Our client is seeking a Director of Procurement COE - Center of Excellence in Atlanta, GA.
You will be responsible for building and leading a transformational Center of Excellence that underpins world-class procurement and supply chain operations. This includes leading and empowering a focused team within the COE, enabling the latest procurement technology with core processes, systems, and continuous improvement, managing supplier performance, facilitating excellent stakeholder engagement, and developing all necessary foundations to allow procurement and supply chain to bring value and continually evolve towards our transformation agenda.
This role requires in-depth expertise, strategic thinking, advisory skills, and the ability to convert opportunities into outcomes, driving the transformation of the procurement and supply chain function. In this role, you will report to the VP of Procurement & Supply Management.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Create best-in-class COE systems, processes, and tools with a top talent team for $1B vendor spend (direct and indirect), over 150 North American branches, and a manufacturing facility
Drive the strategic transformation of the COE into a "Fit-for-Future" operating model in close cooperation with our manufacturing facility, branches, and corporate business partners
Enforce the creation and use of agreed templates and standards, and educate the community on process excellence techniques while assisting with problem resolution
Design and implement supplier performance management and claim management: a KPI-based model that accurately defines, measures, and improves risk and performance using QBRs and Supplier Scorecard
Increase value creation through the delivery of goods and services in accordance with contracted service levels, performance management, ESG initiatives, innovation, category management, and strategy standards
Develop and manage organizational Reporting and Analytics capabilities, delivering dashboards on metrics such as Savings, Spend, Productivity, and Key Performance Indicators
Build a future-forward vision that spans across people, processes, and systems, focused on continuous improvement and automation
Act as a champion for change who can make decisive decisions while demonstrating agility to support the evolution of business needs
Strategy, Planning, & Performance: design processes and guide Procurement leaders in the development of vision, strategy, planning, and performance management and monitoring
Governance: develop policies, procedures, tools, and templates, including the design of controls to monitor and intervene in key compliance risk areas
Supplier Risk Management: define a framework of key supplier risks, risk owners, and their risk assessment/qualification/monitoring controls
Procurement Technology: create a procurement technology roadmap to guide the selection, enhancements, and utilization of technology, including SAP, ORACLE, Jaggaer, data analytics tools, etc
Contract Management: establish requirements within the contracts management process and tool
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): manage the supplier lifecycle including supplier performance reviews, qualification and risk management requirements, communications, change management, and ESG
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree required. Post-bachelor's degree designation preferred (MBA, CPA, etc.) in Business, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or related field
Certifications in supply chain, procurement, inventory management, operations management, or process improvement would be highly beneficial (SCMP/CPSM/Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher, etc.)
10+ years of Center of Excellence (COE) Procurement progressive responsibility and transformations
Best-in-class COE procurement and supply chain experience; governance (policies, procedures, tools, templates, data, performance, KPIs), procurement process redesign, process adherence, and improvement
Proven track record of successfully developing and implementing strategic initiatives and programs, including but not limited to the execution of major tool/system implementations, automation efforts, end-user training and communication, continuous improvement initiatives, etc
Excellent planning and organizational skills and business judgment, including the ability to prioritize multiple tasks/projects and anticipate the impact of decisions/initiatives
Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to drive consensus in cross-regional and cross-functional teams, as a subject matter expert focused on a business solutions approach
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with seasoned experience in project implementations, timelines, deliverables, and change management from internal customers and stakeholders
Ability to clearly identify what success looks like for deliverables, and articulate messages to relevant stakeholders and executive leadership in a timely manner
Strong proficiency in procurement systems and organizational interfaces, and structuring of complex projects
Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Excel Advanced, PowerPoint, Outlook. PowerBI is a plus
Comfortable with ambiguity and building support for unprecedented initiatives, this role works with abstract ideas or situations across functional areas of the business and leads the assessment of various options
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and presentation skills, and an ability to synthesize information and make clear, concise recommendations on a course of action
Passion for finding the next big idea and selling the concept internally, with strong experience in developing and implementing strategies and processes to sustainably optimize a material value chain
Strong relationship-management skills and the ability to communicate effectively, collaborate with Executives, and tell compelling stories through insights and data
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Purchasing and Supply Chain
Industries
Primary and Secondary Education and Non-profit Organizations
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