PROCUREMENT MANAGER

PROCUREMENT MANAGER

Delhi, NY

Finance / Accounting - Purchasing

Exp 2-5 yrs

Deg Bach

Relo

Bonus

Travel

Job Description

Formulate and realize a category strategy and plan, optimize and align the cross-functional procurement of goods and/or services at Company for the assigned category or portfolio, within the scope of the overall procurement strategy and the applicable category strategy or business procurement strategy, in order to realize the procurement objectives for category or portfolio and in order to minimize total cost of ownership.

Accountabilities:

Category Strategy: Category/procurement strategy for the assigned category or portfolio is approved and directs the activities within the assigned category/portfolio

Category Management: Category/procurement plan/budget is approved and gives direction and guidance to and control of the activities of the own department and teams, for the benefit of achieving the category/portfolio objectives expressed by agreed KPIs

Market Exploration: Product and market knowledge is up-to-date for assigned category

Relation Management: Sustainable relationships with stakeholders are build and access to relevant (new) information and parties is maintained

Knowledge Business Processes: Has good knowledge of company business processes and of other business processes including relation to the unit/department and anticipates on consequences and improvement areas; cooperates with stakeholders in own discipline and with other disciplines in own plant, and with external parties on tactical level.

Communication is key: Able to motivate and engage with colleagues, management and customers/vendors. Strong drive toward operational excellence. Integral thinker, understands relationships to others parts of the business and operates in interest of Company.

Selection of Suppliers: Supplier base meets the agreed requirements with minimum of total cost of ownership and against acceptable risks

Negotiation: Minimal total cost of ownership and maximum value for Business Groups against acceptable risks are realized for Company

Agreements: Agreements are legally and commercially binding and include agreed requirements and performance of suppliers is constantly monitored

Management Information: Management information enables the management and/or other stakeholders to make (timely) decisions and determine or adjust strategy

Projects: Projects supporting business needs and priorities are realized

Team Management: Personnel is optimal deployable (quantitative and qualitative) and is willing to and capable of realizing the team objectives

Knowledge and Experience:

Bachelor with 4 – 6 years’ experience

Differentiating factors:

Procurement plan: Formulates, and after approval implements and monitors procurement plan for own portfolio.

Procurement Category: Manages portfolio with volume and/or critical materials and/or services with risk for business continuity. May also manage small categories.

Contacts Procurement: Has contacts and cooperates with relations throughout the entire organization and with external parties, local as well as global

Scope Procurement: Responsible for a regional subcategory.

Overview Business: Fully understands and manages own business processes, understands other business processes, and spots business opportunities

Size of Business: >20 and < 35 mio.

Multidisciplinary Teams: Participates in global multidisciplinary category buying team and functionally manages regional category buying team.

Functional Duties:

1.Supervises procurement staff including NPR Buyer and CAPEX Buyer

a.Performance management

b.Coaching and mentoring

c.Time off Policies

d.Employment Policies

2.Responsible for the purchase of all production related raw materials and services.

3.Work directly with manufacturing, warehouse and logistics and other departments, to perform the following tasks:

a.Obtain correct purchase specifications

b.Supplier selection/requirements

c.Requisition development and approvals

d.Create Purchase order

e.Call off/order

f.Consolidate documents

g.Resolve discrepancies

h.Handle Invoice/send for payment

4.Negotiate and complete contracts, confidentiality agreements, supply agreements, etc. needed and monitor compliance to contract agreement terms and conditions.

5.Handle all discrepancies and resolve all non-conformances issues with suppliers.

6.Monitor supplier’s performance in coordination with internal end users of materials or services purchased.

7.Continuously improve procurement policies and procedures in line with local, corporate and regulatory requirements.

8.Conduct risk assessments and report to management any supply issues in area of responsibility.

9.Lead Supply Chain project teams for continuous improvement, cost savings and/or management directed projects.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Direct Staffing Inc