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FLANDERS · 1 day ago

Director of Procurement

Evansville, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

FLANDERS is a world leader in renewing machines for heavy industry, specializing in intricate applications and offering advanced automation solutions. The Director of Procurement will lead efforts to improve cost, quality, and lead times for goods and services, while managing supplier relationships and developing sourcing strategies to enhance financial performance.

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Responsibilities

Develop an overall sourcing strategy for the business that includes supplier consolidation, process standardization, base and variable cost reduction, transaction cost removal, and process digitization that meets budget

Develop budget goals and KPIs which include supplier rationalization, productivity, lead-time reduction, working capital improvement, quality, and delivery performance

Develop and execute sourcing plans including but not limited to soliciting quotations, recommending suppliers, evaluate quotations, negotiating pricing, conducting cost analysis, and ensure that the proper legal agreements are correctly prepared

Direct and lead supplier discovery, RFI, RFQ, site visits and other strategic sourcing activities

Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships through effective communication

Take personal responsibility for ensuring any issues raised by suppliers or internal customers are responded to and resolved

Develop and optimize executive level relationships with suppliers

Coordinate transition management and risk mitigation with Supply Chain Leadership

Review policies and procedures and provide input to management concerning operation of the strategic sourcing function/process

Design and deploy processes that are consistent with the identified strategy through teaming with the other Supply Chain Leaders

Team with Business Unit Leaders, ensure appropriate sourcing metrics are in place and deployed to measure progress against initiatives

Collaborate with manufacturing and service leaders to select and manage required suppliers who have the capacity and capability to meet the material and subcontract needs of the business

Provide overall project management for key supplier transition, development, and second level savings projects

Optimize the use of information systems and technology for tracking, analysis, reporting, administration, and communication between Business Units and suppliers

Qualification

Strategic sourcingProcurement leadershipLean Six SigmaCategory ManagementSupply chain experienceProject managementNegotiation skillsEmotional intelligenceOrganizational skillsPresentation skillsTeam player

Required

Bachelor's degree required (MBA preferred). Exceptional experience and skill may be considered in lieu of education

10+ years strategic sourcing and procurement leadership experience

Broad supply chain (nearly end-to-end) experience

Strong business acumen, analytical, and problem-solving skills are required

Lean Six Sigma Continuous Improvement experience (certification strongly preferred)

Leadership experience in supply chain management, sourcing, and/or procurement

Experience building and leading national sourcing teams with an emphasis on raw material, components, and services

Experience with factory support and improving sustaining operations

Strong analytical skills, emotional intelligence, organizational skills, and presentation skills

Extensive experience in implementing a Category Management and broad-based Sourcing model into an organization, with multiple categories of materials, components, and services

Work effectively with key suppliers, Engineering, Supplier Quality, Logistics, Manufacturing, Finance, IT, and other internal key stakeholders to maximize overall performance of alliance agreements and all commodity suppliers

Strong commodity knowledge and project management experience

Ability to develop business cases, project plans, status, and issue reports

Ability to lead advanced negotiations with cross-functional teams; develop complex negotiations strategies; demonstrate negotiations capability including adjusting to individual styles and tactics; coach and guide others on negotiations process, tools, and methodology

Ability to direct work of multiple reports and supervise concurrent tasks while effectively prioritizing and coordinating work assignments to meet deadlines

Ability to gain and maintain the cooperation and participation of others

Team player/consensus builder