Indirect Purchase Leader/Director - Manufacturing

Summary :

Oversees sourcing, quality, plant liaison and operations teams to ensure continuity of supply. Leads strategy for business continuity planning within business units, commodity groups, and or international regions. Directs the purchasing function for all materials, supplies, and equipment in support of corporate purchasing operations and goals. Ensures purchasing strategy reflects diverse requirements and overall business goals, as well as complies with all regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provides broad leadership in sourcing processes that capitalize on opportunities for the business

- Offers innovative approaches to sourcing that encourage a high level of supplier collaboration and delivery

- Sets overall purchasing strategy that provides foundation for supplier negotiations

- Intervenes when required to solve highly complex matters of supplier performance

- Mitigates risk and promotes compliance by establishing and maintaining valued relationships with internal and external stakeholders

- Communicates regularly with purchasing and business leadership at all levels

- Leads the identification and implementation of continuous improvement strategies within key processes

- Actively supports and drives acceptance of standardized business system solutions across the supply chain

- Advises and consults with internal business partners on sourcing processes and procedures

- Actively leads annual planning (AOP) at the business unit and corporate level

- Presents sourcing and procurement issues to corporate leadership; provides thought leadership for addressing issue

- Develops, leads, and motivates management staff; sets goals in training and development,performance, and career planning

Lekhram Vishwakarma
Senior Consultant - Human Resource
Skillventory