Procurement Manager

Briarlake Partners is a strategic sourcing-focused recruiting firm. We are working with a Waltham, MA based client looking for a Strategic Sourcing / Procurement Manager. We are searching for candidates with experience managing indirect spend categories such as information services, marketing, professional services, and facilities, and supporting a broad base of business partners through relationship management and identifying strategic business opportunities.

We are only considering local candidates who are willing to spend three days a week in our client's Waltham, MA area office.

Responsibilities:

Build a new Procurement Model for approximately $100M in indirect spend

Develop and implement category management strategies across all Indirect Procurement spend

Develop, implement, and drive strategic sourcing initiatives to support the category management process

Create and execute Procurement Maturity roadmap

Select, implement, and manage strategic sourcing tools according to the maturity roadmap

Develop and implement Strategic Sourcing and Category Management training for the entire Procurement department

Support the selection and management of external consultants to support the Procurement Department initiatives

Identify continuous improvement opportunities in procurement

Manage procurement operations team, including issuing and approving of purchase orders and the selection and operation of eSourcing tools (e.g. contract management system, spend analytics, eSourcing, etc.)

Develop and implement procurement processes and strategies to ensure that procurement operations run effectively, achieve organizational goals/performance KPI’s, and ensure quality programs/services to our members and customers.

Provide strategic inputs and supply market information to guide business decisions and act as a conduit for procurement activities

Coordinate negotiations, contract development, contract implementation, and supplier contract compliance

Develop, implement, and report to stakeholders meaningful KPIs that accurately demonstrate performance

Conduct ongoing business reviews to ensure suppliers are performing to contracted obligations and service levels

Requirements:

5+ years professional of combined experience in procurement, category management, and strategic sourcing, preferably of indirect goods and services.

Bachelor's degree in a business, supply chain, or technical discipline

Customer-focused with excellent written, listening, and verbal communication skills

Detail-oriented, professional attitude, reliable

Proven record of driving cost savings throughout a complex organization

Ability to structure and manage complex projects

Service-oriented mindset, with a desire to ensure client satisfaction

Ability to think strategically, conceptually, and analytically to assess problems, identify and consider potential solutions, and make timely recommendations

Talent for data analytics, master data management, and information presentation required to organize and track vendor spend data and master data and measure and report value realized from Procurement activities

Our client requires three days a week onsite in their Waltham, MA office.

We are only considering local candidates at this time.