Sr. Manager, Procurement

Fortra•Eden Prairie, MN

5d•$130,000 - $170,000

About The Position

As the Sr. Manager, Procurement you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of procurement for all global locations. This includes driving strategy, working with the executive leadership team, overseeing successful execution, building a team, team development and management, operations, and key initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
Strong professional experience in Procurement, contract review and vendor management; ideally in a technology company.
Strong understanding of financial reports, including variance of actual vs. budget numbers

Nice To Haves

Professional credentials preferred such as RPA/FMA, CFM.

Responsibilities

Collaborating with Finance Leaders and team to establish a global procurement strategy, processes, and procedures
Partnering with finance to achieve short- and long-term goals for streamlining and rationalizing vendor base
Working with acquired teams to integrate their procurement strategy, processes, and procedures
Assisting with establishing vendor management playbook – overseeing successful execution of the playbook
Collaborating cross functionally with Legal and Security teams to ensure strong controls and governance over vendor contract management
Establishing and maintaining strong vendor relationships
Supporting the business with request for proposal process as needed
Determining key vendors and ensuring universal/centralized management
Working closely with legal department to develop and execute a strategy to streamline vendor selection, contract evaluation, and negotiation process
Partnering with finance team, M&A team and functional leaders to review post-acquisition expenses – mapping a plan for cost reductions and movement to standard vendors
Working with finance organization to align procurement strategy and process with purchasing and budget control procedures (e.g., spending authorities, approval processes and limits, PO requirements, etc.)
Recommending, selecting, and implementing tools to improve operational efficiency (such as a vendor management system)
Managing new spend and upcoming contract end dates in a robust contract management cycle that is aligned with approved budgets
Developing positive and productive relationships with suppliers while keeping healthy competition in our supply base
Reviewing and approving change management on purchase orders (i.e., increases/decreases)
Assisting in reconciling complex invoices to purchase orders, to enable vendor payment
Assisting in developing and training on procurement policies and procedures to ensure consistency throughout the organization
Partnering within Finance to provide accurate and timely vendor and third-party spending data
Monitoring supplier performance and communicating issues, as well as working with internal customers in various parts of the organization and external customers to ensure that contract needs are met, and issues are resolved.
Drive system implementation and enterprise-wide adoption and optimization
Managing team performance and productivity, coaching team members to be successful
Collaborating with People Experience team to ensure career paths and development opportunities for all employees