What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Manager position at Risus Talent Partners?
Pay: $110k 10% Bonus
Located: Newtown, Square, PA
This position does offer relocation assistance to Newtown Square, PA
The Procurement Manager - Commodities reports to the Vice President Supply Chain and plays an essential role in delivering on goals and metrics through effective supplier negotiations and by optimizing purchasing activities and processes to drive key sourcing metrics including productivity, working capital improvements, lead time, service level, and quality.
The Procurement Manager develops, communicates and ensures field alignment with purchasing strategies for packaging materials including corrugated, paperboard, polybags, stretch wraps, shrink films, foams, safety products, cleaning chemicals, transportation and other distribution related items. As a key contact for SupplyOne suppliers, the individual takes the lead in building positive, productive relationships with manufacturers and distributors, collaborates with internal teams regarding product needs and customer requirements, and provides high quality support and guidance to procurement teams and management throughout.
Key Duties & Accountabilities (Primary responsibilities & quantifiable measurements):
Deliver 5-7% YOY productivity goals and achieve KPI targets for the assigned commodities
Research, identify, and qualify best value sources of supply
Ensure adherence to working capital objectives
Create a collaborative environment for the selection of key vendors for your assigned categories
Develop and manage the relationships with preferred suppliers and act as SME for assigned categories
Coordinate with the supply chain leaders to ensure that suppliers adhere to the required delivery schedules. Take appropriate actions to maintain on-time deliveries of approved materials
Contract life-cycle management with preferred vendors
Support inventory reduction efforts on assigned categories
Manage or Participate in the Inventory council to support initiatives on assigned categories
Essential Functions (Essential/secondary functions that support the primary responsibilities):
Develop knowledge of new domestic and international markets to find new sources of supply
Provide market analysis utilizing industry-relevant indices and publish to key members of the organization
Reduce lead times in assigned commodities
Develop productive collaborative relationships with the location procurement and management teams
Develop, implement, and continuously optimize strategies for assigned commodities
Salary : $110,000 - $115,000
