Manager Global Procurement

Manager Global Procurement: (Company Name - Subscribers only)

The Role
The Global Procurement Manager reporting to Director Global Procurement directs all phases of national purchasing efforts for principal supply partners, spanning several product categories for the US and European markets. Cultivates national-level relationships with primary vendor partners and leverages regional best-practices across the regions in North America and Europe. Establish and foster relationships with key internal stakeholders and drive the change management processes across the categories. The Global Procurement Manager supports the company goals by focusing on personal accountability, customer service and work efficiency.
Essential Job Functions:
Negotiates and sources large scale complex national supply and Retail contracts (approximately $200 m+ in aggregate annual purchasing).
Delivers additional procurement savings (synergies) for the company network, derived primarily from standardization efforts, exploiting unleveraged scale opportunities, consolidating vendor partners and distribution points, challenging current business models, and promoting business unit-level COGS improvements.
Responsible for analyzing and presenting data to drive insights and support savings projects across the organisation.
Provides strategic and tactical category guidance on key categories based on national trends, internal and external best practices, and company performance objectives.
Unites the company’s autonomous business units around common value-enhancing principles, new programs and offerings, and relevant macro-level opportunities.
Communication to stakeholders at all levels of the organisation both internally and externally. Builds consensus and delivers mutually agreeable programs with their counter part in the Food or Merchandising team.
Negotiates price changes using supporting industry data and benchmarks.
Leads the effort to scale successful regional programs to multi-region or national status.
Ability and willingness to work hard in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, team-oriented environment.
Ability to reprioritize quickly and efficiently to rapidly changing needs and situations.
Demonstrated organisational skills.
What You’ll Need
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Marketing, Economics, International Business, or related business discipline; MBA preferred. Other combinations of job-related experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
Minimum 5 years of contract management and negotiation experience.
Experience negotiating food ingredients or finished product (food) contracts with vendors varying in size from regional players to global.
Comprehensive knowledge of key financial management principles (internal) and macroeconomic (external) factors and cost drivers (ex: commodities indices)
Experience with market data analysis, interpretation, and research using tools like Power BI. Advance experience in Ariba, MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word preferred.
Exceptional oral and written communication
For non-EEA Nationals, eligibility and requirements for an employment permit apply.