Senior Manager - Procurement

S&C Electric Company•Chicago, IL

5d•$154,968 - $205,333•Hybrid

About The Position

As an S&C Electric team member, you’ll work on projects that have real-world impact. You’ll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We’re big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively. Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow’s energy challenges and become an employee-owner.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management or related field.
CSCP, ASCM procurement certification
10+ years of demonstrated proficiency as a buying group director, manager or equivalent with a manufacturing company preferably using Oracle as its business system.
Demonstrated success in transforming enterprise procurement practices, policies and people.
Demonstrated proficiency in procurement strategies, and best practices.
Contracting Development, Management and Execution.
Demonstrated success in Direct and Indirect Cost Savings Program development and execution.
Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of respect and collaboration, accountability and ownership, continuous improvement, and continuous learning and development.
Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint presentation skills.
Problem solving skills required.
Demonstrated experience to excellent customer satisfaction and work well with others.
Strong communications (written and verbal) and collaboration skills.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Demonstrated ability to influence across functions and levels.
Strong expertise in ERP systems and data-driven performance management.
Exceptional leadership presence with the ability to inspire, influence, and develop others in a collaborative and respectful way.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Supply Chaing Management

Responsibilities

Identify, define business processes and lead the implementation of procurement operating practices to enable and improve supply chain efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance lead time and on time delivery performance.
Improve KPIs, reporting mechanisms, and performance dashboards to measure operational effectiveness.
Define enterprise procurement policies, governance and ensure ERP alignment and accountability controls across global organization.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on: EOQ optimization and inventory performance and PO reduction and process efficiency.
Drive data-enabled decision making, leveraging analytics and KPIs to guide strategy and performance improvements.
2nd level supplier negotiation escalation management.
Define, plan and execute lead time reduction program.
Collaborate with sourcing to define and execute Supplier Health and Risk Mitigation Program.
Collaborating with Sourcing's Annual Supplier Health Assessment - Develop Quarterly Business Review Methods and Execute with top 10 Suppliers.
Collaborate with Sourcing, and Supplier Quality to define Enterprise Supplier Performance Management System Guidelines, RACI and Communication Management. Purchasing should push these performance metrics to suppliers once/month. corrective and preventative action plans for top 20 underperforming suppliers.
Collaborate with other departments: Corporate Supply Chain Peers, including Global Sourcing, Planning, Inventory & Logistics, and cross functional teams in Value stream production scheduling, and Quality problem-solving activities.
Train and Mentor Purchasing Managers and Buyers; regularly monitoring performance, implement training videos for process reference with detailed tips and associated checklist for proficiency tracking and buyer growth.
Build team capabilities through coaching, structured training, and performance feedback mechanisms.
Support and execute cycle counting improvements and Physical Inventory.
Attend in-person or virtual meetings as requested or required.
Communicate effectively, respectfully, and professionally.
Understand and comply with all applicable Company policies and procedures.
Other responsibilities as assigned.