Manager-Procurement

Westlake•Dallas, TX

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Manager-Procurement provides leadership, mentoring, and training to the plant’s procurement organization. This role identifies and implements best-in-class sourcing practices that align with corporate objectives and supports centralized procurement policies and practices for the corporation. The Manager-Procurement leads assigned procurement projects to completion and is responsible for the procurement of designated materials, services, and supplies per department guidelines. This role also leads and manages the procurement team responsible for planning and purchasing raw materials, ensuring alignment with production requirements, inventory targets, and business objectives.

Requirements

B.S. in Engineering, Business or related field, or progressive experience in purchasing field.
Minimum 10 years of progressive purchasing and management experience.
Strong written & verbal communication skills, as well as effective presentation skills are required.
Strong Microsoft Power Point, Word, Excel, and computer based accounting application skills; JDE experience is highly desirable.
Strong analytical skills required.

Nice To Haves

General administrative and industrial purchasing/selling experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, mentoring and training to the designated supply chain organization.
Supervises team member’s quotes and purchases of materials and services insuring best practices and company policy are followed.
Lead RFx, negotiations, supplier sourcing, contracts and compliance management for plant specific requirements.
Develop and oversee raw material supply plans, coordinating with operations, supply chain, and finance to ensure accurate demand forecasts, material availability, and continuity of supply.
Direct team activities related to raw material requirements planning (MRP), including demand validation, requisition planning, and timely PO execution.
Drive supply chain efficiency through identification and implementation of best practices including the automation of repeatable spend.
Develop/implement personal and team objectives aligning to plant and corporate objectives.
Manage personal and team objectives to insure the KPI’s are met.
Institute and utilize strategic sourcing practices, processes and techniques across the organization to provide the best total cost supply chain solution.
Establish and lead cross functional teams to develop, execute and maintain cross company sourcing strategies driving acceptance and use of a consolidated strategic supply base.
Establish a preferred supply base and manage via suppler relationship management programs, including supplier scorecards/reviews to drive continuous improvement.
Understand applicable company policy and insure personal and team compliance including the procurement policy and procedures, Sox controls and DOA.
Comply with all Company policies and procedures.
Any additional responsibilities or tasks as assigned.