Job description
- Support global procurement strategies
- Design, implement, and manage sourcing strategies for the organization
- Analyze supply base, category market conditions, stakeholder requirements, pricing trends, and competitive benchmarking to determine appropriate sourcing strategies
- Deliver category management services, including strategic sourcing, process improvement, risk management, supplier performance management, and continuous cost and performance improvement
- Develop and implement cost savings/value creation projects across professional services categories
- Establish and evaluate performance dashboard/metrics for professional services categories
- Structure, negotiate, and manage service and supply agreements with suppliers, including complex long-term strategic agreements, short-term transactional agreements and project-based or consulting agreements
- Support Carpenter Technology’s Business Transformation (BTE) initiatives including procurement business process design, gap analysis and change management plan
- Proactively engage, influence, and collaborate with the Finance, IT, Supply Chain, Marketing, Human Resources, Legal, Quality, R&D and Operations teams to ensure alignment on business objectives and project plans
- Drive stakeholder engagement within the IT, Professional Services – Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Legal, Travel and Consulting Categories
- Ensure compliance with Carpenter purchasing policies and procedures, business code of conduct, ethical practices and adherence to relevant laws and regulations
- Manage the source to pay process to support business operations across the organization to ensure consistency and best practices are implemented
- Lead, motivate, and develop employees within Procurement organization
- Perform all other duties, tasks, and special projects as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, or related field required
- 5+ years’ procurement, category management, and strategic sourcing experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of procurement systems, processes, and procedures
- Demonstrated category management expertise in one or more of the following IT (Cloud, Hosting, SaaS Agreements, Digital, Hardware, Software License Agreements), Professional Services – Finance, Marketing (Creative agencies, Print) Human Resources (Benefits, Contingent Resources, Recruiting Services), Legal, Travel and Consulting (both T&M and Fixed Cost Engagements) Categories
- Proven excellence in professional services contract language, contract negotiation, contract management, conflict resolution and customer service skills
- Demonstrated project management and execution skills with ability to manage multiple large complex projects with competing priorities and timelines
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to plan, implement, and execute procurement strategies
- Strong analytical skills with a deep understanding of financial analysis
- Ability to quickly analyze data, as well as extrapolate and communicate insights
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—reading, writing, and listening
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
blackflymedia.com is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, blackflymedia.com provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, blackflymedia.com is the ideal place to find your next job.