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.