Director, Procurement

Stellantis Financial Services (SFS) is the new captive finance company for one of the world's leading automakers and a mobility provider with iconic brands including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys.

Our exciting growth provides opportunities to advance your career as we successfully lead products and services from a small to midsize company in just a few years. Join our world class team and culture and contribute to our core mission which is enhancing our customer's experience.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a Director of Procurement to manage and provide strategic leadership of procurement activities, align procurement strategies and initiatives with company goals, and promote innovation while fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the organization. This role will report directly to the Managing Director, Procurement and will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the compliance of policies and procedures, build vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and drive cost savings standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Foster cross-functional collaboration and integration with internal stakeholders to understand their procurement needs and develop and implement procurement strategies that align with the company's goals and objectives.
• Ensure internal policies for procurement and contracting are aligned with Stellantis NV policies and procedures.
• Lead, mentor, and manage the procurement team and oversee day-to-day operations to ensure high performance and productivity.
• Lead contract negotiations to ensure favorable terms and pricing that optimize value, quality, and availability of products within each category.
• Evaluate new and manage existing relationships with key suppliers and vendors.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices, as well as current market conditions to make informed decisions and enhance procurement strategies.
• Set strategy and operational objectives inline with the company’s goals and objectives.
• Ensure regulatory compliance requirements and compliance with company policies and procedures are consistently followed with all procurement activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize procurement processes and enhance efficiency to achieve cost savings goals while supporting the company’s rapid growth.

Qualifications and Competencies Required To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Experience:

• Twelve (12) years minimum of proven experience in procurement, sourcing, or contract negotiation.
• 7 years as a functional manager
• Eight (8) years minimum experience in a leadership or managerial role with direct reports.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field.

Skills Required:

• Strong negotiation skills and ability to build and maintain relationships with vendors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in procurement software and Microsoft Office suite applications, such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Solid understanding of procurement best practices and industry trends, supply chain management, and vendor management.
• Strong commitment to supporting organization's goals, values, company policies and procedures, and compliance guidelines.
• Adaptable to change with the ability to effectively thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
• Detail oriented and capable of accurately identifying, analyzing, preventing, and solving problems.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to maintain a high level of integrity and ethics, confidentiality and professionalism.
• Ability to manage challenging conversations to resolve stakeholder needs promptly.
• Successful at soliciting feedback to promote and improve service and quality.
• Must have reliable transportation and live within a commutable distance to one of the following cities: Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Houston, TX; Phoenix, AZ.

Qualifications Preferred:

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field is preferred!
• Experience in supply chain management particularly with respect to technology procurement.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Work Schedule This position requires the ability to work various shifts to accommodate business needs. Typically, between the hours of 8AM-6PM Monday through Friday and on weekends as needed. Travel is required 10% of the time.

Stellantis Financial Services, Inc (SFS) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing its employees an environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, and intimidation. It is the policy of SFS to comply with all applicable employment laws and regulations and to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, change of sex, and/or transgender status or any protected status. Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States. This policy applies to recruitment and placement, promotion, training, transfer, retention, rate of pay and all other terms and conditions of employment. Employment and promotion decisions will be based solely on merit, ability, achievement, experience, conduct and other legitimate business reasons.