Procurement Program Manager

Procurement Program Manager

The Manager of Procurement Programs will direct new program launches and product life cycle maintenance processes for the procurement department. This will be accomplished through the development of procurement project plans for new product launches, cost-down projects, and effective escalation / resourcing projects. The Procurement Program Manager will be the main stakeholder interface into and out of the procurement team and will be responsible for executing sourcing decisions and contracts created by the commodity teams.

Core functions include acting as the primary procurement interface to cross-functional product line teams working on execution of new product development process deliverables, leading procurement communications within the product line team, maintaining a product line procurement roadmap to support increases in product line profitability, identification and execution of commodity strategy, and identification and execution of VA / VE improvement projects.

The role also involves leading a team of procurement professionals, managing the procurement function within the ECR / PCR systems, identifying potential risks and developing mitigation strategies, maintaining supply chain value stream maps, maintaining product line capacity database, organizing new product and new product potential projects, providing program deliverable tracking and status reporting, supporting the performance escalation process, and leading process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications and requirements include a bachelor's degree, 7 to 10 years of negotiation and buying experience in a manufacturing environment, 3+ years of program management experience, working experience in a multi-national company, 5+ years of experience leading international and cross-functional teams, solid experience working with international procurement practices and regulation, experience with IATF16949 quality standards, and experience in MRO, capex and / or metal, plastic and rubber, and other electro-mechanical commodity market.

Additional skills include excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities, strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, ability to respond to common inquiries from stakeholders, ability to understand contracts and negotiations to pricing strategies, ability to effectively present information to top management and public groups, ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables, ability to negotiate, ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, confidence to work independently, creative and excellent organizational and coordination skills, and being positive and team oriented.

Occasional travel may be required, roughly 25%. Manager responsibilities include planning, organizing, evaluating, and directing the employees within the department function.

Physical requirements include sedentary work, close visual acuity, and inside environmental conditions.