiguity
  • Demonstrate the ability to be a team player and possess strong work ethic, integrity and attention to detail
  • Self-motivator and innovative; ability to operate in a fast paced environment and meet critical deadlines
  • Demonstrate excellent organizational skills
  • Working knowledge of Tableau, Visual Basic and/or SQL a plus
  • Previous experience in management consulting a plus
  • Experience in Entertainment industry a strong plus
  • Experience in a multi-location company a plus
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manages a team of Buyers, Analysts, and Clerks in the daily functions of Procurement
  • Selects and manages new and existing suppliers through competitive solicitation and direct negotiations. Manages vendor/supplier relationships and interfaces with key executives on supplier issues
  • Assesses market conditions that may effect procurements continually
  • Develops, mentors, and trains staff. Monitors to ensure work performance is to Company's standards
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Manager, Procurement Transformation Resume Examples & Samples

  • Supplier Lifecycle Management
  • Program & Request Management
  • Spend Analytics
  • ESourcing and eAuctions
  • Requisitioning and Invoicing
  • Travel and Expenses
  • Drive the "future-state" roadmap development of the Emptoris application portfolio
  • Act as the business lead and owner for your application portfolio with the overall responsibility of ensuring applications are available, highly-optimized and deliver a value-add service to all end users
  • Conduct regular focus groups and stakeholder meetings to ensure applications are current and are meeting end user expectations
  • Support the development of a clear case for change, desired outcomes, accurate scope, clear roles, and decision-making
  • Optimize the functionality of the application and across modules within the application, to find synergies between applications within and outside of SSG to deliver a cohesive end-to-end toolset
  • Responsible to lead implementation projects by adhering to TD's project management methodologies
  • Provide advice and guidance as the Subject Matter Expert to leaders on the necessary steps to be taken, tracking and reporting on progress, and appropriate expectation setting
  • Ensure effective delivery of new business capabilities to SSG and the broader TD organization
  • Foster strong collaborative relationships with partner groups within SSG, including but not limited to, Procurement Risk, Governance and Contracts Management, all Sourcing Category teams, Procurement infrastructure, and the business partner community
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Evaluates the performance of existing vendors, anticipates issues with the supply chain, and implements action to mitigate risks to project delivery
  • Provides monthly / quarterly forecasts of the project pipeline to each vendor
  • Works with the Project Management team to assess and RFP new vendors - in collaboration with Design Strategy, SSG where appropriate
  • Creates and maintains mutually beneficial long term partnerships with vendors to foster feedback and continuous improvement
  • Works with Architecture, Design Strategy, Strategic Sourcing and Facility Management to ensure the products being supplied are consistently exceeding expectations
  • Has a direct accountability and is the central point of contact for the resolution of escalated vendor supply and/or quality issues
  • Participates in the development of the teams operating policies – driving consistency and content of communications,
  • Remains actively involved in the negotiation, management and maintenance of all contracts and Master Service Agreements for vendors and contractors
  • Works with a variety of ERE teams to investigate national bulk purchase opportunities capturing greatest efficiency and economies of scale
  • Manages cost, quality and delivery performance of all vendors across Canada
  • Understands, tracks, forecasts and reports on the key cost drivers and market factors that have significant impact to the team’s objectives
  • Participates in special projects and initiatives where and as required to maintain TD’s leading edge and continue to drive shareholder value
  • 3-5 years minimum related commercial build experience, preferable in a bank and/or with a multi-location retailer
  • Subject matter expertise in all aspects specific to vendor supply management in the construction industry
  • Leadership by example: always doing the right thing with the highest ethical standards
  • Thorough understanding of building construction methodology, experience in Architecture and design and construction preferred; Cross functional business team environment experience preferred (Architecture / Finance / Construction)
  • Strong understanding of finance and budget controls
  • Superior communication & negotiation skills, both written and verbal
  • Excellent relationship, organizational,decision making abilities
  • Advanced knowledge of procurement principals, planning, forecast and process
  • Strong computer skills in Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access
  • Proven ability to lead, influence and motivate others
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Manager, Procurement & Commodity Management Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead a team responsible for global strategic commodities (packaging, mechanical, thermal, etc)
  • Develop procurement and costing strategies that achieve the overall best value for NVIDIA
  • Collaborate with engineering/quality teams to identify and qualify new strategic suppliers with technologies that NVIDIA requires
  • Develop supply milestones and lead-times to insure product “Time To Market”
  • Develop and own supplier relationships
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Manager, Procurement Services Resume Examples & Samples

  • Collaborate with Segments to fully understand key drivers of procure to pay activity
  • Participate in TWDC and BU projects and planning processes
  • Provide appropriate rationale and context to drive commitment
  • Ensure consistent application of procurement policies and processes
  • Engages colleagues across the organization to optimize performance
  • Communicate procure to pay activity status and results to Director
  • Support Director in working with clients to help identify and resolve issues, recommend improvements and identify technology opportunities
  • Build/establish strategic relationships with key clients
  • Demonstrate best practice procure to pay management across TWDC
  • 2-4 years experience in leading/managing teams with procure to pay expertise
  • Proven experience in hiring and developing staff
  • Ability to manage diverse client interests and expectations
  • Knowledge of best practices in procure to pay
  • Demonstrated ability to resolve personnel conflicts
  • Experience with terminating non-performing staff
  • Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) designation
  • 4-Year degree in Supply Chain, Finance or related analytical discipline
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Work with the Director, Procurement to establish, maintain and disseminate IT procurement standards, methods, processes, evaluation criteria and budgets for the procurement of products and services
  • Analyze IT and Telco spending to identify and pursue opportunities to lower costs and improve service from IT vendors
  • Develop effective cross-functional relationships and work with users and technical and legal specialists to develop acceptance procedures and criteria, negotiate with preferred suppliers and draft contracts and technical schedules
  • Prepare IT tender documents (e.g. invitations to tender, requests for proposal), deal with suppliers' queries and support the assessment of tenders on the basis of pre-defined evaluation criteria
  • Where appropriate, work with Selfridges Group IT and Finance teams to recommend suppliers, evaluate tenders and support the management of Group-level contracts
  • Develop relationships with Weston sister companies (Loblaws, Shoppers Drug Mart, Weston Foods, etc.) to leverage relationships and best practices
  • Work with IT teams to develop and deliver budgets for IT goods and services
  • Post-secondary degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
  • 4+ years of post-university work experience, ideally, but not necessarily, in a retail environment
  • Relevant qualification or relevant industry knowledge and experience; MCIPS or Equivalent
  • Has appropriate level of knowledge of relevant legislation
  • Knowledge of: Relevant standards and contractual obligations, relevant best practice, contract negotiation, retail IT environment, and retail business and working practices
  • Excellent interpersonal skills; a team player who is able to act as both a leader and an individual contributor as required
  • Collaborates and effectively builds cross-functional relationships
  • Confident and effective communication (written & verbal) skills
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Spend Category Management: Assess opportunities to develop procurement/sourcing strategies aimed at generating value and savings for all aspects of print manufacturing and paper sourcing. Develop annual cost savings programs aligned with the business strategies that impact company financial results and growth plans. Review and participate in building direct cost models for strategic print initiatives such as print-on-demand for books. Hold charter reviews with stakeholders to determine best sourcing or cost tactics for print products
  • Data Analytics and Tools:Create spend reports from RELX Ariba Spend Enterprise System, Elsevier Oracle Financials, LexisNexis Peoplesoft Financials and other RELX business sources to identify and act on trends for all aspects of direct costs. Organize the data sets into useable information and provide meaningful summaries of market insight/trends that can be shared with business stakeholders
  • Supplier Management: Manage and develop relationships with print and paper suppliers to ensure consistent delivery and value creation. Implement an effective Supplier Relationship Management Program for all relevant suppliers including benchmarking, metrics and business reviews. Complete risk due diligence for appropriate suppliers. Comply and contribute to initiatives set forth by the Corporate Social Responsibility team for paper sourcing, environmental management, and supplier diversity program
  • Sourcing activities:Identify bid packages that can be addressed for print. Develop and execute effective sourcing approach for RFI’s and RFP’s. Coordinate with Procurement Specialist to build RFIs and RFPs utilizing RELX Ariba e-sourcing tools and processes
  • Contractual Support:Lead contracting efforts to put MSA, NDAs and SOWs in place as required, liaising with the GP Contracts team and Group and Divisional legal teams as appropriate
  • Procurement systems and tools:Ensure that all relevant systems and tools are supported, including listing all significant procurement projects in the global procurement pipeline and updating accordingly and ensuring all agreements are loaded into the Ariba contracts database. Ensure category spend is correctly categorized on an ongoing basis
  • New Suppliers: Work with Global Procurement PMO and business stakeholders to assess and approve/reject new suppliers in categories of responsibility
  • Tactical engagement support:Support the business with ad-hoc tactical requirements (contracting, price negotiation etc.) where end to end strategic sourcing support may not have been provided
  • Advanced degree or certification in business administration, procurement, finance, or related field
  • Deep knowledge of print manufacturing and paper sourcing
  • Significant experience (8 or more years) with procurement best practices, category management, strategic sourcing, managing supplier relationships and business process improvement, as well as procurement process and policies experience
  • Ability to coordinate and manage multiple programs/engagements
  • Ability to communicate effectively between internal and external partners
  • Experience writing and generating RFPs, RFIs and RFQs to suppliers
  • Excellent quantitative/analytical and research skills
  • Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
  • Strong contract review and drafting skills
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Manager, Procurement & Operations Advisory Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead process and strategy improvements related to strategic sourcing, purchase-to-pay (P2P) services procurement, contracts and category management
  • Manage the enablement of Ivalua, Coupa, and/or Ariba sourcing and procurement applications
  • Provide oversight of day to day project work and highly skilled client and KPMG work teams throughout the project lifecycle
  • Establish client value propositions that tie financial metrics and CFO focus areas directly to operations business improvement
  • Five years of management consulting experience in strategic sourcing, purchase-to-pay (P2P) services procurement, category management, contract management and procurement technology
  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, engineering, operations analysis or a related field from an accredited college/university; MBA from an accredited college/university preferred
  • Functional knowledge and hands on configuration experience with enabling Ivalua, Coupa, and/or Ariba sourcing and procurement applications
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Manager, Procurement & Operations Advisory Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead client engagements and work streams related to supply chain and operational improvement projects; provide oversight of day-to-day project work for highly skilled clients and KPMG work teams throughout the project lifecycle to ensure timely execution of deliverables
  • Help execute process transformation, measurable improved operational performance, and organizational restructuring
  • Establish client value propositions that tie financial and operational metrics directly to business improvement
  • Help with proposal development/business development activities by leveraging existing relationships with program sponsors/stakeholders
  • Build the firm’s marketing and intellectual property assets in planning and inventory management across: customer collaboration, forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, inventory optimization, logistics, vendor collaboration, and S&OP/Integrated Business Planning
  • Help develop program roadmap, detailed project plans, resources requirements, test plan, and user acceptance strategy and training plans
  • Five years of management consulting experience providing supply chain advisory services related to supply chain, cost reduction, and operational restructuring
  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, engineering, operations analysis or a related field from an accredited college/university
  • Excellent foundational consulting skills, including analytical, written and verbal communication, client presence, client relationship development, facilitation, and presentation skills
  • Able to travel at a significant level as needed
  • Demonstrated ability to assess, improve, and reconstruct the information, physical, and financial flows across the client’s supply chain with deep knowledge of at least two of the following: customer or vendor collaboration, forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, inventory optimization, logistics, distribution, and Integrated Business Planning / S&OP
  • Five years of hands-on experience in deploying JDA supply chain technology across discrete manufacturing sector; broad understanding of modeling, integration, testing, user acceptance and after go-live support of the project
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Manager, Procurement & Operations Advisory Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead client engagements and work streams related to supply chain and operational improvement projects
  • Help ensure timely execution of project deliverables
  • Assist with proposal and business development activities by leveraging existing relationships with C-level executives
  • Five years of management consulting experience providing advisory services related to supply chain, cost reduction, and operational restructuring with the ability to assess, improve, and reconstruct the information, physical, and financial flows across the client’s supply chain
  • Demonstrated experience developing relationships with senior clients
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • 5-7 years of procurement experience or related retail buying experience
  • Undergraduate degree in business or a related discipline
  • Global sourcing experience is an asset
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Manager, Procurement, Center of Excellence Resume Examples & Samples

  • Oversee management of direct procurement within the Procurement COE
  • Bachelors degree in Business or Accounting
  • General knowledge of Accounting Principles
  • 3+ years Supervisor experience
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
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Manager, Procurement Information Resume Examples & Samples

