Vice President of Strategic Sourcing

Vice President of Strategic Sourcing
Parsippany, New Jersey 

Securitas Security Services has a fantastic career opportunity for an experienced Vice President of Strategic Sourcing. This position reports directly to Securitas located at our Division Headquarters for North America, Parsippany, New Jersey. This is an on-site position.  

As the Vice President of Strategic Sourcing, you will be responsible for leading and overseeing all aspects of the strategic sourcing function within the organization. You will develop and implement strategies to optimize procurement processes, identify cost-saving opportunities, and manage supplier relationships to meet the organization's needs efficiently and effectively. In addition, you will work closely with executive leadership, cross-functional teams, and external stakeholders to drive procurement excellence and contribute to the organization’s overall success.

Responsibilities:
•    Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy, analyze market trends, evaluate supplier performance, and identify potential sourcing opportunities.
•    Establish strong relationships with suppliers, negotiate contracts, monitor supplier performance, conduct evaluations, and conduct corrective actions if required.
•    Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with finance, operations, legal and other stakeholders.
•    Risk Management: Identify and mitigate procurement risks, develop, and implement risk mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and supplier risk assessments.
•    Supplier Diversity and Sustainability: Drive initiatives to promote supplier diversity and sustainability in the sourcing process. Identify opportunities to engage with diverse suppliers and encourage sustainability practices throughout the supply chain.
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We are looking for a leader that:
•    Delivers Results 
o    Success managing a large-scale operation and experience executing strategic priorities.
o    Demonstrates a clear bias for action and a sense of urgency.
o    Drives execution and stays on top of priorities to ensure success.
•    Acts Strategically 
o    Plans strategically to create growth, improve financial performance, and gain competitive advantage.
o    Understands and uses financial indicators, metrics, and reports to measure the business unit's performance.
o    Identifies, recruits, and retains talent that expands our capabilities. 
•    Drives Excellence
o    Focuses on processes and operational consistency to drive success, reduce costs and improve performance.
o    Approaches problems systematically.  Develops solutions with sustainable and scalable results.
o    Uses sound judgment and makes good decisions in a timely manner.

To be considered for this role, you will need:
•    Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, or related field. (Master’s degree preferred). 
•    10 years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management.
•    Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing strategic sourcing strategies. 
•    Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.

This position offers a base salary of $220,000-$230,000. Benefits include medical, life, dental, and vision insurance, 15 vacation days, four floating holidays, six sick days, Retirement Plan, and bonus eligibility. Relocation costs included.

The Leader in Protective Services, Securitas USA and its 90,000 employees help organizations of all sizes and markets achieve superior security programs and results.  At Securitas, we are leading the transformation of the security industry by putting our clients at the heart of our business. We solve our clients’ security needs by offering highly qualified and engaged people, in-depth expertise, and innovation within our protective services.