Job Description

Procurement Manager

As the Procurement Manager, you will be the architect of our company's first formal Procurement Department. Reporting directly to the SVP of Accounting and Finance, you will transition the organization from decentralized purchasing to a strategic, centralized model. Your mission is to build the framework for vendor management, drive significant cost savings through strategic sourcing, and optimize Coupa (our procurement software) to help ensure fiscal discipline without stifling operational speed.

Essential Functions:

• Policy Design
• Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation
• Vendor and Stakeholder Management
• Start-up and Project Costs
• Procure to Pay Software Management

Job Specifications:

1. Bachelor's or higher degree in Finance, business or supply chain is preferred
2. 5+ years in procurement or supply chain management
3. Highly organized with attention to detail.
4. Ability to meet assigned deadlines.
5. Strong analytical skills.
6. Ability to act and operate independently with a minimal amount of daily direction to accomplish business objectives.
7. Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees and management across the organization
8. Experience with procurement tools such Coupa is preferred
9. Proven ability to create order out of chaos and a track record of achieving significant verifiable cost savings
10. Strong ability to lead a change management structure across the organization to new policies and procedures that will be put in place

The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the duties of the position, and do not include all the tasks that the incumbent may be required to perform. The incumbent must be able to perform all the essential functions of this job, either with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

Skills:

Preferred Bilingual - Spanish Some Knowledge

Behaviors:

Required Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject

Motivations:

Required Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Education:

Required Bachelors or better in Finance or related field.

Experience:

Required 3 years: RFP Process management 5 years: Supply Chain 5 years: Finance

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