  • Minimum 7-10 years of experience in replenishment, vendor logistics, inventory management and procurement, the majority (5+ years) in a management supervisory role
  • Demonstrated leadership
  • Ability to collaborate with various levels of management and employees
  • Perfectly bilingual, both written and spoken
  • Extensive knowledge of MS Office products (Power Point, Excel, Word, Project and Visio)
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Identify and propose synergy opportunities on a regional/global level (with increasing exposure on Africa, East Austral, Middle and West Africa) and lead the implementation of regional/global sourcing initiatives in coordination with the global category managers to contribute to the overall cost savings targets and supplier base optimization defined at corporate level
  • Ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the P2P process, acting as a role model in compliance management and ensure that all employees involved in procurement activities are adhering to company Principles & Practices. Review the PMI Procurement Principles & Practices to adapt it to local requirements and drive its implementation at affiliate level, ensuring compliance is observed by internal customers and suppliers; resolve or escalate (if necessary) compliance issues with/to the relevant business partners
  • Leverage technologies/systems (e.g. SAP, e-Sourcing, e-Requisition, etc.) to optimize sourcing and transactional processes locally to the benefit of PMI, internal customers and suppliers as well as leveraging experience acquired in implementing sourcing projects and operating new technologies to improve purchasing expertise of the function
  • Lead negotiations with major suppliers locally and/or regionally to ensure key cost savings targets and quality standards of products/services are met and review and approve supplier contracts before signature to ensure all terms and conditions are properly defined and captured
  • Review assessments of supplier performance and customer satisfaction surveys to address improvements of commercial terms and business relationships, or recommend alternatives which fully meet PMI requirements. Leverage supplier performance evaluation to segmentate the supply base and (re) define the whole SRM strategy
  • Act as central point of contact and facilitate communication with OC, other Affiliates and other PMI Functions, maintaining visibility of initiatives, projects and compliance adherence to cluster leaders (Turkey), OC and Procurement head office (Madrid)
  • Improve the performance of the team by setting clear objectives, reviewing achievements, assessing training needs and providing development opportunities through online courses (DEEP in Supply Chain) and other possible development areas in terms of studies and practical exposure. Motivate the team and identify talent and talent pool nominations in support of development and succession in the department
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Develop and maintain professional working relationships with division personnel and facilitate beneficial communication related to products and promotional activity to procurement team and distribution center operations
  • Define and provide overall department goal setting and direction based on key performance indicators
  • Interface with other department heads and division personnel to accomplish job functions. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with manufacturers, vendors, logistic companies, store operations, distribution center and division office personnel
  • Attend key meetings to maintain awareness of programs and issues providing relevant department information in support of fundamental and strategic programs
  • Ensure the established sales plan is understood and executed by the procurement team
  • Participate in developing and managing Distribution P&L by providing analyses on relevant procurement data
  • Monitor department results compared to projections, identify solutions and recommend corrective actions
  • Review and analyze operating reports with procurement team and take appropriate action when necessary
  • Develop and define best practices for buying team with support from Corporate Director of Procurement
  • Manage vendor adherence to product specifications through distribution center audits and cutting tests. Ensure product specifications are in compliance with all federal, state and local regulatory and company requirements
  • Monitor key commodity markets and provide forecast information to Sales Manager in support of future market dynamics. Obtain best possible costs, quality and service level at all times
  • Visit stores, as needed, to monitor programs, obtain store feedback and assess overall implementation effectiveness as needed
  • Work with Corporate Procurement Team on strategic programs where applicable to implement overall best practices
  • Train and mentor new buying team members. Responsible for evaluating team member performance
  • Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent Food/Produce/Floral Procurement and Supply Chain experience or Horticulture, Crop Sciences, Agronomy. Specialization in Agricultural Sciences (Produce/Floral/Food) a plus
  • 5 - 10 years of experience in multiple facets of Supply Chain including Retail Operations, Buying, Logistics and Manufacturing
  • 7+ years of Purchasing or Vendor Management experience in the retail industry; experience with a major grocery retailer chain in purchasing or strategic sourcing role with responsibility for working with major national vendors of consumer packaged goods or commodity food products
  • 5 - 10 years of people management experience
  • Proficiency in PC systems required
  • Strong understanding of produce and floral commodity markets and published industry reporting platforms
  • Ability to recognize and understand industry trends and impacts to the region and enterprise
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to make appropriate decisions in a dynamic and fast paced environment
  • Strong planning, organizing and negotiating skills
  • Must have the ability to represent the company’s interests in negotiations with outside professionals and suppliers
  • Ability to concentrate and deal with frequent interruptions. High degree of initiative and sense of urgency
  • Strong detailed understanding of business operations
  • Working knowledge of procurement, logistics, inventory management, marketing, accounting and financial management practices
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Supports global / regional procurement initiatives as well as leads site-level initiatives for supplier management, quality & performance improvement
  • Participates in or leads cross-functional initiatives to reduce cost and improve service level
  • Develops & manages key supplier relationships
  • Tactical implementation
  • Through a collaborative team coordinates and drives the RFP’s / RFI’s process for regional and site level initiatives. Invites key / core suppliers to provide solutions and cost proposals for Catalent business requirements, evaluates proposals, makes recommendations, selects suppliers, awards business, and handles contracts for key stakeholders
  • Leverages and negotiates pricing on combined volumes of purchases at various locations with industry leading suppliers to reduce the cost of goods and overheads. Prioritizes savings opportunities and takes an unified approach with our various purchasing locations in the region to meet with the potential suppliers and get the lowest possible total cost to deliver cost savings
  • Negotiates contracts and ensures suppliers execute CDA’s and Acknowledge the Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Communicates price changes and / or discrepancies and determines financial impact
  • Monthly communicates IBT-savings to the local IBT-lead for updates of the TCP-tracker or updates the monthly TCP-tracker by herself / himself
  • Optimizes cash by extending supplier payment terms and/or negotiating term discounts
  • Initiates and maintains contact with vendors for timely procurement of components, tooling and services
  • Interprets and communicates special order requirements to appropriate personnel
  • Verifies and monitors receipt of data, specifications and materials required to meet established Production Start Date
  • Monitors Buffer timeline and reacts appropriately to the buffer zones
  • Responsible for ensuring the supplier adheres to the Terms & Conditions specified on the purchase order and resolves challenges, for implementing the Regional Procurement guideline on site and contributing to its local deployment
  • Complies with and follows all procedures within the company Security, EHS and Global Trade policies
  • Excellent proactive problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Extensive knowledge of procurement strategies, tactics, negotiation and contracting skills
  • Strong motivational and leadership qualities
  • Well organized, detail-oriented, able to multi-task
  • Self-motivated, disciplined, focused, able to prioritize work (all the more critical than the solid line Manager will sit in a different location)
  • Advanced PC skills (specifically Excel, Power Point & ERP applications
  • Able to work in an international team-based environment, intercultural skills
  • Travel (Less than 10%) may be required
  • Highly literate on terms relating to procurement
  • Able to balance strong negotiation skills and shareholder needs with the need to develop strong relationships with our key suppliers
  • Is other-oriented rather than focused on self. Listens effectively and communicates ideas and opinions clearly. Is assertive while showing respect and positive regard for others. Demonstrates an appreciation for people with different backgrounds and points of view
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Manager, Procurement & Operations Advisory Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead client engagements and work streams related to strategy improvement and purchase-to-pay (P2P) services procurement transformation, strategic sourcing, category management, and contract management processes
  • Assist with contract negotiation, management of supplier performance and supplier selection
  • Provide oversight of highly skilled client and KPMG work teams throughout the project lifecycle and help ensure timely execution of project deliverables
  • Five years of management consulting experience in P2P services procurement transformation, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, category management and contract management processes
  • Experience in project management and oversight, including supervising staff level engagement teams in the field and providing input into engagement decisions/contract management and operational restructuring
  • Understanding of technology applications enabling procurement and strategic sourcing such as SAP SRM, Ariba (Aribabuyer), Emportis, and Oracle (I-Procurement)
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Program Manager / Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manages projects, or specific activities within given constraints of scope, schedule, budget, and quality through the duration of the project
  • Develops innovative and creative output based on interpretation and analysis that improve business performance and contributes to organizational goals and strategic intent
  • Utilizes relevant project management tools, systems, and applications
  • Conducts periodic reviews to ensure project is on track and conducts post-project reviews
  • Works across the organization to effectively obtain and allocate resources to complete programs and projects on time
  • Ensures all project documentation is kept up to date and communicated to the relevant stakeholders on a timely basis
  • Consults with executives on a wide range of issues related to project formulation process, including risk management and new growth opportunities
  • Provides thought leadership and contributes to expanding the knowledge base within area of expertise which includes developing new methods, techniques and criteria for developing strategy analysis and recommendations
  • Creates new consulting frameworks for delivery and contributes to tools, templates, and intellectual capital
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Manager, Procurement & Operations Advisory Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead client engagements and work streams related to strategy improvement and purchase-to-pay (P2P) services procurement transformation, category management, contract management processes and supplier selection in the power and utilities industry
  • Participate in continual development and publication of thought leadership and service offerin
  • Five years of management consulting experience in P2P services procurement transformation, supplier relationship management, category management and contract management processes in the power and utilities industry
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Manager, Procurement & Operations Advisory Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead client engagements and work streams related to government procurement, subcontracts management, compliance, purchase-to-pay (P2P) transformation, strategic sourcing and category management in the Government sector
  • Five years of management consulting experience in P2P services procurement transformation, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, category management and contract management processes related to Government Procurement and Subcontracts Management
  • Understanding of Government procurement contracts and the role of a Government procurement officer, including the regulations and compliance requirements
  • Experience in project management and oversight, including supervising staff level engagement teams in the field and providing input into engagement decisions /contract management and operational restructuring
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Manager Procurement Operations Indirect Materials Resume Examples & Samples

  • Continuous development of WoW and RASCI with internal stakeholders to manage the dynamic needs of the business
  • Ability to manage expectations of internal stakeholders and drive local business decisions in sync with regional procurement strategies
  • Regularly engage, educate and influence stakeholders to embed policy compliance
  • Develop capabilities and manage careers of the Indirect Ops team
  • Negotiations and vendor management
  • Team Leader
  • Analytical and number crunching skills, comfort with spreadsheets
  • Business acumen and perspective
  • Time management and priority setting
  • Tolerance to uncertainty
  • Cross functional and cross cultural stakeholder engagement
  • Highly conversant with IT systems and technology
  • Self-Driven
  • 10-12 Years of experience in strategic and operational procurement with hands on knowledge of SAP and IT portals
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Sourcing Manager, Procurement COE Resume Examples & Samples

  • Review contract requirements and proposals received from business owners
  • Receive contract requests and work with appropriate business owners to define contract requirements. Draft contracts using the appropriate approved ESI templates incorporating appropriate business and/or vendor requirements or terms and conditions to draft contract within template. Utilize appropriate judgment to draft contract when approved template not available and work with legal to obtain approval
  • Actively participate in negotiation with suppliers on behalf of internal stakeholders. Makes appropriate recommendations to legal and/or organization leadership as needed
  • Interact with business owners throughout contract process; ask appropriate questions, provide guidance on Express Scripts contract terms and conditions, gain clarification on business requirements and appropriately determine when an exception is required to terms and conditions
  • Regularly interacts with legal team for review and approval of contracts. Submit contracts for review by legal and provide answers to pertinent questions. Utilize legal guidance to negotiate contracts with suppliers
  • Bachelors degree and/or Paralegal certification or 11 – 14 years of related professional experience
  • Five to eight years of experience
  • Paralegal certification preferred
  • Microsoft Office, contracts management system, e-procurement systems experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to work independently, ability to multi-task
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Provide strategic procurement expertise and support to Business units, functions and subsidiaries
  • Drive and lead change management with minimal disruption and maximum effect
  • Initiate and lead planning and implementation of strategic sourcing, collaborating with internal RELX Group business units to understand their business deliverables and migrate appropriate work to third-party suppliers. Will ensure outsourcing option is both the most cost-effective solution and able to meet all requirements of the work/project request
  • Lead vendor evaluation and certification by continually identifying and maintaining a list of prospective domestic and international suppliers that can meet various business needs. Coordinate efforts around Supplier’s technical validation with internal groups as required
  • Collaborate with legal administration to develop and negotiate contractual agreements, following procurement best practice as defined by internal RELX Group procedures and processes (tools)
  • Proposal management: Lead/direct initiatives to develop proposal requests based on business requirements and drive efforts to identify, qualify and select outsourcing vendors employing GP process and tools as appropriate
  • Drive continuous improvement in quality of Supplier relationships to create win-win solutions around service levels, deliverables, cost structure, and growth opportunity. Liaise with supplier performance metrics teams within the RELX Group business units, and support communication and action plans with suppliers as required to address critical service performance failures. Carry out site visits to offshore supplier locations, as well as meeting/hosting them during local visits
  • Business continuity: Assist Business teams responsible for developing/maintaining plans to seamlessly transition work away from one supplier to another supplier/editorial option should an existing supplier become unavailable
  • Synergy development with other RELX Group outsourcing efforts: Work with other operating units to ensure that synergies are realized across various outsourcing efforts and that across RELX Group, the optimal outsourcing solutions are realized
  • Position requires Bachelors or higher degree program such as JD
  • 7-10 years strategic sourcing and legal experience
  • Demonstrated complex project leadership experience, utilizing project management disciplines and tools
  • Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with third-party suppliers of varying service offerings and on a varying global/cultural basis
  • Ability to quickly understand and work with individuals of varying business cultures, both domestic and international
  • Able to understand and influence internal stakeholder demands and decisions on relevant product and workflow specifications
  • Experience in successfully developing proposals and driving vendor evaluation and certification processes
  • Able to develop and deliver proposal processes and procedures, and lead to deliver such
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills leading to abilities to influence and impact strategic organizational transformations
  • The successful candidate will likely have significant work experience in procurement, and managing supplier relationships
  • Subject matter expertise in Direct Spend (content acquisition, editorial, production or operational services, print, publishing, paper, distribution, warehousing etc) and related activities
  • Subject matter expertise in xml architecture, content conversion, and content repositories
  • Highly honed negotiation skills, developed through significant deal making experience
  • Strong influencing skills that can be used to lead teams and build partnerships with internal stakeholders and RELX Group supply base
  • Ability to communicate effectively with the most senior executives
  • Proven experience leading organizational change
  • Experience writing and generating RFP's, RFI's and RFQ's to suppliers
  • Excellent quantitative/analytical skills
  • Excellent team development and management skills
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Engaging with the business to ascertain requirements
  • Developing of sourcing strategies
  • Drafting and management of market engagements such as RFI's/RFP's/RFQ's
  • Undertaking cost modelling and benchmarking
  • Conducting detailed analysis and evaluation of offers
  • Determining costs and benefits
  • Negotiating with suppliers
  • Drafting contracts and agreements
  • Assisting the business with the resolution of contractual issues or disputes
  • Management of contract expiries
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Build, develop and lead a team of world class procurement professionals
  • Develop and enact long and short-term global procurement strategy in collaboration with regional leaders
  • Lead major projects and work with vendor management in contract negotiations with suppliers
  • Lead standardization of supplier portals and other procurement tooling
  • Work in close cooperation with the regional leadership teams in NA, EMEA and APAC and respective stakeholders in engineering, finance, and operations
  • Build the necessary controls, budgets, policies and procedures to optimize procurement’s contribution to Global IT’s business objectives
  • Develop and utilize improved metrics and data driving decision making capabilities
  • Improve overall organizational capability through systems, processes, and talent development
  • Develop and implement integrated supply chain processes that effectively support Global IT’s growing and dynamic business models
  • High precision in verbal and written communication in English
  • Proficiency in using financial systems (COUPA, ORACLE) in large organizations
  • Previous experience in purchasing; including supplier relationship management
  • Experience in just-in-time Inventory Management
  • 3+ years of managerial experience
  • Proven organizational and motivational skills
  • LEAN, ITIL, or Six Sigma experience
  • Experience leading the implementation of new processes, systems and decision making tools in a procurement or supply chain organization
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Senior Category Manager Procurement Banking Operations Cards Resume Examples & Samples

  • Collaborate with stakeholders (business partners and external suppliers)
  • Initiate remedial action to capture all expected financial and non-financial
  • Excellent change-leadership and conflict resolution and advanced problem
  • Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with stakeholder
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Manager, Procurement Analyst Resume Examples & Samples

  • 4-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years’ experience in the business, management operations at the property or corporate level
  • Product and Program Financial Analysis
  • Analytical support to drive cost savings and product optimization
  • Enhancing Supplier Performance
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Manager Procurement Operations Resume Examples & Samples

  • Demonstrated effective team leadership to achieve required business objectives/results
  • Experience executing workforce management responsibilities including individual contributor performance, evaluations, employee record and salary administration, and critical succession/talent planning/management
  • Solid understanding of procurement strategies, operating model, policies, processes, systems and operational requirements
  • Solid business acumen
  • Experience driving results across a global, virtual environment
  • Demonstrated understanding of risk management and business controls practices; proven track record in identifying and mitigating risk
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills; master of English language
  • Ability to effectively engage with key stakeholders, business partners, GIP leadership/executives, colleagues and employees
  • Solid ability to prioritize and execute multiple business strategies/requirements
  • Proven program and/or project leadership
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Perform market analysis, benchmark analysis and spend analysis for focuses categories
  • Development, evaluation, and presentation of business case and cost/benefit analysis to stakeholders
  • Development and execution of category sourcing strategies within Marketing
  • Facilitation of supplier selection and the negotiation process
  • Leverage industry associations, peers and stakeholders to identify best practices for strategic sourcing and supplier management
  • Perform savings tracking and report realized savings on a continuous basis
  • In conjunction with internal stakeholders, identify, select and manage suppliers who have the capacity and capability to meet the needs of the business
  • Monitor supplier performance and manage supplier relationship for key suppliers across multiple business units
  • Assist in, and facilitates, negotiations, in conjunction with the business owners to establish contract terms and conditions
  • Conduct all phases in the development of complex contracts to include drafting RFP creation, Statements of Work, and contract evaluation and negotiations
  • Ability to interpret and utilize key financial data; can tell a story with data
  • Monitor compliance, measure vendor performance and initiate corrective actions in the event of missed expectations
  • 5-7 years of post-university experience as a sourcing and procurement professional with focus on Marketing spend/vendor relationships
  • 5-7 years of experience assisting in, or leading, the development and management of sourcing strategies
  • Demonstrated contract and agreement negotiation experience, including development of negotiating plans and strategies
  • Experience negotiating/contracting with large suppliers such as creative and media agencies a plus
  • Strong relationship management skills and ability to influence at a mid-to-senior management level both internally and externally
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Responsible for the implementation, administration, and oversight of all procurement technology and related applications (e.g. Purchase-to-Pay, eSourcing) for the organization
  • Leads the initial procurement systems evaluation and selection process, including Purchase-to-Pay and eSourcing applications
  • Serves as the Procurement subject matter expert on the implementation of new systems including integration with ERP and related systems
  • Provides necessary support to meet internal and external reporting requirements
  • Manages and leads the day to day operations of Procurement Operations
  • Determines the spend analytics approach and operating model with the Analytics Resource and Procurement Leaders
  • Oversees the process for requisitions and purchase orders, including resolution of routine issues (e.g. match exceptions, price/invoice issue resolution, updating POs)
  • Supports the solicitation of quotes and evaluation of bids as needed for items below the bid threshold not under contract and those that are not part of the category management sourcing process
  • Leads more administrative buys independently
  • Draws on external resources/experts in order to understand and suggest enhancements to the existing procurement processes and procedures
  • Develops and reports key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Procurement department
  • Travels occasionally in order to participate in special assignments, training, and/or travel between office locations
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Finance Manager Procurement & FP&A Resume Examples & Samples

