Procurement Manager
Verst Logistics
About The Position
As the Procurement Manager, you will be the architect of our company’s first formal Procurement Department. Reporting directly to the SVP of Accounting and Finance, you will transition the organization from decentralized purchasing to a strategic, centralized model. Your mission is to build the framework for vendor management, drive significant cost savings through strategic sourcing, and optimize Coupa (our procurement software) to help ensure fiscal discipline without stifling operational speed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in Finance, business or supply chain is preferred
- 5+ years in procurement or supply chain management
- Highly organized with attention to detail.
- Ability to meet assigned deadlines.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Ability to act and operate independently with a minimal amount of daily direction to accomplish business objectives.
- Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees and management across the organization
- Experience with procurement tools such Coupa is preferred
- Proven ability to create order out of chaos and a track record of achieving significant verifiable cost savings
- Strong ability to lead a change management structure across the organization to new policies and procedures that will be put in place
Responsibilities
- Policy Design
- Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation
- Vendor and Stakeholder Management
- Start-up and Project costs
- Procure to Pay Software management
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
