Senior Manager, Group Indirect Procurement - Facilities & Engineering
About The Position
Leads a team in developing, executing, and implementing short- and long-term procurement strategies for indirect goods and services, from identifying business needs through delivery and ongoing supplier management. Provides procurement leadership for Mechanical, Electrical, and Property Professional Services categories, partnering with stakeholders to drive value, support operational and capital initiatives, foster innovation, mitigate risk, and align sourcing strategies with company objectives for cost optimization and financial performance. Negotiates, sources, and manages multiple indirect spend categories to acquire services and solutions at the best overall value and lowest total cost of ownership. Evaluates near- and long-term business requirements, balances supplier capabilities with organizational priorities, and collaborates with senior leaders and subject matter experts to develop strategic sourcing alternatives. Advises stakeholders on sourcing options, commercial risks, and business impacts, while leading, coaching, and overseeing team members. The role directs category sourcing and supplier-management activities, develops cost-reduction plans, leads negotiations and cross-functional sourcing teams, and monitors supplier performance and compliance. It also oversees category analytics, performance reporting, process improvements, and team development. Travel of up to 10% is required for business purposes, both within and outside the state.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of experience in procurement, retail, catalog, finance, and/or banking; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED and at least 7 years of experience in those fields.
- Experience leading a business through procurement lifecycles and applying procurement best practices.
- Experience leading negotiations and developing and executing procurement strategies.
- Experience influencing internal and external resources to develop strategies that meet department goals within budget and established timelines.
- Experience managing people, projects, and/or cross-functional teams.
- At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
- At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership, and/or cross-functional team leadership.
- Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes, within state and out of state.
Nice To Haves
- Experience coaching, mentoring, and training staff.
- MBA, another advanced degree, or CPM certification.
- At least 3 years of experience negotiating deals.
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.
- Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint skills.
- Intermediate Microsoft Word skills.
Responsibilities
- Direct team activity and execution across multiple categories, strategic sourcing strategies, best practices, and initiatives to improve supplier quality, total cost effectiveness, service levels, coordination, delivery, pricing, lead times, payment, and risk compliance.
- Provide continuous leadership, oversee work quality, and give constructive feedback to direct reports.
- Collaborate with and influence leaders outside the category's span of control.
- Execute category sourcing strategies, including developing and executing RFIs and RFPs, documenting bid events, establishing supplier selection criteria, selecting suppliers with cross-functional teams, negotiating, and managing suppliers.
- Streamline business processes; research and provide information on industry category trends and best practices; and provide procurement input to maximize leverage, optimize project design, and minimize project duration and cost.
- Develop negotiation strategies, align stakeholders, lead cross-functional category negotiation teams, implement supplier risk analysis, and negotiate directly with suppliers tied to Walgreens' operational needs and goals.
- Use spend data and business knowledge to identify subcategory sourcing projects and develop cost-reduction plans; create and defend category strategies and decisions using analytics; delegate analytic tasks and synthesize results.
- Develop supplier scorecards and track performance against agreed KPIs; track compliance and support management reporting to the director and senior management.
- Benchmark, track, and analyze annual performance metrics and sourcing trends against budget monthly, and implement supplier management programs with key suppliers, including metrics, performance goals, and improvement initiatives.
- Monitor supplier performance against delivery dates and technical and contractual requirements; participate in strategic meetings with suppliers and business leaders; manage ongoing supplier relationships, complaint resolution, regular supplier meetings, and supplier improvement strategies.
- Manage category performance against savings goals, review financial models for commodity-type items, and balance recurring managed spend through coordinated sourcing waves and capital-project sourcing.
- Consolidate spend and identify synergies across business units by forming and leading cross-functional strategic sourcing teams to develop and implement category and commodity strategies and reduce subcategory costs.
- Lead weekly cross-functional category review meetings to manage category performance.
- Build team morale, motivation, and loyalty through ongoing training, mentorship, clear communication, and constructive feedback.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