  • Responsible for creating and coordinating negotiation strategies used by media department in rate negotiations for both the COOP and Custom Publishing businesses
  • Responsible for ensuring contracts are being negotiated in a timely manner and coordinating a methodology used to track key information
  • Responsible for understanding the needs of the business partners throughout the organization and be able to develop financial models to help evaluate various business opportunities. These business partners include the media department, sales, operations, marketing and finance
  • Responsible for evaluating and presenting to senior management, the financial impact of the bi-annual market list change and make recommendations
  • Responsible to work closely with the IT group to continually evolve and enhance the NAM forecasting and reporting process
  • Will be tasked with evaluating current processes and identifying opportunities to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of current processes
  • Will be responsible to work closely with the Director of FP&A and FSI FP&A team to ensure the FSI budget, forecasting, and reporting requirements are completed in a timely and accurate manner
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Manager, Procurement & Operations Advisory Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead Regulatory Affairs transformation projects for Life Sciences clients
  • Provide oversight of client and KPMG work teams throughout the project lifecycle and help ensure timely execution of project deliverables
  • Lead analysis on regulatory-related data, processes, business requirements, operating models, etc
  • Communicate business process improvement opportunities to Regulatory Affairs clients
  • Assist with proposal development and other new business development activities
  • Five years of work experience related to the Regulatory Affairs function within the pharmaceutical and/or medical device industry; one year of experience with implementation or optimization of at least one of the software packages related to: Document Management, Publishing, or Registration Management; prior professional services or consulting experience preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field from an accredited college/university; Master’s degree from an accredited college/university preferred
  • Strong understanding of Regulatory Affairs related data and documents
  • Experience with Regulatory Information Management (RIM); knowledge of ISO IDMP and/or UDI / EUMDR preferred
  • Experience in project management and oversight, including supervising staff level engagement teams in the field, providing input into engagement decisions /contract management, and operational restructuring
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage and provide oversight of key strategic contracts and highly complex negotiations to ensure the most competitive supply advantage for BASF
  • Responsible for managing and driving execution of the iBP account plan to include BU strategies, value drivers & growth plans. Must ensure alignment with all internal business partners and Procurement stakeholders
  • Commit to "hiring the best" internally and externally
  • Role model and enable development of competencies in others needed to implement BASF's strategy
  • Minimum 10 years of commercial experience is required. Experience in the following or related disciplines is strongly desired: Procurement, Supply Chain, Business or Product Management, Marketing or Strategic Planning/Development and R&D
  • Experience managing others is preferred
  • Ability to coach and development team members in a global, virtual environment
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Manager, Procurement Infrastructure Resume Examples & Samples

  • Identity/report Oracle procurement functionality issues to IT Helpdesk
  • Drive P2P process efficiencies as a leader or project team participant
  • Maintain Oracle approval groups and assignments as required
  • Develop/execute Oracle iProcurement user training and support
  • Trouble shoot minor Oracle iProcurement user issues
  • Manage iProcurement and Sciquest catalogs and price files
  • Lead/execute UAT exercises that impact Oracle Purchasing and Vendor Master
  • Participate in Oracle system enhancement/issue resolution projects
  • Monitor ERP system IT ticket activity and progress including escalation
  • Request/generate OBIEE reports for Purchasing Department and train users
  • Lead/assist Oracle vendor master maintenance process, including development and revision control of written SOPs/work instructions and forms
  • Produce small business subcontracting analysis and reporting
  • Advanced knowledge and experience with Procurement applications required
  • Solid understanding of P2P practices and efficiencies
  • Prior experience working with Oracle or similar ERP system required
  • Ability to work collaboratively and facilitate meetings
  • Experience working with business intelligence reports (Crystal Reports, OBIEE)
  • Ability to lead change management within the organization
  • Advanced level in communication, leadership, organizational, interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects in process
  • Experience in Biotech or related manufacturing environment preferred
  • Understanding of regulatory requirements and best practices impacting P2P functions such as Sarbanes Oxley, Small Business Subcontracting requirements
  • Intermediate to advanced skill level with MS Excel, Word, Power Point
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Associate Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Seven years of related experience is required
  • Two years of Principal Buyer or higher level experience is required
  • Knowledge of Word, Excel and Windows required
  • Outlook and Cost Point Deltek preferred
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Assistant Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manages the procurement team and directs the team activities to achieve the procurement goals and objectivities
  • Creates and implement strategic sourcing plan that fosters continuous improvement in supply chain cost, quality, and delivery
  • Serves as the principal authority and liaison for the company with suppliers on business objectives. Directs the negotiation of supply contracts. Identifies and approves suppliers and purchase prices in the company purchasing system
  • Insures supplier's operating principles meet the company's requirements. Audits the suppliers’ costs, financial performance, manufacturing and technical capabilities to identify process and product improvement opportunities
  • Coordinates supplier collaboration with engineering, quality and material personnel in product development projects, quality and delivery improvement
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills required
  • User experience in ERP system, SAP and etc
  • Demonstrates ability to effectively lead varied people under all conditions
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Senior Program Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Develop multi-year strategic plans for category spend management and supplier base development that provides Amazon a competitive advantage
  • Drive annual plans and activities that meets the company’s financial objectives
  • Lead major procurement projects on a regional basis
  • Work in close cooperation with other regional procurement teams and respective stakeholders
  • Lead the implementation of strategic supplier development plans including maximizing purchasing leverage and improving supplier performance
  • Implement strategic sourcing strategies to optimize costs
  • Lead key negotiations, implement improved processes and incorporate value engineering activities to achieve cost reduction goals
  • Drive the necessary controls, budgets, policies and procedures to optimize contribution to Amazon’s business plans
  • Develop and implement an integrated supply chain processes that effectively support Amazon’s growing and dynamic business model
  • Build, develop and lead a team of world class professionals
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout the organization
  • · Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or other technical field from an accredited university or 4+ years Amazon experience
  • 8+ years of domestic/international procurement experience including category management, large project negotiations or contract management
  • Executive level negotiation, supplier management and contract management experience
  • Data analysis and analytical decision making skills
  • Experience partnering closely with stakeholders and/or regional partners
  • MBA and work experience in a technical field is highly desired
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Manager, Procurement Solutions Resume Examples & Samples

  • MBA, or equivalent work experience - 5 to 7 years of experience/ OTJ training
  • Previous consulting experience with a recognized firm REQUIRED
  • Conducted multiple sourcing events across diverse categories
  • Experienced completing end-to-end sourcing process - Data Collection, Vendor Selection, Contracting
  • Capable of building / managing larger data files (strong Excel skills)
  • Experienced in leading team and others
  • Led projects / delivered results
  • Multiple, specific functional (spend category) knowledge
  • Flexible and creative thinking; results-driven
  • PE Leveraged Sourcing Experience
  • Procurement Specific Related Certifications
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Manager, Procurement / Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage the AVL (approved vendor list) and evaluation of suppliers
  • Drive year over year cost reduction through Strategic Sourcing methodologies
  • Champion annual productivity improvements by leading internal and joint supplier / teams pursuing cost reduction opportunities in alignment with the sourcing strategy (e.g. lowering inventory levels, increasing yields, improving supplier operations, etc.)
  • Support improving CAPA and non-conformances through development of the supply base in conjunction with Quality team
  • Source and drive inventory reduction improvements
  • Manage material and process selection for purchases, locating and selecting suppliers for purchases per category strategies, negotiate prices, develop and administer contracts for strategic suppliers, develop strategic suppliers, develop and improve large spend category strategies and major business processes such as business continuity and supplier selection to deliver annual improvements in total cost, quality and service, and support sites as needed
  • Communicate, monitor, and aggressively manage compliance with the sourcing strategy or business process
  • Establish close working relationships with other functions (e.g. engineering, operations, marketing, quality) to ensure full understanding and support of strategic sourcing perspective to key processes
  • Draft SOPs as needed
  • Management and development of purchasing team
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, Operations or related field
  • 10 years of business experience
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, oral, and presentation skills
  • Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
  • MBA or master’s degree
  • 5 years of manufacturing experience
  • Experience with purchasing, materials, or supply chain
  • Effective knowledge in Sourcing procedures, Purchasing Controls & Supplier Selection Processes, supplier manufacturing processes, production systems and logistics, database management, Quality Systems, negotiation and contract law, statistical methods, and Project Management
  • Training and/or certification in APICS / LEAN Six Sigma / Project Management
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Senior Program Manager, Procurement Analytics Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manages and executes various reporting and analytic support for the systems and processes around all procurement activities (pre/post). Develops and produces financial and operational analysis of Procurement activity, and other management/productivity analyses; compliance reporting and operational performance for vendors, business units, team members, etc
  • This includes around, but is not limited to
  • A minimum of 10 years’ experience in contracting and purchasing activities; with a minimum of 5 years staff supervisory and/or team leadership experience
  • Strong analytical/reporting skills, with at least 5 years of demonstrated experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to successfully interact with senior leadership and internal and external business partners
  • Demonstrated knowledge of vendor management systems, techniques and methodologies and demonstrated experience managing vendor management systems
  • Sound and problem resolution
  • General knowledge of Contingent Workforce regulations, policies and procedures
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and internet (SaaS) technologies
  • Experience aggregating and structuring systems and databases to provide insightful reporting across a breadth of Procurement activities (Corp, Gov, CWM)
  • Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP)
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Five years procurement experience
  • Three years supervisory or management experience
  • Supply Chain
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Sourcing
  • CPM/CPSM Certified
  • Minimum of one years' experienced in the PeopleSoft ERP system
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Bachelor Degree with 15 + years of subcontracts/supply chain/procurement or related experience or masters with 13 + years of subcontracts/supply chain/procurement or related experience
  • Demonstrated strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to model and promote a strong sense of engagement, teamwork and cooperation
  • Must possess the ability to effectively manage competing priorities and deadlines, and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast paced environment while demonstrating a professional attitude
  • Must have excellent a business acumen, problem solving, communication and organizational skills
  • Must be able to lead and influence internal and external customers
  • Understanding of procurement policies, procedures, and regulations is essential
  • Well versed in federal acquisition regulations, DFARS, ITAR, terms and conditions, solid understanding of engineering technical requirements, budgeting experience and EVM knowledge, proficient in Microsoft Office (Project, PowerPoint, and Excel), and experience in SAP
  • Must have an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
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Manager Procurement Global Resume Examples & Samples

  • Set objectives for the team based on the Procurement and the program balanced scorecards
  • Prioritize resources allocation and team support in order to maximize overall benefits to the program
  • Work closely with cross-functional leadership within the Global 7000-8000 program and the procurement leadership teams
  • Complete performance evaluation and personal development plans with team members
  • Coach and develop team members
  • Create formal networks internally and externally
  • You must have negotiation experience; capable of establishing logical arguments and finalizing agreements
  • You have strong capabilities in operational, commercial and financial management
  • You are recognized for your leadership and innovation, and have a proven track record in coordinating and managing a team
  • You are detail oriented, focused, rigorous and committed to meeting deadlines
  • Have a high proficiency and are a good communicator in French and English (written and spoken)
  • Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office environment with knowledge of MS Project
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Manager, Procurement NPM Resume Examples & Samples

  • Sourcing and Execution
  • Develop the sourcing strategy and drive the negotiation process with suppliers or related parties
  • Initiate and develop sourcing strategies for high spend, critical commodities
  • Lead negotiations on all commercial terms and conditions during or after the tender process
  • Take a leading role in all responsible sourcing projects to meet internal customers’ requirements and to achieve the optimal benefits for the company
  • Design, promote and implement of supplier management strategies, directions and plans
  • Ensure all sourcing arrangements are fully compliant to the existing policy, process instruction and the relevant guidelines
  • Maintenance and implementation of internal control of Integrated Management System
  • Monitor and execute reports from Procurement Systems
  • Bachelor of Engineering in manufacturing and automotive or related fields. Master in Engineering or MBA preferable
  • Excellent skills of interpersonal, organizational and proven negotiation
  • Ability to initiate contract negotiation and proper documentation
  • Ability to build collaborations with business partners both internal and external
  • Knowledge of Strategic Sourcing Methodology is a plus
  • Good command of both English and Thai especially verbal and written communication
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Sourcing Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Leads or facilitates specification development, standards creation, and demand management policy development, working closely business partners
  • Leads or coordinates sourcing and procurement initiatives
  • Leads market assessment and demand management analysis
  • Manages RFI, RFP, contract development, and review processes and utilizes appropriate support tools to enhance sustainable results and ensuring that procurement processes are conducted in the most effective way possible
  • Tracks supplier and service provider quality of service
  • Directs the tracking and reporting of category spend and savings for assigned sourcing initiatives
  • Maintaining a repository of all supplier contracts, and keeping abreast of contract expiration dates for managed categories
  • Communicates results to VP of Procurement and seeks upper management support when necessary
  • Identify opportunities to conduct sourcing engagements that impact multiple global markets
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Senior Category Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Utilize Mallinckrodt’s sourcing excellence framework and appropriate sourcing techniques to carry out projects & events, identify preferred/strategic suppliers, negotiate and execute contracts
  • Work closely with business partners to establish category strategies that enable strong business results and achievement of functional goals
  • Deliver annual savings while assuring best quality and service from service providers
  • Develop in-depth knowledge of Commercial Services spend, requirements, and supply market
  • 5+ years of procurement/sourcing experience within a global organization
  • Prior experience with commercial categories strongly preferred but not required
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Organizing day to day business for this procurement function
  • Setting up and maintaining general procurement SOP’s, guide lines and electronic PUR (SAP, EMS, PACE project) systems
  • Setup appropriate process to seamless sourcing of all items required for manufacturing, testing and maintaining
  • Monitoring the procurement processes and create KPI's
  • Supporting the Lengnau Project Team in terms of procurement matters (equipments, supplies, service contract, …)
  • Maintaining general procurement SOP’s, guide lines and electronic PUR systems
  • Act as SME in specific category for the Global Purchasing network
  • Technical and commercial education, advanced training in purchasing/ procurement, leadership training, good English skills
  • Minimum 5 years in managing contracts, through their entire lifecycle in a multi-national environment
  • Deep understanding of the legal aspects of contract management
  • Several years leadership in a multi-national procurement function
  • Deep understanding of ERP (SAP) and MES systems
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • The packaging material portfolio may include plastic films and bags, pouches, and labels. Evaluation of the entire supply market, existing and potential, to secure most competitive total cost, quality and operational performance
  • Develops and implements category strategies for the procurement of the respective material portfolio
  • Executes a disciplined strategic sourcing process with a focus on continuous improvement in total cost, innovation, quality and service
  • Negotiates supply agreements utilizing RFP’s and eAuctions, and develops contracts
  • Responsible for supplier relationship management, including developing measures on supplier performance based upon the operation’s key metrics
  • Assess current and future market trends, and prepare price forecasts for the business. Develops commercial and supply risk mitigation strategies for the portfolio
  • Interfaces successfully with the company’s various business units and departments to insure timely and effective project implementation
  • 3 to 7 years of strategic purchasing experience
  • Extensive understanding and expertise in the procurement of multiple categories within the packaging materials spend arena, including but not limited to paper packaging materials, plastic films/bags, and label materials
  • Capable of working in a fast paced and lean environment
  • Must be experienced in strategic sourcing and have a proven background of sustained cost improvement
  • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills across multiple functions and levels of the business
  • Has successfully implemented effective business strategies which call for coordination of activity across multiple functional areas
  • Familiarity with general business systems and processes
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Provides Procurement management for our EM network
  • Assists in creating the sourcing strategy that will drive Pinnacle Food’s ability to leverage our EM network to reduce cost and drive innovation without trading off on quality or service
  • Accountable for supplier optimization process and ensures successful contract execution
  • Develops and executes the Procurement strategy that supports EM strategy, as part of the overall Manufacturing Network Strategy, and is aligned with key partners like R&D, commercialization leads, etc. The Strategy in this space needs to be dynamic enough to capture opportunities coming from make vs. buy analysis, supply base consolidation, set up overflow capacity solutions to alleviate internal capacity constraints and support speed to market for NPD
  • Builds platform to effectively work with Manufacturing/ Marketing/ R&D to identify and match business needs with supplier capabilities to drive strong business partnerships through supplier challenges, relationship development and through sharing of the business priorities and innovation capabilities within supply industry
  • Track and report on performance measures such as service level compliance, quality conformity and cost. Benchmark performance between various suppliers and identify opportunities for improvement
  • Works on financial planning including developing pricing forecasts and budget assumptions to meet financial planning calendar and has accountability for productivity and cash flow contributions
  • Four to eight years of progressive CPG Food or Beverage experience. Other similar industries or consulting backgrounds are applicable as well
  • Manager or analyste for a sophisticated manufacturing company who has demonstrated experience in the areas of responsibility described and track record in managing these functions
  • Proven track record in delivering on cost savings targets
  • Confident leader, results oriented and solution driven with developing supply chain / procurement strategy acumen
  • Ability to influence, collaborate and interact with numerous levels of the organization
  • Ability to manage across many functions of the business including Finance, Commercialization, Quality & Marketing
  • Experience with Strategic sourcing process, including strategy definition and implementation and leading contract negotiations
  • Developing business acumen
  • May or May not have direct supervision over a team of professionals
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Have a comprehensive and effective knowledge of the strategic sourcing process, utilizing various sourcing tools including THS processes as well as web based auction tools and analytical cost analysis programs and processes
  • Develop and maintain ongoing market insight and knowledge so as to ensure TreeHouse Private Brands is current on all changes associated with product types, vendors, market conditions and pricing domestically and internationally
  • Develop strategies and build necessary relationships with TreeHouse plants and suppliers to implement lower cost alternatives as well as meet all material quality requirements
  • Cost/Pricing management
  • Administrative management
  • Support and develop Sustainability efforts
  • Minimum of five to seven years of experience in a packaging sourcing or procurement management role with direct responsibility for category strategy, supplier management and pricing/costs decisions required. Working knowledge and experience with strategic sourcing processes is required
  • Strong PC software application knowledge using Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and function on sourcing teams
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Manager Procurement, Power Plants Americas Resume Examples & Samples

