The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to join a global leader in specialized industrial equipment, currently undergoing a significant transformation and growth phase. They are seeking a visionary leader to drive their global procurement and supply chain strategy, making a tangible impact on their operational efficiency, cost savings, and overall value creation. Your expertise will be crucial in shaping their future, optimizing their supply base, and building a robust, resilient supply chain that supports ambitious growth objectives. This position offers a chance to build and lead a foundational procurement function, with significant future growth potential within the organization. The person in this role must have experience sourcing in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
What You’ll Do
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This is an opportunity to join a global leader in specialized industrial equipment, currently undergoing a significant transformation and growth phase. They are seeking a visionary leader to drive their global procurement and supply chain strategy, making a tangible impact on their operational efficiency, cost savings, and overall value creation. Your expertise will be crucial in shaping their future, optimizing their supply base, and building a robust, resilient supply chain that supports ambitious growth objectives. This position offers a chance to build and lead a foundational procurement function, with significant future growth potential within the organization. The person in this role must have experience sourcing in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
What You’ll Do
- Lead and develop the organization’s supply and operations planning function and methodologies.
- Serve as a pivotal sourcing and supply chain leader, collaborating closely with business unit personnel.
- Drive the strategic sourcing efforts for a diverse portfolio of direct and indirect spend commodities and services.
- Develop and implement comprehensive category strategies informed by market assessments and pricing drivers.
- Cultivate and maintain strategic, ethical supplier relationships to foster cost savings, efficiency, and access to the latest market trends and technologies.
- Apply methodical Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) sourcing techniques to identify and realize savings opportunities.
- Partner with key stakeholders to develop and implement effective inventory strategies and forecasting processes, optimizing inventory levels and reducing obsolescence.
- Design, build, and automate key reports and dashboards to monitor inventory, turns, and working capital trends.
- Identify, track, and report on cost savings and working capital reduction initiatives.
- Manage the end-to-end sourcing process, from requirements gathering and RFx initiatives to analysis, recommendation, and strategy execution.
- Draft, negotiate, and execute complex supplier agreements to secure strategic business opportunities and savings.
- Ensure rigorous supplier compliance with all contractual provisions.
- Actively participate in cross-functional continuous improvement projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Supply Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of strategic sourcing or related business experience.
- Experience sourcing in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
- Demonstrated experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
- Hands-on working knowledge of key raw material supply chains, such as metals.
- Experience managing global plant operations and supply bases.
- Experience with sales and operations planning.
- Exceptional organizational, communication (oral and written), and time management skills.
- Proven ability to develop strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
- Excellent computer skills and proficiency with standard office software suites.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and a “can-do” attitude.
- Ability to independently develop and implement strategic initiatives.
- Willingness to travel up to 25-30% internationally.
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