Responsibilities:

1.          Act as a thought leader and sourcing peer to executives in the businesses they support.  Interface with senior executives in the businesses to understand their needs and ensure sourcing and contracting solutions align to their “big picture” strategy.  Lead the definition of supply chain and vendor management strategy across the sub-categories within their tower that will meet identified business strategies, objectives and priorities.
2.          Hold procurement accountability for all procurement outcomes and metrics in the enterprise within his/her tower, including all contracting activity and savings targets.
3.          Oversee end-to-end sourcing and contracting activities.  This includes working with the internal stakeholder from initial need identification to final goods or service delivery to meet stakeholder needs.  The process starts with demand management (via stakeholder management) that then drives supply analysis/strategy, supplier identification, sourcing execution (i.e., “tendering”), contract negotiation, delivery planning and monitoring, purchase execution, and then ongoing performance management and improvement.
4.          Participate in business-to-business relationships with strategic vendors to improve value extraction and performance. 

Contribute to development and continuous improvement of best practice policies, standards, processes and tools within the procurement organization.

 Skills / Competencies:

•          Technical and professional knowledge – demonstrated understanding and application of procurement and vendor management principles and best practices.
•          Problem analyzer and decision maker – effectively searches and uses industry and market insights; able to assimilate, synthesize, and present complex information in a value-added form; attention to detail; evaluates feasibility and practicality of ideas and options; takes ownership and makes informed and timely decisions.
•          Proven innovator – expert in identifying and implementing change management and business process transformation; consistently challenges the status quo; takes balanced risks to promote growth of ideas; comfortable in high pressure environments.
•          Strategic thinker – thinks conceptually beyond day-to-day business realities; creates a clear vision and goals and adopts a long-term perspective; anticipates emerging issues.
•          Global thinker – dedicated to improving the Company’s competitive position on an enterprise and global level; understands and is respectful of what works in different parts of the world and what doesn’t.
•          Team builder – builds strategic partnerships with internal clients and vendors; builds buy-in and engagement with key stakeholders.
•          Skilled communicator – communicates complexity with clarity and ease; articulates a clear view of concepts, ideas, and objectives; able to interface with different stakeholders at all levels; represents the company externally with confidence; skilled in both oral and written communication.

Collaborator – shares resources and leverages knowledge across the organization; builds and nurtures an extensive network.