Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement

Quanex Building Products Corporation•Statesville, NC

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About The Position

Quanex is looking for a Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement to join our team. As a Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement, you will be accountable to provide leadership and direction as it relates to all indirect procurement categories including MRO, travel, packaging, supplies, and services. Develops, recommends, and implements indirect procurement strategies and continuous improvement initiatives to create a robust and resilient indirect supply chain in alignment with the business growth and profitability goals.

Requirements

7+ years of progressive experience in indirect procurement within a multi-site manufacturing environment and a minimum of five years in a leadership role
Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, or related field
Strong proficiency w/ MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
ERP experience with SAP or Oracle preferred.

Nice To Haves

CSCP or CPSM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Take ownership of indirect spending categories including but not limited to MRO, travel, supplies, freight, packaging, and services to create supply strategies and cost saving initiatives.
Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, identify and implement improvement opportunities.
Implement and maintain indirect procurement best practices, policies, and procedures across the organization.
Serve as the thought leader for indirect procurement aspects of risk mitigation, sustainability, technology, automation, and data analytics.
Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for category and supplier performance and sourcing effectiveness.
Develops and delivers reporting on vendor performance and initiates improvements.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including operations, EHS, finance, corporate, and legal to ensure alignment of sourcing activities with business needs.
Analyze market trends, commodity prices, and geopolitical factors to anticipate and mitigate risks.
Stay abreast of global trade regulations, tariffs, and compliance requirements, ensuring adherence across all sourcing activities.
Keep senior management team informed regularly about indirect sourcing activities, progress, and key developments.
Create and sustain a culture of talent development, performance management and accountability.
Proven track record of delivering significant indirect cost savings and process improvements.
Direct spend management of over $200M related to indirect spend category.
Working within a fast paced, complex, dynamic business environment
Exceptional leadership and cross-functional team management experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are critical.
Maintain positive relationships with customers and suppliers.
Strong data analytic capabilities
Use of indirect procurement tools such as eRFX, supplier portals, contract management, spend cubes, and artificial intelligence.