Indirect Procurement Director

Responsibilities :

• Direct and develop a professional purchasing team to deliver current and future business needs
• Support a team of specialists and purchasers covering all indirect categories.
• Develop and oversee stakeholder relationships, oversee critical negotiations, and monitor and improve performance measurements.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships in collaboration with the Regional and Global Teams.
• Develop regional initiatives to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost across the North American Region for Indirect value chains.
• Be a change agent and secure capability by engaging with key stakeholders and implementing professional purchasing processes.
• Ensure implementation of module strategy and the Vestas Procurement Process in the region.
• Identify key risks and ensure proper risk assessments are completed appropriately and promptly.
• Identify year-over-year cost-out opportunities, ensuring proper alignment, signoff, and execution within the region.
• Implement regional digital procurement strategies, including procure-to-pay, vendor creation, and eAuctions.
• Develop and promote key strategic supplier relationships.
• Facilitate initiatives that provide in-year EBIT contribution, year-over-year continuous cost-out, and control cost of poor quality (CoPQ) recovery from suppliers.
• Identify, contract, and qualify new suppliers who can reduce TLC (total landed costs) and drive regional localization (where appropriate).
• Act as liaison between global functions, key stakeholders, and manufacturing facilities within the North American Region.
• Develop and implement regional procurement strategies.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the indirect material market dynamics and the competitor landscape.
• A key contributor to the overall strategic objectives of the Procurement Organization

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Vestas is the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.

Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than our competitors in the renewable energy arena. We consider ourselves forerunners within the industry, as Vestas continuously aims to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40 years of experience in wind energy, Vestas has an unmatched history demonstrating our expertise within the field.

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