The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Indirect Sourcing and Salesforce.

Minimum Requirements:

Manage the day-to-day execution of program management initiatives, project portfolio, and support capabilities within Indirect Sourcing. Implement strategic direction and function as a liaison to drive cost savings within the business units. Role model and demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety of others.

• Experience managing business change initiatives

• Ability to load and analyze data sets, develop pivot tables and reports in Excel

• Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate to customers and all levels of the organization

• Proven track record of delivering objectives on time and within budget

• Knowledge of the sourcing process and levers that produce savings

• Knowledge and understanding of project life cycles

• Managing multiple projects.

• Experience in identifying market opportunities and developing category/project strategies to maximize savings

• Experience in identifying broader opportunities across a range of categories and developing strategies to maximize savings

• Using general business understanding of financials, cost drivers, market conditions and leverage opportunities across various industries.

• Must be able to use knowledge to discuss/negotiate with suppliers confidently

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and lead all facets of program budgeting, including the development and ongoing management of annual budgets; capital and expense Plan/forecast future budgets

• Create and manage project schedules through an identified tracking tool, this includes developing guidelines, and criteria, and establishing resource planning requirements

• Partner with departmental and business management teams to evaluate requirements and determine the best solutions for initiatives, utilizing information from a variety of sources, including internal best practices and competitor/industry practices

• Ensure project goals are defined and monitored to ensure agreements are met

• Lead in the development of messaging, content, and themes for department communications

• Partner with Category Managers with data, negotiations, and research to keep projects on track

• Ensure incorporation of robust category strategy/management processes across the categories

• Develop progress and status reporting for the corporate strategic planning team

• Develop senior executive updates on indirect sourcing, including coordination of the Cost Leadership Council

• Coordinate enablement programs including skills inventory, gap analysis and training.