Procurement Manager, Center of Excellence

Job Description

Job title: Procurement Manager, Center of Excellence

Location: This is a full-time position and Onsite M-F in Irving, TX

Client Details: Must be a US Citizen, no relocation opportunities are available, Pre-employment drug screen

Benefits: Holidays & PTO, Health, Dental, Disability, 401K Match

What You'll Do:

Conduct market analysis, peer company benchmarking and risk analyses by category.

Conduct contract and supplier management ensuring process and regulations compliance.

Maintain close relationships with buyers and planners to implement, communicate, and coordinate sourcings best practices, requirements and efforts.

Support documenting and implementing processes, systems, technology, policy, and governance for sourcing.

Prepare annual budget recommendations, partnering with commodity managers to combine market and commodity knowledge. Explain variations to budget.

Understand market forces and track various indices to ensure costs are in line with market movements.

Prepare monthly summary package for senior execs.

Provide Sales force with reporting on market drivers of costs, related to raw materials and shipping, to facilitate finished good price discussions with customers.

Perform monthly accrual updates of supplier rebates, and partner with commodity managers to ensure timely rebate payment from suppliers.

Quantify values of projects proposed by commodity managers, suppliers, internal operations, etc., and make recommendations

Oversee tracking and reporting of savings projects.

Evaluate supplier payment terms to ensure cohesion between divisions. Make recommendations on terms improvements. Track impact of changes in discounts and days payable.

Analyze savings opportunities related to Merge and Acquisitions.

Quantify results of actual acquisition savings and drive tracking.

Manage, coach, and develop direct reports.

10% travel

What You'll Bring:

Bachelors Degree (requirement) Supply Chain or Business Degree preferred.

Minimum 7 years experience in Procurement.

Highly analytical and detail oriented

High-intermediate/expert level in MS Excel required

Experience and comfort with presenting to senior-level executives

Proven track record of coaching and development.

Strong track record of positive results with internal customers

Experience with Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Epicor, and/or AS400 a plus

Logistics knowledge and experience a plus.

Full-time