  • Assume responsibility for all project Subcontractors, Suppliers and Partners subcontracting and contractual activities, from Hand Over from Sales until all relevant contractual obligations are complete and all relevant contractual issues are resolved / settled
  • Prepares the Request for Quotation (RFQ) package, being responsible of collecting all pertinent inputs form other departments, ensuring their involvement, (Technical Description, Project Planning requirements, etc), together with the Commercial conditions package he/she prepares
  • Ensures full alignment of Quotations, involving all corresponding departments, throughout the deviation and clarification processes, including, but not limited, meetings with bidders, organizing them. Ensuring that all legal aspects in Subcontractors, Suppliers and Partners Contracts are fully aligned with those appearing in Customer Contract (by others): Warranties, Penalties/LD’s, Insurances, Bonds, etc
  • Once, ensured the full alignment, and if necessary, prepares open bid process or other leading to best technical and economical offer
  • Prepares Final Tabulation of the offers received, compiling technical, economical, warranties, etc comments and recommendations, for final stakeholder decision (for instance, Project Manager)
  • Once selected, finalizes agreement on commercial, technical and other conditions with final vendor, preparing final contract documentation, including Request for Purchasing (RFP), Technical Annexes, Commercial Agreements, etc
  • Issues Purchase Request (PR) in Oracle system (or ERP equivalent), ensuring implementation of Sunpower policies for approval chain signatures
  • Applies Change Order mechanisms as reflected in the contract, when necessary, and properly recording it and justifying
  • Manages Claims to / from Subcontractors, Suppliers and Partners when required, preserving Sunpower interests
  • Leads Contractors, Suppliers and Subcontractors qualification processes, involving all Australian Customer Operation and EPC Teams, according process, keeping records of
  • Once qualified, establish frame agreements across the Region
  • Submits weekly and monthly reporting on Procurement activities: at Project, Departments, Countries and Regional Levels, with clear Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
  • Supports the Project Manager for management of Subcontractors and/or Suppliers Variation Requests / Orders, and when required for Customers
  • Achieves cost, quality and delivery goals and objectives for the whole Procurement cycle of the assigned Projects, in particular for Project Specific items
  • Influences technical design decisions in the interest of achieving optimal cost, quality, and delivery
  • Develops and manage overall suppliers and subcontractors relationships
  • Manages suppliers and subcontractors performance and capability development
  • Maintains personal knowledge of market trends including rigorous analysis of market drivers, cost structures, technical improvements and competitive landscape, applying it to their functions
  • Identification of obligations with Customers, translating them to Partners, Subcontractors, Suppliersand other third party Contracts and development and implementation of the Contract Execution and Commercial Plans, including Project Claim, Change Order, etc strategies
  • Liaise with Project Planner/ Controller to ensure appropriate schedules for Subcontracts and/or Suppliers are produced and maintained, to support Project Claim Strategy
  • Preservation of Sunpower’s rights and entitlements as provided in the Contracts. Ensure proper notices are given in line with contract requirements. Management of claims to / from Subcontractors, Suppliers and Partners. Only when requested, supports the management of claims to / from Customers as required
  • Establishment and implementation of project specific contractual procedures, particularly regarding claims, insurance, variation orders, correspondence and notifications for Subcontractors and Suppliers
  • Management of Project Insurances. Submission, monitoring and settlement of insurance claims in accordance with the Policies
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Category Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Thourough experience in strategic procurement operations, preferably in multi-site organisation
  • Experience of Engineering or IT development organisation is preferred
  • Track record of delivery in a Category Manager position in a cross-cultural, cross-functional environment
  • Strong proven problem solving skills
  • Sound communication skills are required when dealing with suppliers and internal customers
  • Background in IT procurement and experience with Application Development and Software Engineering tools (SaaS and PaaS Cloud knowledge would be advantageous)
  • Advanced level user in Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint
  • Knowledge and use of eProcurement and e-Sourcing methodology
  • MCIPS, ISM or equivalent preferred
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Associate Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Oversee/monitor Procurement operations
  • Ensure goods and services are purchased from the right supplier
  • Work with Category Manager to identify and fill demand gaps as they emerge
  • Act as SME for procurement system functionality and participate in collaborations to identify and enhance system capabilities and user interface
  • Lead all aspects of new supplier enablement
  • Participate in collaborative efforts to on board new categories of spend
  • Act as liaison and Prudential advocate in resolving issues between end users and suppliers
  • Partner with Category Mangers to identify non -compliant spend and, as needed, to support execution of overarching category strategies
  • Create reporting structure/schedule to manage operations and category strategies
  • Bachelor´s Degree in Business, Supply Chain or related discipline a plus
  • 3-5 years professional experience in a business environment
  • Ability to demonstrate a high degree of initiative and ability to work independently
  • Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills for interaction with Prudential associates and vendors including the ability to navigate and resolve service delivery issues
  • Knowledge of sourcing and procurement processes/concepts a plus; Oracle Purchasing a plus
  • Proficient in MS Excel, MS Word
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead the procurement department with focus of securing delivery precision
  • Recruit and develop direct reports
  • Optimize procurement in terms of availability, inventory and turnover rate
  • Handle Supplier delivery disturbances
  • Proactive communicate with production and supply chain on the risks of material shortages
  • Identify, lead or participate in projects & activities related to Vara Production & Distribution
  • ERP/MRP knowledge
  • Clear customer focus and high responsiveness
  • Business understanding and knowledge
  • Analytical, structured and quality minded
  • High ability to work in teams and projects
  • Good networking, communication and presentation skills
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Manager, Procurement & Operations Advisory Resume Examples & Samples

  • Minimum of five years of management consulting experience with Supply Chain Analytics and Cost Optimization and a strong background in one or more supply chain functions
  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, engineering, operations analysis or a related field from an accredited college/university; MBA from an accredited college/university is preferred
  • General Understanding of Business Operations (Front, Middle and Back Office) and excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
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Associate Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Support development of Procurement & Supply Chain Strategy Capability strategy aligned with GPS CDG and IDP
  • Act as the Capabilities lead for 2 Functional Skills, partnering with the PLT/PSCLT owner and thought partners to develop & deliver inspired & effective training programs, tools, and templates
  • Execute onboarding for Procurement FTE new hires
  • Education: BS or BA Degree
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience Procurement, Supply Chain or related field
  • Results Orientated/ proactive / go-getter / hungry/ to gain depth in procurement and grow
  • Proven track record of cross functional collaboration. Has successfully led cross functional programs and proven ability to influence senior leaders in the organization. Ability to successfully influence and lead through other team members who are not direct reports
  • Proven executional and project management skills. Demonstrated ability to set realistic goals and timetables using sound judgment to execute projects. Tightly manage timelines and provide timely status updates
  • Technical depth in procurement best practices, especially in the areas of Supplier Relationship Management; expert level skills in SAP (R3) & Excel
  • Passionate about process and systems. Experienced in Lean and/or Six Sigma
  • Passionate about people development and change management. Experienced in creating and delivering training programs
  • Excellent at using different mediums (Powerpoint, Sharepoint, etc) to organize information efficiently in order to communicate in an effective and creative way
  • Ability to lead global programs; think and act globally and regionally
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Manager, Procurement Center of Excellence Resume Examples & Samples

  • Develops process to deliver Market and Commodity Intelligence to key business stakeholders
  • Provides strategic guidance on project approach using Sourcing, negotiation tactics, consolidation etc. to deliver benefit and increase competition
  • Creates and delivers spend and segmentation models to develop project opportunities and prioritization
  • Maintains standard guidelines for negotiations, SLA development and scorecarding to support business needs and requirements
  • Integrate the company practice areas for 3rd party risk and due diligence into all appropriate planning and project designs
  • Maintain Business continuity requirements
  • Regularly reports to senior management on issues and successes related to ongoing and planned procurement and supply chain efforts
  • Prepares documents for presentation to key stakeholders, customers, supervision, and management for the explanation, justification, and approval of all findings and proposals
  • Develops action plans to achieve individual and group goals plus objectives set by upper level management
  • Bachelor's Degree in a Business or related field (e.g., Finance)
  • In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of related work experience in corporate procurement specializing in organizational development, project management, strategic sourcing and supplier management strategy development and execution
  • Proven experience in managing groups of 5-15 exempt and non-exempt employees
  • Advanced knowledge and experience in change management, project management and group facilitation
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal)
  • Proven ability to maintain successful working relationships, which should include the ability to guide and oversee the work of others
  • Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills
  • An excellent understanding of various procure-to-pay processes system applications
  • Proven ability to balance multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
  • The ability to multi-task and effectively prioritize work assignments
  • Management experience within sourcing/purchasing area
  • Advanced verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to craft detailed, comprehensive updates, reports and presentations to Senior Management Levels
  • Ability to make evaluations, recommendations and decisions that will affect the outcome to the customer with little or no direct supervision
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Senior Manager / Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • 5 – 7+ years of direct experience in contracts and procurement, or directly related roles
  • Proven track record of implementing and improving contract policies and procedures
  • Ability and experience managing corporate contracts across departments
  • Exceptional organizational and project management skills
  • Ability to comfortably work in an intensely deadline-oriented environment
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders
  • Strong working knowledge of standard Microsoft Office applications
  • Intermediate to Advanced level Excel proficiency
  • Demonstrated experience obtaining the highest value during negotiations for corporate purchases is desired
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Manager Procurement Oyu Tolgoi Resume Examples & Samples

  • Completing all procurement activity compliant to the OT Operations and UG Project Procurement policies and standards, to ensure that we conduct our business with integrity
  • Ensuring all LOM goods and services sourcing strategies are developed, refined and executed to meet the demand and schedule of the OT UG Project. These strategies must build on the existing focus to deliver “Made in Mongolia” content. The LOM procurement function must deliver value to the business by way of commercial governance oversight, contract negotiations and supply chain optimisation
  • Managing OT Procurement’s integration with the OT Underground Project procurement to ensure a coordinated approach and offering for suppliers
  • Providing direction and oversight on inventory management optimisation strategy for the LOM items of demand and execution in a remote location to minimise stockholdings while managing associated risk
  • Providing thought leadership, strategic analysis, advice and risk management recommendations to senior stakeholders
  • Leading engagement with suppliers to ensure the supplier performance meets OT and OT UG Project Procurement agreed performance expectations on time and to budget
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Manager Procurement NPM Mbsa East Resume Examples & Samples

  • People Management: Lead, motivate and develop allocated employees by target agreements and performance evaluations on the basis of the mission statement. Ensure target-oriented internal communication and task related training. Provide employees with the necessary task related training to meet the requirements of Compliance. Ensure the achievement of agreed targets. Lead a cross-functional international team and foster cooperation. Ensure communication and compliance of relevant law, regulations and guidelines. Optimise team performance and development of employees continuously. Conceptualise and realise cooperation models and tools for teams
  • Strategic Procurement: Negotiate contracts and coordinate sourcing decisions. Set-up a sourcing roadmap to support planning and reporting and align it with business. Communicate closely with global commodity managers
  • 5 to 8 years’ experience in purchasing, leading people and project management. Working experience in multi-national projects
  • Project management and leadership skills
  • Ability to understand technical details of relevant commodities
  • English and German on negotiation level
  • Legal knowledge (especially CWS requirements)
  • IT system knowledge (MS Office)
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Category Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Understand your portfolios strategic cost management objectives and develop initiatives to deliver agreed outcomes
  • Manage the source to contract process, tender documentation, evaluation and contract awarding
  • Maximise the potential of the sourcing function to improve commercial outcomes
  • Proactively manage business risks through structured service arrangements
  • Provide ongoing contract management support (including claim dispute management and variation negotiation)
  • Monitor performance against contracts, ensuring agreed standards and contractual outcomes are met and maintained
  • Actively support the development and delivery of a highly engaged, capable and integrated Global Procurement team
  • Experience in strategic sourcing and vendor management to meet stakeholder requirements
  • Track record in business partnering with key stakeholders, at varying levels within a large/complex organization
  • Proven ability to manage all aspects of the source to contract process along with ongoing performance management
  • Project management skills including the management of risks, problem solving and the meeting of deadlines
  • Evidence of sound judgment and ethical behaviour in making and influencing quality decisions
  • Demonstrated technological, financial and organisational skills
  • Specialist knowledge of commercial and contract law and statutory requirements
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Manager, Procurement & Operations Advisory Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage the enablement of sourcing and procurement applications such as Ariba (Ariibabuyer), Ivalua, and Coupa
  • Review the work product of associates and provide direction and training as necessary
  • Five years of management consulting experience in strategic sourcing, P2P services procurement, category management, contract management and procurement technology
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Manager Procurement NPM Mbsa Based Resume Examples & Samples

  • Project Management: Act as the interface between IPS, planning, controlling, project organisation and the global commodity managers for all commodities involved and coordinate all W206 requirements. Prepare and participate in all relevant committees and awarding conferences
  • People Management:Lead, motivate and develop allocated employees by target agreements and performance evaluations on the basis of the mission statement. Ensure target-oriented internal communication and task related training. Provide employees with the necessary task related training to meet the requirements of Compliance. Ensure the achievement of agreed targets. Lead a cross-functional international team and foster cooperation. Ensure communication and compliance of relevant law, regulations and guidelines. Optimise team performance and development of employees continuously. Conceptualise and realise cooperation models and tools for teams
  • Change Management: Steer and coordinate a workgroup that ensures sourcing ramp-up and the achievement of an optimal project viability
  • Control: Implement appropriate sourcing strategies and a set of targets and track the achieved results. Perform project controlling continuously with regards to costs, timing and risk management. Prepare regular reporting updates to the global as well as Plant W175 committees
  • Ability to quickly understand complex situations and to structure and simplify them
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Program Manager, Procurement Specialist Resume Examples & Samples

