Company Information

• Fortune 1000 Company.
• Over $5 Billion in annual sales.

Key Responsibilities of Manager of Indirect Sourcing Position

• Assist the Director to drive indirect strategies, methodologies and technologies throughout our Client’s organization.
• Serve as the “go-to” position for the Indirect Sourcing Organization; independent of the commodity.
• Working closely with the Director, participate in supplier evaluation, qualification and selection.  Will investigate and recommend awarding of business, including providing detailed rationale.
• Negotiate supplier contracts, involving the Director in complex and/or high-risk negotiations.
• Initiate and carry out on-boarding and ongoing training of suppliers in accordance with our Client’s policies and procedures.
• Educate all stakeholders on parameters/conditions of supplier agreements.
• Maintain positive relationships and resolve issues with suppliers when needed.
• Remain well versed in industry best practices and recommend new approaches to management.
• Responsible for over $700 million in overall indirect spend with more than 2000 suppliers.  Work closely with the Director to realize cost savings year over year.
• Responsible for implementation of the PCard with appropriate commodities and the resulting KPI reporting.
• Accountable for completion of all product development activities to ensure on-time delivery of all products.
• Develop and implement supplier management tools and methods inside and outside of assigned commodity.
• Apply eSourcing tools to maintain each product’s cost integrity throughout the entire product life cycle by investigating and implementing new material and process usage that is most cost effective.
• Resolve cost and technical challenges to ensure approval and delivery of products.
• Resolve non-conformance/quality issues with suppliers.
• Manage product category returns and implement strategies to reduce returns due to product reliability and quality.
• As appropriate, partner with the Director to negotiate VMI/JIT strategies.
• Perform outside benchmarking to ensure best practices within our Client’s indirect sourcing strategies.

Qualifications and/or Requirements

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree; MBA is preferred.  Equivalent work experience in a closely related field will be considered.
• Must have at least five (5) years experience in indirect procurement at a fast-paced progressive organization.
• Experience in indirect procurement for Logistics, Travel, PCard, and Sales & Events is desired.
• Good understanding of general business challenges and limitations.
• Exceptional negotiating, creative problem solving, team and relationship building skills a must.
• Must be a self-starter, results oriented team player with an organized and professional demeanor.
• Must have excellent computer skills including programs such as MS Excel, MS Word, Lotus Notes.  A strong knowledge of eSourcing tools is critical to this position.
• Must be willing to travel domestically, roughly four (4) times per year.

About the Author:

The Teldar Group is an Executive Search and Recruiting Firm specializing in placing professionals in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain positions.

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