Job Title: Procurement Manager

Location: TX - Frisco
Duration: 5 Months

Responsibilities

Category Management

• Create an environment of strategic collaboration with suppliers
• Translate business requirements into detailed specifications to support the category sourcing process
• Develop and update financial savings models with support from Finance
• Help prepare the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for the categories under his/her responsibility
• Conduct industry deep dive analysis to provide proactive category insights
• Develop and execute category strategies in conjunction with key business partners to address and meet business needs
• Define best-in-class sourcing procurement processes utilizing Ariba (e.g. Traditional RFQ/RFP/RFI, on-line Auction, Collaborative sourcing, multi-event negotiations, etc.)
• Develop and foster long-term relationships with suppliers

Compliance

• Risk Management: Ensure supplier risk is proactively understood and continuity business plans in place for any potential unpreventable interruption in supply
• Food & Drug Administration: Ensure suppliers comply with all required federal, national, regional, and local food safety regulations
• Be accountable for compliance on Corporate Environmental Sustainability and Regulatory efforts representing sourcing area
• Influence stakeholders on policies and practices for procurement, as well as the legal and financial requirements and policies in making a purchase
• Execute legal contracting & contract administration in Ariba as required by policy

Analytics and Communication

• Be an expert with analytical tools (e.g. Excel) in order to draw conclusions and make recommendations from large data sets
• Be extremely proficient at oral/written communication in order to effectively explain complex ideas and approaches to a wide audience
• Be an expert in MS Word, MS Project, and MS PowerPoint

Stakeholder Management & Influencing

• Be able to build strong customer relationships
• Be able to interact with all levels of the organization, ranging from senior executives through middle management
• Be a strong team player with other critical cross-functional groups
• Have a collaborative management style with the ability to build partnerships both internally and externally
• Have passion to drive continuous improvement
• Be able to lead small cross-functional teams to drive for shared goals

Successful Candidates Will Excel In

• Pursuing tasks with energy and drive to meet deadlines despite obstacles and setbacks
• Stepping up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities
• Championing the best creative ideas and actively moving them into implementatio

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, or related area from an accredited university
• 5+ years of Strategic Procurement experience with experience in supporting complex Supply Chain organizations
• 5+ years of SAP/Ariba or similar ERP experience
• Ability to take complex data and simplify it
• Strong Stakeholder Management engagement is a must