  • Reviewing procurement requests and generating purchase orders
  • Maintaining the team’s Procurement Catalogue
  • Maintaining Procurement records and databases (e.g. supplier setup, contract information, supplier performance)
  • Liaising with the A/P department in regards to invoices, supplier holds and cost discrepancies
  • Maintaining clear documentation and audit trail of procurement activities
  • Proactively supporting procurement project activities throughout all phases of the project
  • Improving lead time performance within the procurement process ensuring timely delivery of goods and services to meet business requirements
  • Interacting with suppliers on a daily basis to resolve transactional issues and gather critical information regarding invoices, tracking info, etc
  • Ensuring adherence to Amazon’s global spend policy and local Procurement policies and procedures
  • Maintaining and developing supplier relationships
  • Maintains and drives compliance lead time for all sourcing to delivery cycles
  • BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or similar
  • Strong planning, organization, analytical, attention to detail and problem solving skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - can interact with all levels of an organization, internally and externally
  • Ability to multi-task, work and complete tasks effectively under minimal supervision, tight time constraints, and periodic high volume circumstances
  • Proficient in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Web based communication tools
  • Ownership of tasks and ability to make decisions
  • Knowledge of continuous improvement including identification and implementation
  • Knowledge of policy and procedure management including development
  • Knowledge of change management (e.g., policy changes)
  • Previous Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) experience
  • Contract and price negotiation experience
  • Working knowledge of safety and regulatory protocols
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Product and materials knowledge
  • Knowledge of the cement/concrete production process
  • Is able to apply supply chain management concepts
  • Understands external customer requirements and their impact on internal customers and suppliers
  • Deep knowledge of JDE functional processes and systems (maintenance, inventories and purchasing modules)
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Senior Category Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Oversight of 3rd party procurement services providers services, including performance to contract, KPI's, SLA's and savings targets
  • Act as central point of contact and knowledge for globally coordinated categories
  • Continue to drive key business initiatives that are supporting company-wide cost saving targets
  • Monitor vendor market and identify opportunities resulting from new product offerings and/or market shifts (e.g., entry or exit of vendors, changes in pricing)
  • Manage internal team/resources to deliver timely results on low dollar sourcing projects
  • 10+ Years of experience in Procurement, or related category expertise
  • Experience with legal contracts, financial analyses, and a track record of delivering cost savings
  • Prior experience collaborating and partnering with senior executives both internally and externally
  • Procure-to-Pay system expertise
  • PowerPoint, Excel expertise
  • Category specific background would be an added advantage
  • Strong organizational, verbal communication and writing skills
  • Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language
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Category Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Facilitate internal stakeholder relationships to ensure quality of procurement services being delivered is meeting and/or exceeding stakeholder expectations
  • Partner closely with the business to set category long-term and mid-/ short-term objectives and pipeline of initiatives and agree on how value will be measured and delivered
  • Monitors and requests corrective actions of 3rd party procurement services provider if contractual KPI's and SLA's are not being met
  • Monitor vendor market and identify opportunities resulting from new product offerings and/or market shifts (e.g., entry or exit of vendors, changes in pricing) Manage internal team/resources to deliver timely results on low dollar sourcing projects
  • Engage the support of stakeholders using problem solving and proactive communication skills
  • Regularly report out category status on savings and initiatives to senior level procurement leadership
  • Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Bachelor's degree
  • 1-5 Years of experience in Procurement, or related category expertise
  • Awareness of legal contracts, financial analyses, and methodology of delivering cost savings
  • Possess excellent communication, organization, interpersonal and negotiation skills with a strong focus on customer acumen
  • PowerPoint, Excel experience
  • Strong problem-solving skills and work ethic
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business or related field required, MBA preferred
  • 5 years of professional experience in strategic sourcing or Supply Chain Management or combination of education and experience
  • Experience in employing strategic sourcing methodologies
  • Experience in supporting formal Supplier Relationship Management programs
  • Knowledge/experience with Ariba or another spend management tool to source to settle systems a plus
  • Certification in supply chain, contract management, procurement or project management a plus
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage, lead or assist the management of sourcing projects to ensure that RELX Group procures effectively
  • Develop, manage and execute innovative procurement strategies, based on relevant analytics of procurement spend and activities, demonstrating strong subject matter expertise in Technology Services and utilizing procurement expertise
  • Provide strategic procurement expertise and support to Divisions, functions and subsidiaries
  • Lead the due diligence process for setting up new suppliers, research contract database to ensure the supplier has not been set up previously and work with the appropriate sourcing leaders and tools to position the company to be able to start work with the supplier
  • Maintain the contract database for technology services, working in conjunction with project leaders and sourcing managers
  • Proactively address expiring contracts, working with the team to agree on action items and lead the activities to amend or reinstate the supplier’s contract
  • Provide input relative to category management and sourcing strategies, processes, and policies
  • Research and review contracts, work orders, vendor proposals and then drive the changes required; execute rate card analysis and benchmarking
  • Ability to generate spend reports using tools provided by Global Procurement, lead analysis of spend/internal data, and external market information to execute activities and projects to deliver cost savings, risk mitigation and improved vendor relationships with key suppliers
  • Regularly monitor and maintain various databases for the technology services team including shared storage area(s), Rate Card Repository, Contract and RFP repository and savings tracking system. Establish build and grow best practices and processes for managing these
  • Where applicable, facilitate and lead RFI and RFQ processes, including vendor selection, pricing and other commercial negotiations; take ownership of results
  • Promote and use tools created by the Global Procurement organization; assist in development and refinement of these tools
  • Identify, evaluate and recommend business process improvement opportunities to customers and stakeholders, utilizing procurement knowledge, current and emerging business models and creative business approaches
  • Experience in one or more of the following industries a plus: insurance, healthcare, finance and publishing
  • Experience with IT technologies such as IT services, application development management and support, infrastructure services, software development, cloud computing, and industry leaders that supply services
  • Demonstrated project leadership experience, utilizing project management disciplines and tools
  • Able to understand and influence internal stakeholder demands and decisions on relevant requirements
  • Experience in successfully developing proposals and driving vendor evaluation and qualification processes
  • Excellent interpersonal skills leading to abilities to influence and impact strategic organizational transformations
  • The candidate has to have the ability to work as part of a team
  • Internal skills and experience
  • Ability to interact effectively with Divisional Executives, Senior Managers and Manager
  • Ability to interact effectively with Divisional functional and business unit departments and budget owners responsible for the spend categories
  • Ability to interact effectively with Legal Department for contract drafting, negotiation and monitoring
  • Ability to interact effectively with various departments for internal audit, social and environmental responsibility, diversity and related departments for compliance and fiduciary controls
  • External Working Relationships
  • Interact with external vendors as appropriate
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Make recommendations to achieve efficiency, customer service and organization’s goals
  • Develop supply chain analytics to make operational performance and trends visible
  • Use common processes tools, and information systems to enable supply chain analysis
  • Ensure data integrity of all analytics and reports
  • Develop reporting capability for supply chain Key Performance Indicators
  • Use existing business systems to provide analytics and reporting that are capable and repeatable
  • Develop basic supply chain models for scenario analysis
  • Conduct internal and external benchmarking analysis
  • Help implement new Business Processes and Systems as needed
  • Defines the process standard and which elements are “critical to quality”
  • Works SMEs to assess and approve any variations from the standard process
  • Works with multiple teams to build process change (design/ improvement) deployment plans and production support processes
  • Analytical Reasoning - Has a good understanding of analytical methodologies and the ability to utilize some statistical tools
  • Project Management - Has a good understanding of and effectively applies project management techniques in low to moderately complex projects
  • Supply Chain Knowledge - Works with the Supply Chain areas and has knowledge of how the areas work to meet our customer’s requirements
  • Communication - Expresses reactions and opinions without intimidating others. Actively encourages others to express their honest views, even contrary ones
  • Planning - Solid understanding of how to establish plans. Develops plans that are thorough, realistic, and effective in meeting goals. Uses basic tools, processes and systems to document work clearly Integrates planning efforts across functions
  • Execution - Manages the performance of self through the use of structured tools. Delegates effectively and regularly with solid support and follow through
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • The Procurement Manager is responsible for procurement activities at the site
  • The Procurement Manager will develop the strategy to effectively procure goods and services required for operations at Argo and lead cross site initiatives as part of the NA procurement organization
  • The Procurement Manager will be responsible for delivery of site targeted savings, achievement of the plant budget goal and required service levels
  • The Procurement Manager will also be held accountable for cross site project deliverables, including assigned larger capital projects
  • With the regional and global Procurement team, the Procurement Manager will ensure the use of best practices and tools in the function
  • A minimum of 10 years of proven results in a strategic procurement role with relevant experience working in a process plant environment such as Food, Beverage, Plastics or Chemicals
  • Demonstrated results utilizing the Strategic Sourcing Process
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or a related field
  • Experience with SAP and e-sourcing tools such as, Bravo Solution or equivalent
  • Multisite experience is a plus
  • Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. Ability to effectively lead/influence key stakeholders and motivate a team
  • Ability to work with little direction and lead others in a challenging, dynamic union work environment
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, highly organized, and excellent problem solving and decision-making skills. Ability to affect change through influence and good communication
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Central contact for with providing equipment budgets, consulting on equipment application and install, managing cross functional support teams and developing equipment packages for approval
  • Manage equipment selection establishing general policy and procedures for the purchase of equipment and working with project teams to ensure timely completion of the projects within budgeted amounts. Interact with various engineering, architectural, store planning and interior design disciplines to achieve this end
  • Acquires, assesses and retains top talent; consistently develops self and team to achieve personal team member and overall departmental goals
  • Prepares annual expense and financial forecasts for the equipment purchasing department
  • Review drawings, specifications, equipment lists, cost estimates, budgets, shop drawings, and other documents for general conformance to project equipment criteria. Obtain, distribute, and communicate as appropriate
  • Delivers consistent reductions in the cost of goods and services, while maximizing total value for assigned categories
  • Determines and recommends, in collaboration with business owners, appropriate vendor selection and the best source of supply; leads subsequent negotiations
  • Ensures equipment buying decisions are based on competitive comparison of product features, life cycle costs and vendor support capabilities
  • Evaluates and possesses a comprehensive understanding of product and service cost composition
  • Develops an annual sourcing calendar of initiatives for assigned categories, based on business plans, market conditions, and terms of outstanding contracts
  • Analyzes and selects optimum channels of distribution for the delivery of goods & services to the end users
  • Articulates the business terms of new agreements to Legal, and ensures that final contract language is consistent with the terms of those agreements
  • Communicates with and steers a cross-functional team of business owners and internal departments through the End-to-End Strategic Procurement Process
  • Proactively supports and enables the participation of diverse suppliers in corporate sourcing initiatives
  • Identifies, qualifies, and develops new suppliers, while continuously maintaining existing supplier base for the enterprise
  • Establishes baseline spend, validates commodity market changes, designs financial models, and develops annual category savings forecasts
  • Manage vendor price changes through an active methodology of analyzing vendor cost drivers and benchmarking against verifiable market indicators
  • Resolves complex issues and communicates solutions to upper management
  • Collaborates with business owners in strategic vendor management processes, including product quality and business reviews
  • Coordinates the product testing with business owners, and other relevant stakeholders when necessary, for successful sourcing
  • Primary point of contact for vendor’s program related questions. Leads issue resolution to ensure compliance with agreements while preserving positive vendor relationships
  • Executes other duties as requested or required
  • 5+ years’ experience in the food industry with purchasing and/or project management responsibilities
  • The incumbent is expected to maintain membership and participate in the appropriate industry, technical, and professional organizations, as well as complete professional development and continuing educational courses
  • A strong working knowledge of laws, regulations and practices governing equipment application and selection, bidding, purchasing and fixturing and the construction of food stores is necessary; including the ethical issues involved
  • Strong leadership skills including ability to council, coach and support project teams
  • Strong planning skills. The ability to convert a client’s merchandising objectives into reality with knowledgeable recommendations on the selection of equipment
  • Strong management skills. The ability to supervise staff to assure that appropriate equipment is selected and purchased; and is delivered and installed on time and within budget
  • The ability to effectively manage conflicts between competing interests both internal and external
  • Strong personal organizational skills. The ability to simultaneously manage and coordinate many diverse activities at different stages of completion
  • Strong interpersonal and customer service skills including listening, verbal and written communication skills; used in communicating internally as well as externally. This includes the ability to work effectively with the internal team and with retailers/clients, vendors/suppliers, contractors and governmental agencies
  • Ability to make group presentations to retailer/client and public groups, and the ability to conduct effective meetings
  • Keep current in knowledge of equipment technologies and trends
  • Previous experience with personal computers required. Must have working skills with basic office software and aptitude in learning and developing specialized data reporting tools
  • Possess good negotiating skills, good communication skills (verbal and written), and ability to interpret data and initiate decisions and actions based on input from data, superiors and subordinates
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Manager, Procurement Technology Resume Examples & Samples

  • Advising internal clients on sourcing strategies and how to leverage existing global arrangements
  • Leading medium to complex sourcing projects (RFx, renegotiation and direct negotiation) from concept through to execution and post award issues management
  • Developing category strategies in conjunction with the Sr. Manager, to capture maximum savings and improve efficiency and alignment Globally for assigned suppliers and stakeholders,
  • Leading regular project status meetings with certain high demand stakeholder groups as assigned
  • Perform and support all procurement processes per Deloitte's Global Sourcing Methodology including but not limited to
  • Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related discipline
  • 5-8 years of experience in IT procurement/strategic sourcing roles
  • Proven organizational and strong communications skills
  • Demonstrated accomplishments in negotiations and managing complex IT sourcing transactions
  • In-depth proven knowledge of suppliers in categories such as: Software – Perpetual and SaaS, IT Services and Outsourcing
  • Self-starter, independent, proactive and strategic in identifying opportunities with our internal clients and business units with respect to procurement
  • Experience building and leveraging strong business relationships with internal clients as well as external networking
  • Ability to prioritize, multi-task and deliver results in a deadline driven working environment
  • An enthusiastic professional who thrives in a fast-paced, team focused organization
  • Intermediate to Advanced Excel & Power Point skills are required
  • Hands on experience with sourcing technologies, contract management systems is an asset
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Manager, Procurement, Business Services Resume Examples & Samples

  • Analyzing spend and identifying areas for global procurement opportunities
  • Leading medium to complex sourcing projects from concept through to negotiations, contract terms and execution and post award issues management
  • Managing a portfolio of supplier relationships, which may include on-going supplier management and performance monitoring
  • 3-5 years of experience in procurement/category management
  • Degree qualified in Business, Finance or Supply Chain
  • Demonstrated achievements in negotiations and managing complex sourcing transactions
  • Strong administrative, project management and analytical skills
  • Strategic and business focused in order to maximize opportunities for our internal clients and business units
  • Excellent interpersonal and client service skills
  • Self-starter, independent, proactive and enthusiastic
  • A collaborative professional who thrives in a fast-paced, team focused organization
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Senior Category Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans together with global senior leaders at various organizational levels up to the C-suite as well as site leadership teams
  • Develop deep knowledge of the global landscape of supplier base, service level agreements, technologies, competitive environment, market trends and cost drivers
  • Make sourcing recommendations and decisions based on financial analysis, cost structure of categories, and supplier position in their industry and marketplace
  • Negotiate contracts with suppliers. Fully understand and negotiate the structure and terms of common contracts and business models
  • Lead cross-functional teams to implement sourcing strategies and execute related sourcing projects to deliver optimal total cost of ownership, consolidate supplier base and drive efficiency through web-based catalogue solutions
  • Manage supplier relationships to ensure best in class pricing, product and service quality, continuity of goods and services, and alignment with internal stakeholder and company strategies
  • Perform other duties as assigned based on business needs
  • Manage supplier performance by establishing and stewarding appropriate KPI’s. Establish and manage executive relationships with key suppliers
  • Report monthly progress including progress on key initiatives, savings achieved/forecast, cost metrics and variances versus plan
  • Act as first escalation point if problems with suppliers arise. Coordinate resolution of supplier performance issues
  • Prior consulting experience (regardless of focus) strongly preferred
  • Prior experience with corporate categories strongly preferred but not required
  • Experience with category management and multi‐step strategic sourcing processes, with results measured in terms of TCO
  • Experience implementing demand management strategies
  • Track record of year‐over‐year delivery of distinctive value from strategic supply chain activities
  • Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA strongly preferred
  • Experience in spend analytics, category management, contract management, supplier relationship management and e‐sourcing
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Summer Student, Category Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • University degree student
  • Advanced analytical skills and strong business acumen
  • Proficiency in reporting and data mining (MS excel, MS access, Visual Basic)
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills, statistics knowledge and experience required
  • Proven ability to create unique solutions to manage and/or analyze data
  • Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong relationships across multiple levels and stakeholders group
  • Ability to manage time and prioritize while working independently
  • Business degree student preferred
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Category Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Drive category suppliers in Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance and add value to Amazon
  • Identify, achieve and report on savings and value targets for category sourcing activities
  • Align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category
  • 5+ years of experience in a sourcing or supply chain management or equivalent role
  • 2+ years of team leadership experience
  • Strong negotiation and influencing skills
  • High level of contract knowledge
  • Supplier management and engagement experience
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Technology Manager Procurement Process & Systems Resume Examples & Samples

  • Engaging key stakeholders across Kellogg functional groups to drive development of systems and processes that simplify and standardize work within Global Procurement and across Kellogg functions
  • Leveraging Internal and External SharePoint Technology Platforms to drive Global Work Solutions, such as Workflow, to drive standardization and compliance to processes
  • Leading work with Finance and KNA Contract Manufacturing to define, create, and drive/sustain our financial management tool upgrade
  • Designing, Implementing, and Maintaining Price Sheet Submission System to enable billing of Contract Manufacturers; Maintaining system interface with Hyperion for Financial Reporting and Implementing and assisting with similar processes and systems Globally
  • Training within and across functions on processes and systems globally
  • Owning process for designing, implementing and improving raw material and packaging management systems & processes for Contract Manufacturing
  • Ensuring continuity of supply leveraging tools, processes, and system design for Contract Manufacturing
  • Directly overseeing KNA Contract Manufacturing Managed Raw/Pack, and serve as the single point of contact for all other Kellogg Functions
  • Ensuring successful innovation launches through the use of tools and processes that link RQT with Contract Manufacturers, including FSMA ingredient approval status visibility at our CoMans
  • Lead projects within Procurement & across Kellogg functional groups to improve both process and technology
  • High school diploma/ GED with significant practical experience in food or pharmaceutical manufacturing, supply chain, packaging/processing technologies, finance, legal, IT, procurement, customer service or other business related role
  • Extensive computer systems knowledge including SAP, Excel, Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint required and Hyperion
  • Demonstrated ability to design, implement, troubleshoot and improve processes
  • Analytical skills, demonstrated good oral and written communication skills, ability to effectively multi-task and demonstration of good follow-up and results oriented skills
  • Possession of leadership skills to motivate peers and synergize activities of key internal and external departments and organizations
  • Project management skills and techniques necessary to deliver on innovation and ongoing business requirements
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Manager Procurement Business Partner Resume Examples & Samples

