Procurement Operations Associate Manager

Job Description:

POSITION TITLE: Procurement Operations Associate Manager

WORK SETUP: Hybrid

Responsibilities:

The External Talent Associate Manager will:

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Lead sourcing exercises including RFIs and RFPs in the delivery of the category strategy and market unit objectives

• Lead upfront market research and supplier identification for category projects

Business partner stakeholders to ensure delivery is aligned to procurement and stakeholder objectives

• Work collaboratively with suppliers and stakeholders to lead, communicate and support sourcing and category management activities
• Provide analysis of necessary sourcing activities to maintain the competitiveness of category contracts
• Build trusted partnerships with our supplier panel to deliver our strategy and market unit objectives
• Manage KPI reporting of supplier performance, and identify opportunities for data to improve the delivery of our category strategy
• Perform total cost of ownership analysis for the evaluation of continuous cost improvement projects
• Gather monthly performance-related data and prepare executive reports and presentations
• Support supply market research for your category
• Support sales & business development, spend & contract analysis, and category planning activities
• Perform numerous complex problem-solving functions to ensure customer satisfaction with the company's services
• Ensure communication flows between the relevant functions at a local and global level that are involved in delivering the category strategy
• Develop excellent working relationships with customer stakeholders at both the corporate and business unit level
• Support P2P processes as required in delivery of procurement services to key category stakeholders.
• Proactively present recommendations for efficiency, innovative ideas, cost optimization strategies, and new ways of working to the customer/stakeholder in an advisory capacity.

Professional Skill Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal including formal presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong multi-tasking skills.
• Strong multi-phase project management skills.
• Attention to detail, able to solve problems, analytically.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Adaptable communication ability to conform to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers.
• Highly motivated independent self-starter who thrives on challenge and delivering exceptional results.
• Possess a desire to learn and deliver as a true team player.
• Collaborative and can drive favorable business outcomes in an efficient and agile manner, and who can flex to ever-dynamic business needs.

SKILL AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 7 years' experience in procurement, vendor management, supplier management and contracting
• Supervisory experience is NOT required
• Experience in sourcing vendors, managing resources, RPO, and staff augmentation is a plus. Supporting Southeast Asia is a nice-to-have but not a requirement.
• College Graduates
• Proven knowledge of Procurement methodology and sourcing execution with demonstrated success negotiating complex purchasing agreements with suppliers in this with suppliers in Contingent Labor / HR-Recruiting category
• Good understanding of contingent labor-related legal landscape - employment law, immigration procedures, work visa classifications, and employment arrangements, etc.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, adopt a flexible approach and prioritize tasks appropriately
• Comfortable navigating and communicating in a multicultural and broad environment and with all levels of the organization
• Strong stakeholder management, relationship building, and communication skills aligned to a proactive customer-focused approach (experience managing stakeholders in another country/culture preferred)
• Forward and solution minded, team player and with high degree of self-management
• Comfortable working in a matrix type organization
• Ability to coach/mentor and lead if required; ability to collaborate, advocate a shared vision, and execute with agility
• Ability to travel 10% of the time

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Life insurance
• Paid training
• Pay raise

Experience:

• Procurement: 7 years (Required)

Work Location: In person