Stefanini North America and APAC · 18 hours ago
Purchasing / Procurement Manager (Indirect)
Chicago, IL
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expStefanini Group is hiring a Procurement Manager in Chicago, IL! The role involves supporting various sub-categories within Indirect Procurement through partnership alignment, supplier relationship management, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
Information TechnologyOutsourcing
Responsibilities
Establish trust and build effective business relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders for short- and long-term partnership
Develop and implement the strategies
Drive category knowledge, understand cost drivers and be innovative/creative on how to reduce costs without jeopardizing quality
Support teams with research, analytical modeling, invoice or payment term resolution, building & documenting best practices, etc
Develop & execute sourcing strategies for assigned commodities
Manage scope of assigned categories to achieve business objectives and benefit targets
Lead ongoing category management activities within assigned scope
Ensure meeting or exceeding benefits targets for impact to bottom line
Build and manage internal customer relationships and satisfaction for assigned categories, understanding business requirements as input into enterprise-wide sourcing efforts
Maintain external / marketplace awareness, related to trends within responsibility scope, and supply chain best practices
Lead implementation activities for commodities with impacts to the business and key stakeholders
Proactively engage internal business partners to communicate new product solutions based on category, market and sourcing information
Participate in appropriate business team meetings to ensure engagement and facilitate relationships with internal business partners
Work with subject matter experts and internal customers to gather and assess challenging business requirements
Provide strategic guidance to profiles and models used to support sourcing decisions
Lead supplier selection and recommendation activities including qualitative and quantitative analysis, selection criteria, long and short lists, RFI and RFP development and analysis
Contract development and management (Master Agreements, Business Schedules, NDAs, etc) in Ariba Contract system to ensuring the most optimal terms and conditions while never compromising service or quality
Support team members in conducting risk management activities (gaining risk management expertise)
Create and analyze indirect spend reports for commodities within team's scope
Support team in analysis/interpretation of our procure to pay system compliance, developing and implementing action plans as necessary
Coordinate, assist in research and drive category plan development for team's objectives
Work within Source to Contract system to assure team compliance for contract database, utilization of sourcing tools, etc
Contribute to cash flow performance by identifying opportunities for improvement
Manage supplier relationships, conduct quarterly business reviews to measure and ensure supplier performance related to assigned scope area
Establish supplier KPIs/SLAs, customizing as appropriate for categories
Review performance management data with suppliers and associated business impacts
Address and resolve issues escalated by key stakeholders
Monitor supplier compliance with supplier agreements related to area of scope
Enable supplier catalogs within procure to pay system to facilitate internal customer's purchasing of goods and services
Lead Cross-Functional Category Teams across business units for assigned commodities
Provide support on other complex sourcing initiatives as required
Drive the creation and oversee the implementation of communication plans, implementation strategies, timelines etc
Support peer procurement professionals to expand knowledge and experience
Ensure meeting or exceeding targets for significant impact to bottom line
Provide frequent and timely communication on all projects
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Operations, Business or Supply Chain
Minimum of 5 years in procurement preferably in a leadership role
Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with other driven stakeholders
Ability to analyze, simplify and solve problems
Ability to work with multiple projects at a time with various levels of complexity
Understand the components of a Legal agreement and have experience in commercial terms negotiation
You have strong written, verbal, and listening skills
Strong understanding of financial principles and have worked with a budget
Excellent negotiator and an influencer
Strong analytical skills, knowledge of e-Sourcing tools and proficient with MS Excel
Results and service oriented, reliable, responsive and ethical
Contract development and management (Master Agreements, Business Schedules, NDAs, etc) experience in Ariba Contract system
Company
Stefanini North America and APAC
Global Tech Consulting Company All in One. Stefanini is a Brazilian multinational company with 37 years of experience and presence in 41 countries.
10001+ employees
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Spencer Gracias
CEO, North America/APAC
David Gawenda
Chief Operating Officer NA/APAC Region
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