  • Attend appropriate Business forums
  • Represent the Above Market and At Market Procurement Team in business review meetings as appropriate
  • Understand how procurement activities impact the key metrics of the business or function in support of the Operational Master Plan (OMP)
  • Provide the business compelling category and sourcing insights to contribute to business strategies
  • Present material cost forecast reports (data, graphs, commentary) and category insights to Business stakeholders as appropriate
  • Ensure information flow between the Market and Category Teams to effectively deliver against business/function strategies
  • Seek proactive feedback regarding sourcing activities and to enable focus on high value returns
  • Lead implementation of sourcing strategies at business level, within the overall implementation plan of the sourcing strategy
  • Create and execute stakeholder management communication plan
  • Ensure early Procurement involvement in event management projects and Nestlé Product Development and Introduction (NPDI)
  • Play an active role in our Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program through the participation of key meetings, by ensuring right stakeholder engagement and through senior interactions with local suppliers where needed
  • Ensure performance survey is completed by market stakeholders in support of Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
  • Indirect or direct supervision of Procurement Support Specialists (PSS) as required
  • Ability to work independently to identify and research relevant market, industry, and supplier information
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead sourcing activities in order to support sourcing decisions
  • Co-ordination, development and execution of the Procurement strategy for MaSP
  • Review supplier relationships, renegotiate supplier contracts, manage supplier performance and development, identify and develop supplier / joint process improvement initiatives
  • Develop, manage and oversee RFx's, along with detailed analysis of such and tender evaluations
  • Manage tender evaluations process
  • Conduct negotiations with suppliers, then review, endorse and provide contractual sign off for contracts in line with delegated authorities
  • Provide advice to Project Managers
  • Represent MaSP and NAB commercial requirements and expectations to the external market
  • Develop expertise and knowledge of business requirements and able to apply in commercial constructs
  • Engage NAB Procurement team to assist in assessments as appropriate
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Conduct bid events, negotiate with suppliers, prepare bid analysis and make sourcing recommendations to the Director including qualification of new suppliers as needed
  • Generate materials as needed for presentations, workshops and negotiations
  • Communicate sourcing decisions to stakeholders and management
  • Provide necessary inputs for supply agreements and monitor compliance
  • Manage supplier performance and supplier relationships
  • Bachelor’s degree required (Accounting/Finance, Ag Economics, Engineering, Meat Science, Supply Chain/Procurement preferred)
  • Minimum 5 years of experience required (Meat or Commodity Industry experience preferred)
  • Strong analytical skills (statistics, economics, modeling, strong Excel capabilities)
  • Ability to interface with all levels of management in a wide variety of business situations
  • Negotiations and influencing skills
  • Strong communication, relationship building and interpersonal skills
  • Problem solving, issue resolution and decision making skills
  • Proficient in MS Office, Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with SAP a plus
  • Commodity/risk management experience desired
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Manager, Procurement & Operations Advisory Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead and execute the end to end implementation, configuration and deployment of the Ivalua solution, including the enablement of eSourcing, eProcurement, Supplier Portal, Contract Management, and/or Spend Analysis
  • Lead client engagements and work streams related to strategy improvement and procurement transformation, category management, contract management processes and supplier selection
  • Assist with proposal development and other new business development activities by leveraging existing relationships with C-level executives
  • A minimum of five years of management consulting experience working with procurement processes (Source to Pay preferred) and Ivalua’s SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions for eSourcing, eProcurement, Supplier Portal, Contract Management, and/or Spend Analysis, including proven previous experience with Ivalua implementations
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, Operations Analysis or a related field from an accredited college/university; MBA from an accredited college/university preferred
  • Functional knowledge of and hands on configuration experience enabling sourcing and procurement applications in Ivalua, including proven past experience in Ivalua configuration, deployment and roll-out
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Manager, Procurement & Operations Advisory Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead client engagements and work streams related to strategy improvement for strategic sourcing, spend analysis, e-sourcing and supplier relationship management processes
  • A minimum of five years of management consulting experience with strategic sourcing, spend analysis, e-sourcing and supplier relationship management processes
  • Strong experience in supplier development, diversity, risk management, performance management and category management, as well as deep knowledge of various e-sourcing software tools
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Manager, Procurement & Operations Advisory Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead client engagements and work streams related to Work & Asset Management solutions for medium/large Power & Utility clients
  • A minimum of five years of management consulting experience implementing complex Work & Asset Management solutions for medium/large Power & Utility clients (1million+ customers) and leading delivery teams
  • Experience with Maximo preferred; other WAM solutions such as SAP-PM, Oracle WAM, CGI ARM, ABB Ellipse, or IFS is a plus
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Program Associate Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Assist in collaborating with internal manufacturing stakeholders and external suppliers to implement and manage efficient and effective “best in class” supplier relationships
  • Utilize his/her industry experience and category knowledge to assist in reducing the total cost of ownership of direct material goods and services throughout the procurement supply chain and life cycle
  • Lead efforts and drive cost reductions and process optimization in the direct materials area that covers spend areas such as raw materials, APIs, excipients and contract manufacturing services for comparable goods
  • Develop, plan and implement regional (and in some cases global) strategies and procurement sourcing initiatives across Bayer
  • Be resourceful and protect the company’s interests, balancing both short-term and long-term requirements and always consider the full supply chain cost of purchases
  • Evaluate operational effectiveness and identify new and innovative tools and processes that will make the direct materials procurement process more efficient and valuable
  • Assist with internal stakeholders to identify and implement “best in class” opportunities/processes to influence improvement in service, quality, delivery, and cost and optimal payment terms
  • Proactively drive sourcing related cooperation in order to achieve strategic imperatives
  • Assist collaborating with stakeholders to complete production objectives which include, but is not limited to: opportunity analysis, scope of work, supplier competitive landscape, develop bid lists, evaluate proposals, supplier selection, supplier management, process optimization and execution of commercial agreements
  • Deliver cost savings, supporting savings documentation and record savings realized
  • Proactively maintain knowledge including industry trends and development, plus an understanding of suppliers’ operations as they pertain to the marketplace and Bayer
  • Lead and contribute to streamlining procurement activities through effective sourcing and cost savings opportunities
  • Lead and protect Bayer by identifying the risks and risk mitigation of contracts and support streamlining the requisitioning process
  • Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience
  • Proven analytical and presentation skills
  • Demonstrated change management ability with interaction with all levels of the organization
  • Willing to travel up to 10% of the time
  • Understand e-Procurement tools and incorporate into strategies (P-Card, ERP systems, etc.)
  • Demonstrate clear and concise verbal and written communication skills
  • Expert in project management and ability to work cross-functionally
  • Strong negotiating, clear and concise communication, influencing and problem solving skills
  • Business and commercial acumen
  • Able to identify and respond to obstacles and/or challenges
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks effectively
  • Ability to prioritize deliverables
  • Creative thinking, proactive and positive attitude, excellent interpersonal skill and a sense of urgency to meet job deadlines
  • Experience in finance, production, supply chain (sourcing)
  • Advanced Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Internet search skills, SAP and e-sourcing tools
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Negotiating competitive contracts that drive significant cost savings
  • Developing cost/benefit analyses for new or revised materials to ensure positive impacts through key negotiations with suppliers
  • Contributing as a key influencer role in the qualification of alternative raw material and operating supply sources
  • Ensuring that negotiated purchase cost and operating and performance requirements of our raw materials and key supplies, enable manufacturing efficiencies
  • Maintaining extensive awareness of the overall scrap and alloy market, sales and manufacturing strategies to support business goals
  • Maintaining close coordination with personnel from manufacturing and other business areas, as required
  • This is a high visibility position which will require the selected candidate to efficiently manage and develop the strategy for the purchase of raw materials and key operating supplies that enables operational efficiency. This includes developing a strategy regarding the raw materials and key supplies, determining quantity and quality required and negotiating cost, including development and implementation of a multi-step cost savings structure over time
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • You have a bachelor's degree in business administration or equivalent
  • You have at least ten (10) years of experience Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or another related field, as of 5 in a leadership role
  • You have experience in the aerospace industry and/or manufacturing environment and/or programs management in a commercial role
  • You have proven experience in complex project management
  • You are comfortable with complex technical topics, and have knowledge of legal terminology and interpretation of contracts
  • You are familiar with aircraft design, configuration, certification and change management principles
  • You have advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office environment with knowledge of MS Project
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • At least 6 years progressive work experience in multiple areas of business procurement or supply chain management, financial or business analysis, technology, contract management and asset management
  • 3-5 years managing teams showing a demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others
  • Candidates with Furniture, Fixture, & Equipment (FF&E) sourcing skills in hospitality or other industry are preferred
  • Demonstrated business acumen and understanding of business financials, as well as, candidate with prior project management experience are encouraged to apply
  • Demonstrated knowledge of product and service needs, financial analysis, and contract terms and conditions in a technology environment
  • Able to maintain knowledge of changing technologies and product or service providers. Ideal candidate would have strong furniture, fixtures, and equipment sourcing skills in hospitality or other industry
  • Demonstrated ability to scope a project and develop a plan of action, ability to influence others, present convincing arguments and deal with conflicting viewpoints
  • Consistent implementation of process improvement initiatives while achieving business results and persevering despite obstacles
  • Demonstrated and sophisticated organization skills and attention to detail while maintaining the big picture view
  • Demonstrated experience in leading, managing and motivating people to work as a team within and outside their immediate group in order to achieve and exceed overall business goals
  • Communication requires explaining and discussing technical and process information clearly and concisely with management, technical staff, and business or professional representatives
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Negotiate and obtain materials from suppliers at the lowest cost while considering quality, reliability of source, and urgency of need
  • Interview vendors and recommend sources of supply. Analyze quotations received, selects or recommends suppliers with whom orders are to be placed and schedules deliveries
  • Reviews MRP report, late report, and scheduled receipts on a daily basis. Analyzes yearly sales forecast and places blanket orders accordingly, maintaining min/max levels. Prepares purchase orders and follows up orders with vendors to expedite delivery and shipment
  • Obtains proof of delivery and conducts check against order
  • Assists in resolving account payable issues
  • Coordinates with other departments to insure consistent delivery of materials, parts, supplies, and equipment
  • Create and maintain spreadsheets, charts, and graphs for scheduling and reporting in weekly meetings
  • Maintain integrity of the database with regard to purchasing parameters
  • Participate in special projects and assist Planning when necessary
  • Implement lean manufacturing initiatives in procurement such as Kan Ban evaluation, vendor managed inventories, and supply chain efficiency improvements
  • Promote a safe and healthy work environment on all company property to achieve the best working conditions for all employees and visitors
  • Perform duties in compliance with company policies and procedures
  • Maintain regular and predictable attendance
  • Perform other assignments as requested or as business needs require
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional level experience (5 years) in a manufacturing environment
  • Previous experience in procurement improvement or planning projects including an understanding of MRP
  • CPM or APICS certification required
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Seasoned procurement professional that has or can quickly develop deep relevant expertise of their functional areas and apply to the business environment at IHG
  • Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders effectively to deliver plans and change
  • Demonstrates the ability to develop and foster great stakeholder relationships
  • Strong impact and influencing skills
  • Strong communicator
  • Ability to focus and deliver results quickly to the business
  • Understands strategy and makes it relevant to the business and stakeholders
  • Food and beverage
  • Marketing and professional services
  • Design and build projects
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • At least 6+ years progressive work experience in multiple areas of business – procurement or supply chain management, financial or business analysis, technology, contract management and asset management
  • Candidates with operating supplies, and equipment (OS&E) sourcing skills in the hospitality or other industry are preferred
  • Demonstrated knowledge of product and service needs, financial analysis, and contract terms and conditions in a technology environment. Able to maintain knowledge of changing technologies and product or service providers. Experience with technology, telecommunications, and services negotiations and contract management is preferred
  • Consistent implementation of process improvement initiatives while achieving business results and persevering despite obstacles. Demonstrated and sophisticated organization skills and attention to detail while maintaining the big picture view
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, to address all levels within the organization and work toward consensus. Communication requires explaining and discussing technical and process information clearly and concisely with management, technical staff, and business or professional representatives
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Effective and efficient processing of purchasing & tactical buying transactions
  • Buying Center & Procurement Help Desk customer service team supporting the efficient and effective execution of Procure to Pay transactions
  • Contract management and administration staff, processes and systems
  • Issue identification and resolution processes to ensure proactive outreach when issues arise and an unyielding drive to resolve issues to Neustar users’ satisfaction
  • Continuous improvement of processes, controls and systems
  • Mentoring activities to ensure the development and career progression for Buying Center & Procurement Help Desk staff
  • Overall management of the buyers, contract administrators, procurement transaction processing, and
  • Customer Support Representatives
  • Oversee the day to day activities performed by Buying Center & Procurement Help Desk staff to ensure timely and high quality transaction processing
  • Manage workload and prioritization of tasks
  • Works closely with the business to ensure that services provided meet or exceed customer expectations; track transactional performance (quality, timeliness etc.) and get feedback from stakeholders
  • Oversee staff training and career development of Buying Center & Procurement Help Desk staff
  • Develop and maintain Neustar user training materials; ensure timely training of key Procure to Pay users
  • Attract and develop talent to build an efficient transaction processing and customer support organization; coordinate and balance workload of direct reports
  • Ensure staff are adept at using procurement systems and have working knowledge of processes, including their own as well as those upstream and downstream from the Buying Center
  • Develop contract management and administration proficiency and expertise
  • Proactively maintain the supplier contracts database and contract management system
  • Introduce innovation across the Procure to Pay end-to-end process to reduce cycle times and costs; leverage tools to drive automation and create a leaner organization
  • Create and maintain an on-going roadmap of operations improvements; manage on-going improvement initiatives
  • Support performance management of suppliers
  • Support the analysis of spend as well as department reporting (e.g., process and supplier performance, analytics, periodic and adhoc reporting)
  • Assist in development of systems to gather and communicate supplier performance data
  • Communicate supplier performance issues to category managers when necessary and work with Sourcing Managers to resolve supplier performance issues
  • Resolve disputes surrounding operational issues such as ordering, delivery and invoice payment
  • Control and monitor delivery of all procurement transactions and services consistent with Company policy and guidelines
  • Ensure that service level agreements are met or exceeded in all areas of Buying Center & Procurement Help Desk operations
  • Partner with all levels of leadership across Sourcing, Procure to Pay, and Finance to ensure that performance goals and objectives are strategically aligned to support overall strategy of organization
  • Establish culture and work environment within the Buying Center & Procurement Help Desk that is customer service centric, friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and capable of consistently exceeding customer expectations
  • Coordinate and balance workload of direct reports
  • 6-8 years purchasing operations, buying center, help desk or similary experience
  • Demonstrated success in developing and managing processing function implementation plans including communications, e-Procurement technology adoption, etc
  • Excellent interpersonal and management skills for development of buyer and senior buyer positions
  • Strong procure to pay, contracting, process transformation experience
  • Ability to recognize strategic direction and effectively champion initiatives
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General Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • People Leadership. Develop, engage, and retain a team of process and data analysts as well as category managers, category management assistants and procurement master data assistants. A total of up to 15 employees
  • Process/Project Governance. Ensure that processes and projects across procurement and supply chain disciplines enable the business to deliver superior results and optimize costs
  • Data and Systems Management. Ensure timely and accurate data and analyses are available to enable users make data-driven decisions in driving costs down plus performance and efficiency up
  • Performance Management. Ensure that the objectives in the Procurement and supply chain function are aligned with the rest of the organization and secure strong corrective actions where performance is lagging in order to raise the bar for performance even higher
  • 8-12 years of relevant work experience within the fields of supply chain, procurement, category management and consulting
  • Has a proven track record in leading and engaging people
  • Has a strong IT-experience and skills to support automated processes
  • Is analytical in approaching challenges
  • Is passionate about challenging the status quo and continuously improves the way we work
  • Naturally engages stakeholders and the team
  • An MBA in Supply chain management/Operations would be an added advantage
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Category Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Substantial experience in a Strategic Procurement Function, preferably in Direct Materials sourcing
  • MBA or MSc in Engineering/Finance/Business
  • Self-starter, can-do attitude, resilient, looking for opportunities to contribute above and beyond, strategic long-term thinker & planner
  • Strong commercial experience within FMCG organisations, mastering the core skills of a procurement manager
  • Deep technical knowledge of the packaging category with significant strategic sourcing experience in a similar role; at ease with quantitative models and data analysis/manipulation
  • Strong leadership & project management skills, comfortable with influencing at a senior level and exceptional problem solving skills. Good team player in a geographically and culturally diversified organization
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Four years degree in Business, Engineering or related technical area
  • Eight to ten years experience in purchasing or related discipline
  • Several years of demonstrated experience in consolidated purchase agreements
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in communications, strategic planning and supplier relations
  • Exposure to commodity sourcing activity
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Manager, Procurement & Production Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead supplier relationship management for designated set of products and suppliers
  • Define commercial terms in support of contract negotiations. Conduct negotiations with suppliers in regards to prices, quality, volumes and lead times
  • Partners with internal cross-functional teams to solve production issues including but not limited to risks to schedules, costs, and quality on a timely basis. Actively seeks and communicates mitigation opportunities and solutions. Demonstrates the ability to influence key-stakeholders despite conflicting priorities. Ensures issues are managed to closure
  • Manages and develops capabilities of a Buyer who oversee the entire production timeline from PO creation to delivery. Create goals, development plans, complete and deliver annual reviews
  • Coach Buyer to ensure purchase orders and manufacturing schedules are prepared and kept in line for timely launch of new products and re-orders of existing products and analysis of patterns in purchasing or material usage to reduce costs and determine appropriate safety stock
  • Lead supplier performance reviews and facilitates cross-functional QBRs (quarterly business reviews) with cross-functional team to ensure suppliers are meeting all negotiated agreements and terms. Ensure performance metrics are tracked and communicated. Oversees supplier on-boarding and completes site audits of suppliers as needed
  • Analyze patterns in purchasing or material usage to reduce costs and determine appropriate safety stock. Understand nuances of SAP, MPR, ECC, BOMs and PIRs and can articulate and improve how to establish suppliers and should be used based on the category or supplier relationship
  • Actively share out progress on initiatives and proactively communicate supply issues and risk mitigation plans in daily update meetings
  • Validate supplier capacities, identify potential risks and recommend mitigation plan
  • Partner with Supply Planning to align on long-range forecasts to drive effective production planning with suppliers
  • Identify and negotiate cost savings opportunities. Ensure cost savings targets are met. Partner with the supplier to build process improvement road map
  • Support product development and proactively partner with suppliers to bring innovation to internal cross-functional conversations. Participate in new product development conversations and represent supplier capabilities as needed. Manage new product introduction with supplier as needed
  • Relevant supplier relationship responsibilities managing large manufacturers in a production environment. Candidate ideally has knowledge and understanding of working with contract manufacturers in the personal care product industry and hands-on operational experience
  • Ability to negotiate skillfully and shape win-win sourcing relationships. Transparent in approach with a strong process-centric background
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Degree with at least 5 years of relevant work experience
  • Experience in a shared service environment and familiarity with Ariba, SAP and other e-procurement tools is preferred
  • Experience in sourcing and contract administration activities
  • Good knowledge on process and controls and best practice in procurement
  • Excellent project management and organisational skills
  • Strong leadership, people management and interpersonal skills
  • A self-starter with a creative flair
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Manager Procurement Logistics Region Resume Examples & Samples

