Sr. Procurement Lead

Responsibilities:

Establishing, leading/facilitating and supporting cross functional category management teams to develop and maintain category plans and ongoing category performance

Developing deep knowledge and experience within assigned spend management responsibilities

Developing spend/performance and external market analyses to monitor category performance and identify performance improvement opportunities

Developing spend and savings/performance improvement forecasts to monitor progress and ensure goals are achieved

Developing plans to capture identified opportunities

Defining category requirements through collaborative efforts with respective stakeholder groups

Collaborating with stakeholder groups to develop consensus on the appropriate category plans and priorities

Leading performance improvement initiatives defined by the category plan including strategic sourcing and other performance improvement initiatives

Establishing, leading/facilitating and supporting cross functional strategic sourcing/performance improvement teams as needed/prescribed by category plans to achieve savings and performance targets (e.g. reduce cost, improve quality and result in a lower total cost of ownership, meeting supplier diversity goals)

Leading negotiations with suppliers as needed

Maintaining critical supplier agreements including renewals, negotiation of terms, issue identification, tracking and resolution Supplier Management responsibilities include:

Developing and maintaining supplier criticality ratings and managing resulting critical supplier relationships

Managing supplier relationships including conducting Quarterly Business Reviews with critical suppliers and company Executive Sponsors Stakeholder Management responsibilities include:

Developing successful partnerships with key stakeholders / business partners to achieve desired results

Developing and managing cross-functional category management and strategic sourcing teams as needed

Collaborating with stakeholders to drive needed decisions to achieve desired results

Proven track record to deliver results and achieve goals

Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships with others

Experience leading cross-functional teams

Ability to build support and consensus

Proven financial acumen and analytical abilities Preferred: MBA

Certified Procurement Manager (CPM)

Three years of leadership experience

Experience managing large supplier agreements

Experience working in a Shared Services organization

Supply Chain experience in the utility industry

Knowledgeable in category management and strategic sourcing practices

Requirements

Qualifications:

Contracting experience7-10 years

Intermediate to senior level

RFP7-10 years

Bidding & negotiations experience

Direct Experience, non-IT

Construction experience, large projects

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or equivalent work-related experience

Benefits

MWResource offers medical, dental and vision coverage through Capital Blue Cross, short- and long-term disability coverage, employer paid life insurance, and participation in the MWResource 401K plan for US based consultants.

MWResource does not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or anything else that makes you part of any group.

Candidates must be authorized toworkin the United States.

Candidates will be required to pass a background check and drug screening.

Please note we are not open to outsourcing our recruitment needs.

This is NOT a C2C opportunity

Qualification

Bachelor's Degree