Description
We are seeking a Strategic Procurement Manager to lead a complex supply chain sub-category, develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with our organisation's strategic goals, and conduct in-depth data and industry analysis.
The successful candidate will collaborate with senior managers to understand business priorities and influence the industry and marketplace within moderately complex categories. They will lead supplier selection activities, negotiate contracts, and manage day-to-day operations of large, moderately complex suppliers.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead a complex individual supply chain sub-category and assume responsibility for the development and execution of sourcing strategies that contribute to the achievement of strategic vision and goals.
- Conduct complex data and industry analysis, including costs analysis, competitive analysis, etc., and report results to senior management to aid in data-driven decision making.
- Liaise with senior stakeholders to understand business priorities and translate them into supply chain strategies, and influence the industry and marketplace within moderately complex marketplace categories.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyse existing business processes and develop and utilise supply chain, business, and financial modelling tools.
- Drive supply base optimisation by leading complex supplier selection activities and negotiating acceptable contracting outcomes using known solutions.
- Hold responsibility for day-to-day operations of large, moderately-complex suppliers, and partner with them in minor strategic development.
- Collaborate with senior management to ensure that the company's procurement policies are followed and that compliance metrics are met or exceeded.
- Identify challenging contract risk areas using cause and effect thinking, advise senior-level business leaders on all contract risk areas, and provide inputs on risk mitigation, business continuity, cost management, and operations strategies.
Requirements:
- Four-year or Graduate Degree in Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
- Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in procurement, supply chain, or a related field.
Nice to have:
- Utilise packaging engineering expertise
- Interpret specifications, participate in design reviews
- Validate materials, coordinate testing, supporting FAIs, approving supplier samples, resolve issues
- Implementation of engineering changes
- Ensure manufacturing readiness
- Collaborate closely with manufacturing partners and resolve supplier or part issues
- Monitor business process flows between manufacturing partners and suppliers, ensure business requirements are met, protect HP expenditures