Highlights
Effectively work with Procurement Business Partner and business groups as a trusted advisor to determine desired product/service specifications and projected demand when making recommended action plans. Experience 5 years Strategic Sourcing/Procurement experience, Category Management, Contract Negotiation, Performance Measurement, Contract Negotiation, Project Management, Business Analysis, Change Management experience.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Foster City, CA |
| Industry | Other/Not Classified |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1998 |
| Website | www.eteaminc.com |
Description
Title: Assoc Director Commercial Services
Duration: 12 Months
Location : Hybrid Position in Foster City, CA 3 days per week
Job Description:
Education
Experience
Skills
Duration: 12 Months
Location : Hybrid Position in Foster City, CA 3 days per week
Job Description:
- Develop category strategies to deliver value by achieving cost savings and improving quality and service levels by identifying opportunity areas such as standardization and supplier consolidation
- Oversee all spend activity and purchase requests for assigned category areas and determine proper action plan for all purchases that meet the procurement involvement threshold
- Provide category subject matter expertise to the associated business group and Procurement functions
- Support Commercial category strategies with spend analytics, supplier benchmarking, and RFP execution support
- Coordinate Commercial supplier communications, data gathering, and performance tracking
- Effectively work with Procurement Business Partner and business groups as a trusted advisor to determine desired product/service specifications and projected demand when making recommended action plans
- Consult with cross functional teams to execute strategic sourcing projects for assigned category
- Collaborate with Procurement functions and business groups to ensure that all spend above established thresholds are managed strategically
- Collaborate with Procurement colleagues including Supplier Inclusion and Procurement Operations to create standard and repeatable process to integrate business diversity and responsible procurement into overall value proposition
- Drive use of sourcing and procurement best practices and standardization of processes while minimizing supply risk
- Ensure the company has good supply market understanding and works with the business teams to provide input for creating innovative win win customer and supplier strategies
- Proactively identify improvement opportunities for assigned category and recommend key actions to the appropriate stakeholders
- Combine all spend information into yearly plans and long-term forecasts for costs, savings targets, and planned projects
- Execute initiatives to classify suppliers and manage supplier relationships according to defined supplier relationship management standards.
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree. MBA preferred
Experience
- 5 years Strategic Sourcing/Procurement experience, Category Management, Contract Negotiation, Performance Measurement, Contract Negotiation, Project Management, Business Analysis, Change Management experience
Skills
- Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology with pragmatism to manage exceptions
- Ability to develop category and sourcing strategies by identifying opportunity areas
- Track record of effectively directing and leveraging procurement spend in assigned category areas by leading global cross functional teams
- Experience managing and maintaining strong supplier relationships
- Strong leadership presence and negotiation/contract management experience
- Extensive knowledge and experience with procurement/spend systems data and analysis
- Strong interpersonal and leadership capabilities to develop sourcing team
- Ability to apply change management and consulting skills/knowledge and expertise
About Company
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