Job Description
The Vice President of Global Procurement will lead a global procurement team across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The VP of Global Procurement will drive and implement a global procurement strategy in order to optimize procurement spending, strengthen supplier relationships, and improve cost savings. This person will work hand in hand with the regional P&L leaders and be a strategic part of the executive leadership team.
1. Accountable for global procurement developing, implementing and executing the 3-5 year strategy
2. Lead all indirect and direct procurement for the organization globally
3. Drive the organization through clear goal setting, operational steering, and execution.
4. Ensure sourcing and procurement strategies align with the broader organization wide goals working in collaboration with the P&L leaders of the regions globally, supply chain, commercial, product development and R&D and others.
5. Drive this new strategy with a Champion of Change mentality and methodology
6. Ensuring quality, delivery, risk assessment, cost, and execution align with the global strategies and wider business
7. Build strong relationships with R&D and Operations (among other cross functional teams) to drive collaboration and innovation
8. Drive strong meaningful executive relationships with global suppliers serving as the face of the organization
9. Drive and ensure strong communication, alignment and responsiveness among suppliers, internal teams, and cross functional teams
10. Hold global team and organization to performance metrics and goals that drive business outcomes
11. Stay abreast of industry trends and market indicators globally
12. Lead global team driving a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and learning
13. Drive cost savings globally
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