Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement

Wolverine Worldwide•Rockford, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE:WWW) is one of the world’s leading designers, marketers, and licensors of footwear and apparel; It’s global footprint spans 170 countries and territories. The Company’s portfolio includes Merrell®, Saucony®, Sweaty Betty®, Hush Puppies®, Wolverine®, Chaco®, Bates®, HYTEST®, and Stride Rite®. The Company is also the global footwear licensee of brands Cat® and Harley-Davidson®. Wolverine Worldwide is driven by a Vision to Make. Every Day. Better. for its consumers, partners, communities, and shareholders. In 2025, the Company was recognized by Footwear News as Company of the Year, by Forbes as one of America’s Dream Employers, America’s Best Employers for Women, and America’s Best Employers for Company Culture, and by Inspiring Workplaces as one of the Most Inspiring Workplaces Globally. Wolverine Worldwide is a Certified™ Great Place To Work®. The Senior Manager of Indirect Procurement will lead the global Indirect Procurement function and be responsible to work with other Business Unit Owners throughout the company to facilitate, develop and manage the RFP process for indirect spend on products and services. This responsibility involves gaining and applying knowledge of the products and services purchased by other areas of the company in bringing best value in product selection, quality, service and pricing. This position will also be responsible for reporting and tracking savings and presentations to management on a periodic basis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration and previous Procurement Management experience
5 - 7 years experience in procurement in a multi-business environment
Direct experience driving Procure to Pay value stream
Proficient in Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, SharePoint
Team Facilitation
Analyzing Data & Trends
Develop & Implement Programs
Communications
Decision Making
Quality
Negotiating
Managing Change
Working with and motivating others
Planning & Execution of the RFP process
Ability to influence with excellent oral and written communication skills
Position requires a highly self-motivated team player who can work effectively with management, business unit personnel, and with approved vendors
Demonstrated ability to influence and lead teams in achieving or beating challenging goals

Responsibilities

Lead the global Indirect Procurement team with oversight over all indirect procurement categories.
Develop specific strategies for each of our major indirect procurement categories across technology, supply chain, marketing and professional services.
Responsible to facilitate the RFP process with other areas of the company and provide them with guidance, defined processes, developed purchasing strategies, project updates and reporting.
Responsible for the development of creative procurement strategies while designing and aligning procurement processes and policies with business requirements.
Responsible for minimizing cost and maximizing value in the procurement process by applying best / leading practices across sourcing, new / nontraditional supplier development, negotiations, benchmark modeling, and other process improvements and facilitate their implementation.
Responsible to ensure compliance with policies and programs in alignment with sourcing strategy; and that appropriate audit trails are embedded in procurement programs, for internal audit and performance management purposes.
Responsible to review initiatives, investigate opportunities, develop and issue vendor surveys, proposal templates and define negotiation strategy templates.
Responsible to meet with vendors to review their proposals and negotiate pricing, vendor terms, conversion allowances, growth programs, warranties, parts pricing and service agreements to bring best value.
Responsible to track and report on savings, make recommendations, award business, draft and issue agreements, implement new programs and resolve vendor disputes.
Responsible for program performance relative to supplier performance, company compliance, and cost savings objectives.
Responsible to drive Supplier Management strategies to align to corporate KPIs with mission & vision.
Responsible for the creation of templates for Supplier Management process (scorecards, questionnaires, supplier meetings, annual performance reviews, etc.)
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with vendor partners to facilitate best value and to reduce costs.
Analyze and evaluate performance data from less-than-perfect sources, and to construct and develop improvement programs.
Performs duties consistent with the company’s AAP/EEO goals and policies.
Performs other duties as required/assigned by manager.