Corporate Director of Procurement
Company: Corps Partners
Location: Boston
Posted on: May 3, 2024
Job Description:
The Corporate Director of Procurement is directly responsible
for setting and executing the strategy for procuring all
ingredients, packaging, and indirect goods and services necessary
to support the business. This role is accountable for managing
current relationships with suppliers, evaluating market trends and
pricing movements to ensure competitive supplier pricing while
ensuring the highest quality and service standards are
met.Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Ensures long-term supply and cost certainty through
implementation and execution of forward-looking procurement and
buying/ coverage strategies
- Guiding the senior leadership on risks identified by
procurement, quality, and R&D and proposing alternatives
solutions
- Creates balanced scorecard for cost, quality, service and
people related metrics
- Sets year-over-year productivity cost reduction plan to meet
business objectives
- Supports new products launches and innovation
- Establishes professional relationships with senior leadership
to drive forward the direct materials and indirect procurement
vision
- Reviews and analyzes monthly purchase price variance (PPV),
while regularly reviewing the indirect procurement cost plan
- Operates with a hands-on approach, and willingness to roll up
their sleeves as needed to address business needs
- Enables the development of the procurement team through
coaching, on-the-job training, formal training and career
development planning
- Commitment to safety begins with management. Managers and
frontline supervisors are accountable for creating and maintaining
a culture of Safety and assuring a safe work
environment.QUALIFICATIONSTo perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word;
should have at experience in negotiating contracts.Ideal Candidate
- A motivated self-starter willing to be a team player
- Highly organized with the ability to lead and organize
others
- Uncompromising integrity and professionalism
- A relationship builder, excited by the opportunity to partner
with team members cross-functionally
- A strategic thinker who approaches business initiatives with an
entrepreneurial spirit
- Able to communicate effectively with staff at all levels of the
organization.
- Excellent at planning and prioritization skills with the
ability to multi-task and adapt.
- Able to work in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
and maintain a positive outlook
- Able to maintain direction and focus by leveraging
organizational abilities and proactive planning
- A collaborator and can reach mutually agreeable outcomes and
resolve potential conflictsEducation and/or ExperienceBachelor's
degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; MBA is
preferred.A minimum of 10 years prior experience
- Experience at a food or beverage company
- Procurement experience of agricultural commodities and
packaging, with experience in indirect procurement and its
organization dynamics
- Drive and implement process improvement and system initiatives
which deliver operating efficiencies
- Experience in utilizing a 7-step (or similar) strategic
sourcing methodology to develop category strategies, source,
negotiate and manage suppliers to deliver total lowest cost
materials and mitigate the supply risks.
- Experience in global sourcing preferred
- A willingness to work independently, while leading the
development and growth of the procurement team
- Excellent negotiation and analytical skills with a strong
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Keywords: Corps Partners, Malden , Corporate Director of Procurement, Executive , Boston, Massachusetts
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