MANAGER STRATEGIC SOURCING

Cemex•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for the commercial and contractual strategy on the negotiation of goods/or services for CEMEX’s manufacturing operation in the United States. It is a leadership role responsible for the effective execution, development and implementation of project procurement strategies and activities to mitigate risk, in alignment with organization objectives, i.e., estimating, budgeting, scheduling, savings, quality, etc. Ensuring effective communication and collaboration between corporate procurement and regional operations to achieve objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required in Engineering, Business or Supply Chain Management
7 years industrial procurement experience related to supply chain strategy and national negotiations
Knowledge of supply chain processes and best practices including strategic sourcing, market analysis, contracting methodologies, request for proposals, risk analysis, principles of contract law and supplier performance management.
Strong influencing and negotiation skills in order to interact with suppliers and co- workers in a team-based Environment
Analytical skills to aggregate, normalize and analyze spend data to identify trends and prioritize strategic procurement opportunities. Leveraging data and non-data driven insights to develop a point of view and facilitate decision making
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, establish targets, and develop implementation plans in support of business objectives
Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with various disciplines and levels within the organization
Ability to operate efficiently in a fast paced, challenging environment
Financial analysis - economic profit, cash flow, time value of money, make versus buy, currency, payment terms impact, etc
Strong networking, interpersonal and teamwork/collaboration skills
Must be self-motivated and demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience use of standard business software products such as SAP, Microsoft Office strongly preferred
Must be able to solve problems
Must be able to travel as needed

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Business Administration preferred

Responsibilities

Manages and continually assesses skill levels of direct reports and provides growth and development opportunities for direct reports
Negotiate contracts and agreements. Develop strategies for goods and/or services based on an understanding of market knowledge, business requirements and balance leveraging with competition
Develops negotiating strategy with input from internal customers, acts as key commercial expert during negotiations, acts as primary contact for target suppliers.
Negotiate legal and commercial terms to achieve optimal business results. Identify key contract risks and the associated mitigation strategies
Build strong working relationships with internal customers to understand their requirements, drivers and timelines.
Provides timely information to management of any supplier or procurement activity that impacts the delivery of materials or equipment either realizing an opportunity or indicating a potential risk for the project or organization goals
Provides the project direction and ensures effective communication with the regional procurement team and operations. Communicates and reports the progress of the projects activities / status to the appropriate stakeholders on weekly basis. Challenge operational procedures. Through the financial analysis and Total Cost of Ownership modeling process, research and/or identify ways to improve the pricing, quality, service and technology. Using collaborative creativity, bring new ideas to the table and challenge the current operational routines to identify opportunities to build positive impact changes within the organization
Increase the overall value to the company. Through the use of financial analysis and TCO modeling, negotiate hard savings and/or benefits to lower the overall manufacturing cost to the organization. Create Key Performance Indicators to ensure supplier performance on value added benefits
Take the lead in the implementation process. Follow the negotiations process through from “cradle to grave” including implementation to ensure that completed negotiations are fully utilized within the company and that maximum savings and benefits are realized. Leads the adoption and use of procurement technologies including e-sourcing tools
Develop the negotiations plan. Work closely with Operations and Planning to develop and refine the negotiations strategy and plans of the region for the upcoming year. Review macroeconomic indicators to determine the prevailing market conditions and evaluate potential savings and benefits that could be available
Develops, builds and maintains relationships with major materials and service suppliers to provide maximum utilization of their expertise, ideas, sourcing strategies, market intelligence, best practices and material application in order to achieve the best value. Identifies, resolves or mitigates performance issues relating to supplier performance while ensuring a positive working relationship with key or top suppliers
Manage relationships across all department lines. Professionally communicate and interact with all levels of management both inside and outside of Procurement. This will include the Operations, Supply Chain, Accounting, Legal, Risk Management, Planning and Controllership departments
Create strategic alliances with vendors. Develop and maintain long-term supply partnerships with the vendor base to work together and find different avenues for reducing the total cost
Adhere to all CEMEX, OSHA, and MSHA rules and regulations at all times and wear proper safety equipment while on plant grounds
Meet or exceed company safety standards
Perform other job responsibilities as assigned by management (Other duties as assigned)
Reporting of results based on KPIs and objectives previously established with the VP of Supply