Area Project Manager, Supply Chain

Waste Management, Inc.•Westborough, MA

4d•$85,000 - $107,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This Area Supply Chain Project Manager (ASCPM) position is responsible for performing tasks relating to strategic management of suppliers towards performance, cost and compliance goals. Work with Strategic Sourcing Managers and Area Supply Chain leaders to qualify new Suppliers, negotiate pricing and manage the performance of Suppliers. Provide support to internal customers and participate in special projects and activities that enhance the department’s effectiveness. Market Area or Regional in scope: It is expected the person will be involved with Enterprise initiatives, may back up an Area Supply Chain Manager and is very knowledgeable on the whole procurement process.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (accredited) in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or similar area of study, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
Five (5) years of relevant work experience in procurement/supply chain or related experience (in addition to education requirement).
Financial analysis, project management, and purchasing experience required.

Nice To Haves

CASCPM desirable.

Responsibilities

Establish the sourcing strategy, or assist Strategic Sourcing for assigned spend categories.
Communicate, monitor and manage business unit compliance with the strategy.
Establish working relationships with cross-functional teams (with other ASCPMs and functional subject matter experts), bringing a strategic sourcing perspective to all key processes.
Build up and maintain overall supplier & internal customer relationship.
Work with key stakeholders to deploy effective procurement strategies for select spend categories and to increase the ability to leverage volume and spend.
Cooperate with and provide market area input to Corporate Strategic Sourcing Manager(s) as needed.
Facilitate area RFPs and continually search for opportunities to reduce bottom line cost at the area level.
Monitor and report the local performance of suppliers.
Develop formal and informal review procedures to provide feedback to suppliers and ensure that supplier performance issues are quickly addressed.
Measure, track & report supply chain performance within each spend category.
Identify sources of data for required performance metrics, create a process to collect the data, and champion the actual collection efforts.
Report to their Area Supply Chain Manager performance data for their assigned commodities.
Conduct and support the supplier business review in region.
Support Supplier Development and Continuous Improvement in Region.
Team up cross-functional teams to look for year over year improvements in: total cost of ownership, value-added services and contract compliance.
Maintain expertise in the assigned spend categories through relationships with other ASCPMs, business units, suppliers, market experts, and enterprise/regional liaisons.
Know and apply value chain and value stream concepts.