  • Executes RFPs via SciQuest and AbbottSource
  • Supports the development and completion of contracts, statement of work and standard operating procedure
  • Supports the commitment of company funds for logistics services
  • Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Supply Chain or Business
  • Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in the logistics category (freight/distribution) or other related supply chain field
  • Mastery of excel including proficiency in excel macros
  • Strong initiative, work ethic and problem solving skills
  • Ability to network through organization
  • Fluent in English, business fluent in Dutch or German preferred
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Develops and implements strategies for procuring, storing, and distributing goods or services and maintaining stock levels
  • Maintain appropriate formalized purchasing policies, compliance and procedures across the business
  • To develop a suitable contract database and protocol for ongoing vendor management including the ongoing construction, production, creation, rationalization and management of “preferred vendor”, along with a clear contractor overview highlighting key contracted information. (e.g. contract sum, length of term, annual increase, break-clauses etc)
  • Design appropriate reporting and monitoring mechanisms that clearly highlight cost savings achieved by category/vendors and validate vendor performance and concerns
  • Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships
  • Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms
  • Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
  • Examine and test existing contracts
  • Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
  • Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
  • Expect unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies
  • Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements
  • Liaises with key company employees to determine their product and service needs
  • Monitors business trends and product availability to pay the best price for company goods and services without sacrificing quality or delivery times
  • Nurtures relationships with suppliers to negotiate the best prices for company
  • Identifies and researches potential new suppliers
  • Researches new products and services to meet company's goals
  • Assesses total costs of company purchases
  • BA/BS. MS/MBA preferred
  • Educational background in a quantitative field (e.g., math, statistics, economics, operations research) coupled with strong business acumen
  • Proven working experience as a procurement manager or procurement officer
  • Talent in negotiations and networking
  • Capacity in decision-making and working with numbers
  • Computer literate in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Be a self-starter, motivated by a passion for developing the best possible solutions to complex problems
  • Strong problem structuring and solving skills – including data structuring, quantitative reasoning, and implications development
  • Demonstrated capability to deliver work and provide positive leadership in fast-paced, multi-project team-oriented environment
  • Flexible and can tolerate ambiguity and still operate effectively
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Materials Manager & Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Monitor and direct work of materials management team; establish metrics, evaluate performance
  • Own all aspects of warehousing and material management including shipping and receiving, delivery, inventory accuracy, transactional quality, productivity, logistics and disposal
  • Ensure accurate and accessible record keeping of all logistics activities
  • Coordinates all outgoing shipments to customers including specialty haulers, rigging requirements, shipping documents and necessary permits
  • Handle credits and damaged material returns
  • Obtain freight rate quotes and assign freight based on schedule limitations and total freight cost to assure savings for the company
  • Submit project shipping information via data entry into GE ILS system, SIEMENS logistics system or customer specific system, if freight is to be assigned to customer
  • Arrange shipping for projects that have short-shipped/NCR material and expedites if necessary
  • Accountable for SOX & Internal Policy compliance as it applies to Materials Management function
  • Participate as part of the leadership team for this facility
  • Coach & counsel direct reports and administering performance reviews, disciplinary actions, etc
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Support the execution of the strategic sourcing process, including supply market analysis, supplier identification and outreach, RFI/P development and execution, online bidding, supplier response analysis and negotiation
  • Establish relationship with Legal and Risk Management to ensure all contractual terms and conditions comply with standard or other contract changes are formally
  • Conduct Supplier performance review meetings, and manage supplier scorecards, contract compliance and service obligations
  • Meet/exceed YOY annual productivity and working capital targets
  • Support and utilize e-sourcing tools
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to achieve targets, improve supplier performance, maximize supplier collaboration and innovation
  • Bachelor’s degree, to include 7+ years of procurement experience required
  • Strategic sourcing experience needed
  • Robust communications and influencing skills
  • Results oriented problem solver
  • 10 years of procurement experience
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Own, manage and execute all stages of RFP activities including supplier identification, RFP development, stakeholder communications, project management, analysis, recommendation and implementation support
  • Strong communications and influencing skills
  • 7-10 years of procurement experience
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Manager, Procurement Operations Resume Examples & Samples

  • Coordinating the demand identification, procurement, and inventory management of assign categories
  • Develop and utilize demand forecast models
  • Establishing procurement order streams to match supply with demand
  • Managing supplier relationships and performance to ensure timely deliveries and quality compliance
  • Develop and utilize metrics to measure operational readiness and performance
  • Manage contract compliance for key categories of spend and suppliers
  • Partnering with internal customers to positively influence decisions
  • Help manage and control Fixed Costs
  • Issue and manage the Procure to Pay process: requisition, Purchase Orders
  • Bachelor’s degree, to include 7+ years procurement experience and 2+ years managing a team required
  • Previous Supplier Relationship Management (e.g. SLA's management, performance/score carding) experiences
  • 10+ years corporate work experience
  • Familiarity with MRP and JD Edwards’ ERP systems is ideal
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Manager, Procurement Analytics Resume Examples & Samples

  • Effectively analyze spend data, proactively identify trends to inform spend decisions, and help achieve planned savings on programmatic categories per the Strategic Sourcing Plan
  • Informs annual Strategic Sourcing Plan and category decision making by tracking, benchmarking and reporting key performance indicators (e.g., non-compliant spend, category spend drivers, realized savings, etc.)
  • Manages regular analysis and reporting of spend and savings realized by category
  • Manages the creation of forecasts and business cases based on strategic direction of category strategy
  • Owns market intelligence gathering and identifies external data sources and tools to enable tracking of category market
  • Cultivates supplier market expertise to provide Procurement organization with an outlook on supplier landscape and competitive positioning (SWOT analyses)
  • Leads cost modeling / bottoms-up costing as needed as well as data collection and analysis for cost modeling used in strategic sourcing events / negotiations
  • Leads tracking and reporting of realized category savings, identifies key areas of risk, and recommends continuous improvement actions to reflect evolution of the business
  • Bachelor’s degree, to include 7+ years in a blend of finance and/or procurement experiences
  • Results oriented change agent
  • Highly customer focus and a problem solver
  • MBA Preferred
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Category Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Drive appropriate relationships with category suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving the optimal solution and cost of ownership that meets the business’ goals supported by a culture of continuous improvement with performance benchmarks in use
  • Completed Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Human Resources, Engineering, IT, Business Analytics or related field, OR 2+ years of Amazon experience
  • Master’s degree preferred in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, Human Resources or related
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • BS/BA in Supply Chain, Business, or related field required; 10+ years of supply chain, subcontract administrator
  • Experience with FAR, DFARS, CAS, TINA, and subcontracting best practices
  • Previous career experience in federal government subcontracting
  • Experience working on Major IT and Professional Services proposal development
  • Requires excellent presentation skills to all management levels, both orally and written
  • Knowledge of contracting and procurement policies and procedures and how to apply them
  • Demonstrated effectiveness in prioritizing multiple tasks, monitoring progress, and managing efforts to meet deadlines
  • Demonstrated effectiveness in working with others in a multifunctional team. Experience working in an organization with approved purchasing and Business Systems
  • Understands basic principles of finance, accounting, marketing and management
  • Critical skills include in depth knowledge of federal purchasing system requirements and ability to retain government approval of the company purchasing system
  • SAP Oracle
  • Deltek
  • Minimum Secret clearance preferred but not required
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Manager Procurement Systems Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage the requirements definition process, analysis, design and project planning phases and also documenting user requirements and high-level design documents
  • Accountable to write program guidelines, policy and procedure manuals pertaining to current project / program
  • Manage testing and validation of the application to defined standards
  • Determine the scope of the rollouts and assist in creating/updating development plans, include allocating resources, determining schedules, timelines, risk analysis and plans to de-risk, for the rollout
  • Timely communication in a cross-functional environment, across all levels of management via weekly progress updates and milestone achievement notices. Manage the help desk once the VMS tool is implemented and act as the lead system administrator for the configuration of the web based application
  • Indirectly manage resources and allocation to fulfill SLA's across various geographical locations to provide sustained support to the program
  • As it relates to ADP's Global Procurement, analyze existing spend (managed and non-managed) data across all business units to determine spend category by designing a spend management and ad-hoc reporting solution to directly address
  • Knowledge of Ariba (SAP), Concur (SAP), Peoplefluent, Tririga (IBM), Tangoe and Archer (RSA)
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Manager, Procurement Operations Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manages team responsible for supply chain of key raw materials (lumber, paint, and fasteners) to repair and hire stock plants / suppliers across North America (US & CA)
  • Assures on time demand needs are met for raw materials and hire stock
  • Maintain optimum inventory levels of raw materials
  • Manages team responsible for implementation of Indirect Spend initiatives and projects, including coordinating with field personnel (Supply Chain, Marketing, Sales, etc)
  • Establishes strong relationships with key partners across the business to enable efficient roll out of new initiatives and projects
  • Responsible for accurate forecasting of costs to business as needed
  • Business owner of a number of systems & processes that support the day to day business operation
  • SRM Helpdesk
  • Savings Tracking Administration
  • Track and Drive PO and GR Compliance
  • Assure timely invoice corrections for on time vendor payments
  • Support Procurement COE team in various projects related to Policy, Compliance and P2P System Development
  • Reporting as needed
  • Bachelor’s degree in business or related field or equivalent experience
  • Master / MBA preferred
  • CPPM, CPSM, SCMP or other procurement certification desirable
  • 3-5 years procurement or supply chain experience
  • Strong planning & organizational skills
  • Solid understanding of Financial concepts
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage schedules/delivery times ensuring successful and timely delivery of materials
  • Provide budget vs actual cost comparison
  • Propose and promote savings initiatives
  • Manage suppliers and supplier performances, report results and meet client requirements
  • Participate in client meetings with the account managers (weekly)
  • Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders and key suppliers for assigned categories
  • Initiate, revise and maintain purchase orders with Purchasing Department
  • Manage ongoing requests from the project managers
  • Partner with design, planning and procurement sourcing to maintain correct standard specifications
  • Maintain combined order forms updates including vendors and pricing
  • Manage inventories and bulk buys
  • Partner with Finance Department for cost reconciliation
  • Manage invoice approvals via LucyStar
  • Submit new vendor & SAP articles through Remedy
  • Oversee COF dates on store opening report
  • Communicate with external vendors & consultants
  • Communicate with internal stakeholders such as neXtore leadership team, project managers, designers, Luxottica brands, and Finance and Legal departments
  • 4 year college degree in purchasing, business or applicable technical degree
  • Demonstrated professionalism in communicating with others at all levels
  • Exhibit information sharing and critical documentation retention
  • Foster cross-functional and partnering relationships through commitment, credibility, active participation, and communication facilitation
  • Knowledge of general purchasing principals and procedures, procurement processes, business principles, organizations, and accounting & finance
  • Negotiation, analytics, and leadership skills
  • Strong written and oral communication and problem-solving skills
  • Efficient in MS Excel, MS Word and various purchasing software
  • Experience in procurement for construction projects
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Psegli Manager Procurement Operations Resume Examples & Samples

  • Implement the company’s Procurement Policies and Procedures
  • Manage direct reports that are both management and union associates
  • Manage the materials, commodity and services procurement planning by building strong relationships with the client to deliver cost effective materials and services in a timely manner
  • Understand the application of the Uniform Commercial Code and contract law
  • Independently negotiate and administer contract terms and conditions with the supplier community with minimal supervision
  • Preparation and management of integrated contracts, purchase orders and change orders
  • Facilitate and document warranty claims on contracts and negotiate where applicable with minimal supervision
  • Ability to perform spend analytics to identify opportunities to integrate spend and develop strategic supplier relationships
  • Analyze processes and make recommendations for continuous improvement
  • Ability to manage to a set of key performance measures
  • Must have a strong work ethic and be results driven
  • Demonstrated communication and presentation skills to various levels of the company
  • Demonstrated organizational, time management and problem solving skills
  • Demonstrated proficiency in personal computer applications including MS Word and Excel
  • Must have a valid drivers license with the ability to travel to various company locations and supplier facilities
  • Developing sourcing strategies and cost reduction plans is an essential part of the positions responsibilities. Working with Strategic Sourcing personnel as required to implement sourcing strategies is also required
  • Coordination with strategic sourcing and other Procurement department resources in other company locations is required
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a business or technical discipline plus a minimum (7) years relevant procurement experience providing procurement and management services for manufacturing, processing, utility or construction operations
  • SAP ERP experience is a plus or similar type of system
  • Utility Procurement or Materials Management experience
  • Specialized Training in CPM/CPSM is plus
  • This position at times requires management of the support required to retore customers during and after normal working hours and may require on-call duty
  • MBA or Masters in Supply Chain Management from an accredited institution
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Support construction, architecture, interior design and visual departments as it relates to the procurement of fixtures and materials for new store openings, remodels, expansions, LRI’s and rollouts
  • Oversee inventory planning and management function of fixtures and materials for all projects
  • Partner with Store Design on design development for fixtures and materials, prototyping, value engineering and construction
  • Control and communicate expectations of design as it relates to budget, pricing, quality and lead time
  • Coordinate timelines with construction for overall timeline and delivery as it relates to store opening timelines
  • Work in tandem with all teams, internal and external to facilitate the design intent, both quality and budget based design
  • Budget management, tracking all costs in coordination with the overall budget, assessing risk and impact to the schedule and capital spend
  • Issue and maintain purchasing start up documents for construction - delivery schedules, takeoff and fixture shop drawings/material specifications
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Develop category business plans in response to business needs and create category teams that span across CommScope facilities and business units to drive regional and global leverage. Responsible for category management for the Americas to produce multi-million dollar cost savings for the MRO and Indirect category
  • Construct and communicate the MRO and Indirect strategy for the Americas to the organization while identifying new opportunities to support CommScope objectives. Analyze the regional MRO and Indirect category spend / supply base driving the development of the category strategic initiatives and meeting KPI objectives
  • Serve as the regional lead for MRO and Indirect supplier opportunities / concerns as it relates to suppliers, time lines and contracts/agreement interpretation. Responsible for the review, coordination and administration of long-term and/or blanket purchase contracts at the corporate level in the company. Interprets contracts, organizes or processes correspondence with sub or prime contracting parties and monitors fulfillment of contractual obligations
  • A completed Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Engineering or related field preferred with a minimum of 8 years of purchasing experience required. MRO and Indirect experience preferred
  • Must have knowledge of all product lines and associated manufacturing processes under area of responsibility and extensive knowledge of product lines under area of procurement
  • Successfully demonstrated contract and pricing negotiation skills required
  • Well versed in cost/price analysis techniques
  • Capable of writing special terms and conditions in view specialized procurement situations
  • Capable of accurately analyzing supplier financial data, e.g. balance sheets and P&L statements to determine the financial viability of existing and potential supplier base
  • SAP Experience preferred
  • Certifications Preferred-CPSM or CPM
  • Up to 25% travel required-domestic and international
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Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Act as the primary contact for the category stakeholders within all categories managed
  • Communicate effectively with key internal stakeholders to build relationships and increase spend sourced through the indirect procurement department
  • Lead category strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations using procurement strategies such as RFP/RFQ/RFI (RFx) or incumbent supplier renewals
  • Partner with business owners to develop sourcing strategy and prepare data analytics, including researching benchmark information as necessary
  • Ensure strategic sourcing activities and negotiations follow standard procedures
  • Prepare project status updates, business cases with recommendations, and reporting for executive management
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Procurement, Finance/Accounting, Information Technology or related field
  • 7+ years of demonstrated experience as a manager in related industry
  • 5 to 7+ years of operational experience in Information Technology and/or various business areas
  • Strong people influence, communication, organizational, and managerial skills and experience working with large cross functional, multifaceted teams
  • Strategic thinking and ability to align department goals with corporate strategies
  • Demonstrated ability to successfully lead process improvement initiatives, to develop and motivate staff to implement change, and to problem solve effectively
  • Ability to prioritize, delegate and oversee schedules as necessary to ensure the company is in compliance with legal obligations and to ensure timely, efficient completion of projects
  • Experience working with executives at VP and above
  • Experience in sourcing for indirect procurement related goods and services
  • Current with new technologies, solutions and manners to meet business requirements
  • Effectively expresses ideas verbally and/or in writing, in individual or group situations
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Manager, Procurement / Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples

