Manager, Regional Indirect Procurement

As the Manager, Regional Indirect, you will be responsible for developing the regional procurement strategy and leading the regional team.

You will provide leadership for building and implementing department strategies, processes, and policy through active oversight of the regional teams and projects, and mentor team members through collaboration and the development of sustainably successful solutions. You will also be responsible for conveying corporate business initiatives, aligning team and individual goals to business objectives, and driving overall high performance within your team and the department.

Role Responsibilities & Tasks

Build and Execute Strategic Sourcing and Category Management Plan for Indirect Categories

• Work with direct and cross-functional teams to plan strategic sourcing direction for category.

• Recommend targets for spend reduction, purchasing efficiency, customer services and supplier management.

• Identify and implement category specific savings levers.

• Recommend resource levels across procurement sourcing categories, projects and functions.

• Monitor and adjust category compliance (e.g. Risk, Spend, Quality, Supplier segmentation, management)

• Monitor the implementation of sourcing strategies and contract compliance and participate in the resolution of any constraints or issues

• Deliver category savings and scorecard metric targets

• Communicate sourcing trends and results for assigned categories to the Category Director

• Maintain supplier segmentation map for category; build partnerships with strategic suppliers

  
  

 Lead and Manage Procurement Category Teams 

• Support building of the right procurement team (recruitment, training, staffing, and retention)

• Present strategic plan for the assigned categories and report status

• Build consensus on assigned category strategic plan and refine (if required)

• Provide input on procurement initiatives.

• Assist Category Director in building integrated strategic plan

• Represent the company in industry and professional forum

  
  

Interface with Customers, Procurement Business Partners, and Suppliers on Category Strategies

• Ensure customer category requirements are met

• Communicate strategic sourcing goals, category management plans, initiatives and targets to customers.

• Maintain relationships with supplier senior executives.

• Initiate and sustain effective communication with internal and external stakeholders

  
  

Collaborate with Stakeholders to Deliver Strategic Solutions

• Develop and maintain expertise in the assigned spend categories through relationships with Category Director, Category Supplier Managers, and Global Supplier Managers

• Implement processes to monitor stakeholder satisfaction with key suppliers

• Drive customer-centric approach to solving issues and representing Procurement

• Maintain close interaction with business partners to ensure category-related needs are addressed

• Manage conflict and build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Provide advice to senior and executive management on strategic decisions related to the category