Manager, Procurement Comm Categories
About The Position
The Manager of Procurement, Commercial Categories and Business engagement is responsible for the leadership of Procurement activities across (TECA & S&S) services spend categories, driving alignment between business and category strategies. The leader will execute strategic business and industry engagement to establish a reliable, resilient and effective supply base for the company. This individual will also be tasked with end-to-end spend management responsibilities in partnership with their peers, including, but not limited to, Category Management, Supplier Management, Sourcing, Contracting, and Innovation. This leader will be accountable to delivering aggressive financial targets, including cost and working capital improvement. Further, the leader will deliver against a balanced value proposition including innovation, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), and procurement process excellence. Determine the business needs in the categories and devise Procurement strategies to advance those priorities. Identify industry trends that Procurement must build into its category strategies to ensure sustainable relevance to the business.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree is required
- A minimum of 5 years of working experience in procurement or a related discipline is required
- Comprehensive knowledge of TECA and S&S industry is required
- Demonstrated leadership and deployment of best practices in ESG strategies is required
- Leadership, communication, influencing, and collaboration skills are required
- Experience in identifying and harnessing customer oriented innovative solutions is required
- Proven track record delivering against a balanced portfolio of key performance indicators (KPIs) is required
- Ability to influence and understand the diverse needs of stakeholders (e.g., Supply Chain, EH&S) is required
Nice To Haves
- an MBA or other advanced degree is strongly preferred
- Experience in the fast moving consumer goods industry preferred
- Demonstrated experience leading teams through organizational transformation is preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of the categories’ to establish a world class organization and supply base that the DPS Company can leverage to create a competitive advantage
- Align category strategies with the company strategy and goals
- Deliver financial, ESG, service, and innovation targets
- Steward financial policy and responsible supplier and procurement standards
- Leverage and maximize fit for purpose procurement process solutions, including the utilization of world class digital solutions, use of business process outsourcing, and deployment of internal resources
- Engage with executive leadership in key supplier relationships
- Cultivate a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion
- Benchmark industry best practices and continuously advance procurement capabilities
- Orchestrate the delivery of procurement services amongst the commercial organization through close collaboration and partnership
- Understand long-range requirements of the business and engage in strategic planning and collaboration to ensure Procurement alignment to those requirements.
- Engage with business partners and stakeholders to shape business partner strategies and provide external market insights.
Benefits
- Employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
- This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
- Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
- Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
- Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
- 10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