  • Analyze both historical and forecasted spend by item/supplier and participate in competitive bid processes
  • Deliver cost savings against plan. Drive year on year sourcing savings while ensuring the selection of high quality suppliers that deliver superior service for our GMP operations
  • Develop and support supply chain strategies to strengthen purchasing capabilities
  • Manage strategic commodities including negotiation to obtain cost effective prices, best lead times and best contract terms for goods and services
  • Maintain purchasing systems through the use of relevant cGMPs SOPs and approved processes
  • Engage with vendors to increase compliance with our corporate payment terms
  • Use Practical Process Improvement (PPI) tools to find effective ways to improve department effectiveness and drive out departmental waste
  • Drive cultural change by building relationships with internal stakeholders and educating the sites on purchasing processes and value propositions
  • Work with key stakeholders to maintain standard operating procedures and performance metrics
  • Ensure an effective and efficient centralized purchasing process for both stock and non-stock purchases
  • Investigate and follow through complaints with associated supplier quality or service levels
  • Manage and develop the NA Purchasing team
  • Partner with sourcing teams at division and corporate levels to drive cross-organization synergies
  • Collaborate with QA, Legal, and Finance to ensure risk is mitigated through effective processes
  • Ensure that agreed financial controls, Approval Authority Matrix, and quality audit requirements are adhered to as detailed in our SOPs
  • Coordinate with Project Management and Finance teams to ensure accurate forecasts
  • Support quoting processes for all services lines
  • Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs
  • Perform all duties in a sage and ethical manner
  • Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) from a four-year college or equivalent combination of education and experience. MBA a plus
  • APICS, CPM, CPIM certification a plus
  • Demonstrated track record of strong results. Experience leading complex projects across organizations
  • Proficiency in personal computer applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook)
  • Analytical experience compiling and reporting spend, discounts, pricing reductions, etc
  • Project management, including the ability to manage multiple tasks to meet strict deadlines
  • Collaboration and team building
  • Strong verbal and written communication and able to effectively interact with multiple areas of Thermo Fisher Corporate Sourcing, including internal auditors, Human Resources and Senior Management
  • Effective information presentation and query response
  • Analytical and problem solving
  • Basic understanding of regulatory requirements such as cGMPs and GCPs
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and work instructions
  • Must possess the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
  • Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM and additional hours as necessary
  • Limited domestic and/or international travel
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Senior Category Manager Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage all related sourcing activity utilizing best practices
  • Negotiate and implement deals that maximize cost-savings, improve service levels, mitigate contractual risks, and creates/improves overall value for MSCI
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders
  • Negotiate contract terms and coordinate with Legal to execute contracts
  • Ensure that supplier management processes are established within each department and that the sourcing process is followed
  • Demonstrate sourcing proficiency in this category. Provide guidance and expertise to internal stakeholders on the assigned category including providing description and price comparison, when available, to ensure the most optimum value for the internal stakeholders
  • Develop project plans, deliverables, metrics and milestones. Implement process disciplines necessary to achieve desired results
  • Develop compelling business cases/analyses to drive meaningful change in process or supplier as appropriate to meet sourcing strategy and business objectives
  • Support the identification, research and evaluation of relevant suppliers that meet the company's standards of price, quality, timing, service and reliability of supply
  • Remain abreast of internal and external factors affecting commodity areas; identify opportunities and determine best in class sources of supply
  • Work together with the Global Category Lead to implement a sustainable and efficient framework
  • Proficient in all stages of the sourcing life cycle (from market analysis to procure to pay) especially the negotiation of contractual agreements
  • Attention to detail, but also ability to see the bigger picture and achieve the proper balance between 100% accuracy and timeliness (the 80/20 rule)
  • Must be a solid negotiator and possess strong analytic skills and be able to use MS Excel to prepare comprehensive cost comparison analyses, MS PowerPoint to present them
  • Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, global environment, supporting colleagues located around the world with differing native languages, cultures, and time-zones
  • Knowledge of principles of Contingent Workforce Management programs is a plus
  • 8+ years of advanced procurement/sourcing experience within a global organization
  • Must have held a similar role and have a proven ability to achieve savings through aggressive vendor negotiations
  • Experience with creating and evaluating RFIs, RFPs
  • Experience with a formal P2P system such as SAP or Oracle is a plus
  • Prior experience with Professional Services category strongly preferred
  • Experience with e-Sourcing or e-Auction software is a plus
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Manager, Procurement Operations Resume Examples & Samples

  • Develop and enhance company-wide programs and best practices related to Procurement transactions as well as other Supplier activities including but not limited to: day to day operations (i.e. new supplier onboarding, intake process for requests, enable sourcing engagement), compliance, spend management/visibility/controls
  • Oversight of Procurement operations: transactions from Request intake to contract execution (includes Purchase Order request) to ensure accuracy, quality assurance, approvals and timeliness to compliance of Procurement policies. Manage escalations as appropriate
  • Develop and maintain positive business relationships with S2P team, stakeholders, and budget owners and collaborate with every person at New Relic in a personable, approachable manner
  • Manage escalations and daily blocked issues and identify efficient solutions quickly and proactively to ensure timely close of tickets/issues
  • Liaising with suppliers, Sourcing, Legal, InfoSec & other departments as necessary to ensure all approvals and documentation is in order prior to Contract execution
  • Develop and maintain reporting metrics and report on KPIs, monitoring various input/output activities; after the fact POs, number of POs created, number of invoices without POs, etc
  • Own and drive systems maintenance and updates such as Google forms, Website (JIVE), JIRA, and Coupa
  • Build and document Procurement policies, processes, workflows and templates and support adoption and education by Internal Customers and stakeholders
  • Drives continuous innovation and improvement to Procurement processes, cycle times and customer service levels
  • Considered a subject matter expert in navigating Procurement processes and systems
  • Develop and conduct trainings for systems and processes related to Procurement
  • Supports Sourcing in Supplier Selection and Contracting process as requested
  • Owns overall PO, spend and contract history analysis and develops best practice templates for Sourcing Category owners to utilize
  • Develops internal customer communications, presentations, and other documents
  • Demonstrated ability and passion for dissecting/solving problems with a fact based, data driven, rigorous, and creative approach
  • Thrives when multi-tasking and work best in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Manages multiple tasks, projects and timelines with a sense of urgency, ownership and within deadline
  • Excellent attention to detail and have strong analytical skills
  • Collaboration and communication skills (both verbal and written) are top notch
  • Communicates in a clear, concise and timely manner and operate effectively as a team player
  • Confident in managing and executing projects from start to finish
  • Resourceful with a strong work ethic and are willing to go the extra mile to get work done
  • Self-directed/driven with excellent organizational skills
  • Tech savvy and have a strong interest and proven success in working with technology (including new software tools and systems implementations) and able to learn, set up and champion new and best in class technology
  • Knowledge of coding, how systems interact a plus!
  • 7+ years of related experience. Experience with Procurement transactions with SaaS, software, Infrastructure, IT, Marketing/Events suppliers and/or working in Tech industry in the Procurement function is highly preferred
  • Experience in consulting and/or accounting is a plus
  • Familiarity with procurement software (including systems like Coupa, Netsuite and JIRA), approval workflows, purchasing policy development and contracts process is highly preferred
  • Excellent Google suite, MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint skills
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage over $100M spend portfolio for all composite raw materials and component parts (simultaneously achieving goals for cost/quality/delivery requirements)
  • Lead and develop a team of buyers and supplier quality engineers in accordance with an annual operating plan
  • Manage a team that prepares, issues, and analyzes request packages for new product integration, and ongoing production requirements
  • Foster, manage, and maintain supplier partnerships (while monitoring status of work being performed)
  • Ensure any critical or problem suppliers have an improvement plan in place to meet the goals set forth by SpaceX
  • Collaborate with the internal customers to understand project requirements and roadmaps
  • Conduct comprehensive supplier analysis, including strategic direction, market and industry position, capabilities, capacity, and risk management
  • Develop sourcing strategies and decisions based on a variety of factors, including product, operational, strategic, and financial considerations
  • Analyze supplier performance and negotiate contracts and assess supplier relationships
  • Issue purchase orders, ensure timely delivery and resolve invoice issues
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or finance
  • 7+ years of experience in purchasing and/or supplier management
  • Previous experience in composites (procurement or supplier quality)
  • Remarkable problem solving skills, with a bias for speed
  • Effective written, verbal, and presentation skills
  • Ability to learn quickly and prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs
  • Conducts all activities with the highest degree of integrity
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Manager Procurement Systems Resume Examples & Samples

  • Ensures that Procurement systems are properly maintained, in support of Procurement Strategies
  • Accountable for data integrity of new items, supplier registration, operational contracts, catalogs, and other master data elements in the Procurement Systems
  • Responsible for the maintenance and set-up of new items and contracts in the Procurement Systems, including, but not limited to, identification of substitute or alternative items and system methodology to operationalize contracts
  • Drives identification and cleansing of master data issues, maintains standards for master data, and supports data conversion efforts. Performs effective due diligence prior to entering system content to insure data integrity and appropriate implementation process
  • Responsible for monitoring and managing updates/changes to approval tables, system configuration and integrations, system change control and user set-ups in the Procurement Systems
  • Is the department’s user expert and core resource for maintenance, use, and development of the Procurement System(s). Also provides end user support and training on the technologies in support of Procurement strategies, and acts as primary liaison between the company and the provider (supplier) of the Procurement system
  • Researches, analyzes, and resolves system use and errors that occur at the property level. Communicates and coordinates with user departments in order to understand needs and anticipate and resolve issues, ensure customer satisfaction and provide procurement services to meet property needs
  • Provides training and support to all users of the purchasing, inventory, and related technologies to support the department
  • Must consistently demonstrate a problem solving approach, initiative, independent, drive follow-up and follow-through in the performance of all tasks, projects and communications
  • Implement continuous training required to keep team apprised of business situations as they affect Procurement policy; and ensure build-out of training program to onboard new members of the Program Management team includes vertical targeted training
  • Coach each employee to identify personal goals and developmental needs, identifying training needs as required; ensure each employee completes all required departmental and company training, and conduct periodic performance evaluations
  • Recruit, hire and retain the best/most qualified candidates
  • At least 3 years of experience of Procurement/Sourcing or Supply Chain Management
  • At least 2 years of experience in Master Data Governance, Systems Support, or Analyst roles
  • Work varied shifts, including weekends and holidays
  • Extensive knowledge in Excel, Word, Outlook, and Publisher based software applications
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Manager Procurement Ops Resume Examples & Samples

  • Act as a key resource for problem resolution. This includes account reconciliation issues, contract non-compliance, and end-user needs
  • Conduct performance reviews
  • Diagnose central purchasing inconsistencies and develop and implement process improvements for both operational and system functionality
  • Document vendor performance and communicate issues with other SCM leadership as necessary
  • Ensure that aging receipts and inactive purchase orders are worked according to standard operating procedures
  • Ensure that the procurement staff provides consistent, high quality customer service to all UPMC business units
  • Ensure that the receipt accrual balance for each month is accurate
  • Ensure that your staff process all purchase requisitions, match exceptions, expediting, and product returns according to established guidelines and SLA's. Also ensure that your staff advises their customers of order status as needed
  • Establish annual team and individual objectives
  • Lead Supply Chain Management purchasing internship program
  • Lead hospital implementations or system upgrades for purchasing
  • Manage a team of Buyers and Associate Purchasing Clerks across all service lines
  • Manage all central purchasing functions for all UPMC Business Units
  • Manage conversion of existing non-compliant purchases to optimal purchasing flows
  • Partner with the Service Line Managers to ensure cross-functional team support
  • Provide and manage staff using productivity and output quality reports
  • Supervise, evaluate, and train personnel in the policies and procedures of department responsibilities
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage strategic sourcing events, negotiate supply agreements and contracts
  • Close partnership with the Pinnacle Engineering and Maintenance teams to understand the total Capital budget and projects required to meet that budget
  • Develop close working relationships with assigned Pinnacle manufacturing plants to become a trusted partner in sourcing Capital purchases
  • Understand the marketplace for suppliers of capital equipment, engineering services, and construction services; determine the appropriate strategy to partner with the best suppliers at both a national and local/regional level
  • The successful candidate will have experience and expertise in the procurement of capital equipment, engineering services, and construction services
  • Experience with Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) Procurement a plus
  • Hand’s on engineering experience is a plus
  • Extensive experience in and around a manufacturing environment
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Manager, Procurement Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage independently the Purchasing Team of Singapore Operations ensuring support to SG Manufacturing Operation is provided adequately and effectively and to meet the Business needs of SG Manufacturing Site as well as those of Global Supply Chain Goals and Objectives (G&O)
  • Work closely with Operation Team to meet Customer expectations in ensuring Material is availability to Singapore Manufacturing Sites
  • Manage, control and direct Staff and activities in Purchasing function to support Singapore Operations. Train, guide and motivate Purchasing Team to high work performance standards
  • Develop, implement and maintain Procurement policies, procedures and Material control to ensure Compliance are adhered to in the day to day activities
  • Review and analyze Materials requirements for Production and execute the necessary actions such as generating Purchase Order, scheduling and re-scheduling of Material based on MRP requirement
  • Manage Key Suppliers to achieve delivery performance and negotiate with Suppliers to ensure Optimum cost competitiveness
  • Responsible in generating and maintain Supply Chain Metrics on a monthly basis
  • Analyze Material Excess and Obsolescence (E&O) and report excess Material exposure when the Product is discontinued
  • Organize with Purchasing Team to review Vendor Managed Inventory PAC/JIT Contract Strategy and ensure the Contract is renewed or extended in a timely manner
  • Maintain and ensure systems and procedures in Procurement Department are in compliance with SOX, ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001, ISO13485, ISO14971 QSR21CFR and other regulatory requirements
  • Participate in Material review session for non-conforming Materials and activate timely return of non-conforming materials to vendor
  • Conduct Inventory Audit at Supplier Sites where appropriate and report discrepancy and follow up actions with the suppliers
  • Manage and control of Raw Material Inventory level to optimize Stock turnover to achieve desired company Inventory turn objective
  • At least 8 years of working experience in Purchasing or Materials Management
  • Good hands on working experience in Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) experience