Procurement Director

Reworld Waste

About The Position

The Director of Regional Procurement will lead a team of supply management professionals, managing a spend of ≥$300 million, across 30 Facilities working for the world leader in sustainable waste and energy solutions poised for global sourcing expansion. Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer, you will lead the management of supplies and services to six key sites supporting a multi-plant environment in the South region; and provide functional guidance to sourcing professionals supporting those locations. Your role will span strategic, tactical, and transactional supply management activities. Key spend categories include Mechanical Parts, Pressure Parts, MRO, Contractor Services, Temp Labor, among others. You will also be called upon to contribute to the broader supply management agenda - demonstrating the right values and behaviors with high emotional intelligence in working with a disbursed stakeholder base.

Requirements

Self-directed, action-oriented, forward-thinking and creative individual with high ethical standards
Effective management of remote teams
Dynamic leader with a record of achieving results individually and through others
Demonstrated experience in, and strong ability to, manage both materials and services suppliers and contracts
Strong negotiation skills, analytical ability, good judgment and strong operational focus
Developed intellectual capacity, strategy skills and sales ability
Ability to work cross functionally with peers and other business leaders
Ability to manage multiple projects, concurrently, and build consensus
Demonstrated experience with ROI and TCO concepts
Organized, team player who is an effective influencer
Demonstrated ability to lead change in the face of adversity; to challenge the status quo constructively
Articulate communicator both verbal and written
Significant strength in negotiation demonstrated success in negotiating beneficial contracts
Experience with eRFx / Reverse Auctions with a variety commodities, products and services, including knowledge of the process and software used
Knowledge of PeopleSoft ERP (or SAP) and Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) in managing to, and reporting, key performance indicators (KPIs)
Solid understanding of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modeling, contracts, and change management
Minimum bachelor’s degree; preferably Supply Chain, Finance, or technical discipline; MBA desirable
10-15 years of procurement and supply management experience within a complex, global and technology driven organization
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, set the direction, and ensure delivery performance of the region’s procurement organization aligned with the broader Procurement agenda.
Deliver procurement’s contribution to Outage Optimization (plant maintenance & turnarounds), engineering and construction of new plants, and capital projects at existing facilities
Develop regional category strategies (leveraging the required market intelligence) and actionable procurement and project plans to optimize the company’s spend for the region. An expansion of procurement involvement in areas of spend not currently managed is anticipated. Key spend categories include Mechanical Parts, Pressure Parts, MRO, Contractor Services, Temp Labor, among others.
Drive robust P2P processes using continuous improvement (CI) methodologies and technology to improve information flow and velocity
Support the Global Sourcing Initiative to achieve a step change in demand placed with “low-cost country sources” / high value regions of the world (mainly Asia in the near term)
Develop staff capabilities through effective coaching, oversight, & delegation
Utilize and oversee the eRFx / Reverse Auction processes as a tool for maximizing commodity, parts and services savings
Effectively manage supplier relationships to optimize service, quality, and cost
Track and manage procurement KPIs that progress the function to achieve “world class” excellence
Ensure savings initiatives spanning cost reduction, cost avoidance, revenue enhancement, rebates, working capital, etc. are accurately documented, reviewed, reported and
Direct process improvement initiatives - instituting best practices guided by an effective change management process (MoC) that delivers benchmark return on investment (ROI)