What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Area Supply Chain Manager position at WM India?
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I. Job Summary
Directs and oversees purchasing function for one or more Market Areas in a region; manages and coordinates the procurement of materials, components, supplies, and services essential to the operation ensuring all policies related to the procurement of goods and services are relevant and upheld. Ensures purchases be of the required quality and quantity, at the most economical costs, and of timely delivery. Manages Procurement staff and reports to Corporate Procurement.
Location: 100 Brandywine Blvd, Newtown, PA
II. Essential Duties And Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.
Area Support
The highest level of supervisory skills required in this job is the management of supervisory employees.
IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job. Must Live and work in the US.
Experience: Seven (7) years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement).
Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;
Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely;
Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
Normal setting for this job is: office setting.
Travel: 10-20%.
Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
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About Wm
WM (WM.com) is North America’s largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America – where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.
What is the value of a WM job? At WM we know that the value of a WM job is more than a paycheck. It’s a way to create opportunities for you and your family. This is why we are constantly working to make WM a great place to work and grow a career. We Are WM is what defines the perks of being in the WM family – from benefits, to resources and engagement activities.
We are People First. We are Committed to Your Growth. We Are Investing in You. We are a Family. We are Stable. We are Always Working for a Sustainable Tomorrow.
I. Job Summary
Directs and oversees purchasing function for one or more Market Areas in a region; manages and coordinates the procurement of materials, components, supplies, and services essential to the operation ensuring all policies related to the procurement of goods and services are relevant and upheld. Ensures purchases be of the required quality and quantity, at the most economical costs, and of timely delivery. Manages Procurement staff and reports to Corporate Procurement.
Location: 100 Brandywine Blvd, Newtown, PA
II. Essential Duties And Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.
Area Support
- Work across markets (creating regional centers of excellence) and take the lead on one or more enterprise-wide projects
- Engage with Leadership as a strategic business partner to ensure continuous alignment of Area business objectives and financial goals with WM Supply Chain goals and objectives
- Drive value to the Area through maximizing vendor relationships, expediting site sourcing requirements, creating regional supply agreements to drive better pricing, products or services and identifying and implementing cost savings/avoidance opportunities
- Issue and manage cross-Market Request for Proposal (RFP) and/or Request for Quotation (RFQ)
- Drive awareness of and compliance with WM Supply Chain policies and procedures
- Lead implementation of Enterprise and regional Supply Chain programs including issue resolution related to Supply Chain programs, processes and vendor relationships
- Direct and manage Supply Chain Area resources through leadership, experience and coaching
- Collaborate with Sales Department to drive knowledge of existing WM partner suppliers to avoid potential reciprocity buying agreements
- Train new Area employees involved in procurement of goods and services on WM Supply Chain processes and provide support as needed
- Responsible for managing one or more categories enterprise-wide.
- Manages the business relationship between Waste Management and its strategic suppliers. Central point of contact for both internal/external suppliers related issues.
- Sets direction & prioritizes projects/initiatives for suppliers as main liaison for all departments collaborating with suppliers.
- Conveys Waste Management expectations to suppliers, establishes supplier performance criteria, and conducts formal supplier reviews.
- With Procurement/Compliance team support, ensures supplier compliance to contracts and/or other specified criteria
- Executes strategy with suppliers for the implementation of rollouts within a select category to support the field.
- Establishes Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for all category products/services and continuous improvement/Shared Opportunity & Risk (S.O.A.R) goals.
- Develops Supplier Management performance metrics and reports performance of suppliers.
- Oversees and evaluates the impact of suppliers’ products/services on the field.
- Facilitates the resolution of product/service-related issues from the field and home office departments after escalation process has failed.
- Fosters and manages strategic relationships with internal/external customers and suppliers, external company counterparts, and industry and trade associations to garner best practices to continually enhance supplier performance management methodology
- Oversees and participates in the procurement of materials, components and services, ensuring price value and stability, consistent quality, and expeditious deliver.
- Guides, assists, and negotiates to satisfactory conclusion market area, regional or national purchasing contracts. Conduct vendor vetting to ensure preferred supplier alignment and risk management
- Act as contract liaison between Operations, Corporate Supply Chain and Legal team
- Conduct contract risk analysis through reviewing and negotiating terms and conditions to better meet WM needs
- Manage termination and renewals for market area, regional or national agreements/contracts.
- Responsible for storing and maintaining all Area contracts and adhering to Corporate standards for management of national agreements.
- Review lease or buy renewals for equipment right-sizing
- Review primary vendors for contract compliance and service benchmarking requirements based on site feedback
The highest level of supervisory skills required in this job is the management of supervisory employees.
IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job. Must Live and work in the US.
- Education and Experience
Experience: Seven (7) years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement).
- Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
- Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
- Good to excellent ability with MS office productivity tools.
- Strong analytic ability
- Able to teach others to extract information from data.
- Able to communicate across all levels of the organization. Function well in a matrixed organization structure.
- Ability to plan, organize and prioritize own work and that of others.
- Thinks strategically. Applies new learning quickly.
- Works well in team environment.
- Able to coach and develop others.
- Customer focused.
- Bias for initiating action.
- Work Environment Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;
Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely;
Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
Normal setting for this job is: office setting.
Travel: 10-20%.
Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click ""Apply.”
About Wm
WM (WM.com) is North America’s largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America – where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.
What is the value of a WM job? At WM we know that the value of a WM job is more than a paycheck. It’s a way to create opportunities for you and your family. This is why we are constantly working to make WM a great place to work and grow a career. We Are WM is what defines the perks of being in the WM family – from benefits, to resources and engagement activities.
We are People First. We are Committed to Your Growth. We Are Investing in You. We are a Family. We are Stable. We are Always Working for a Sustainable Tomorrow.
- Job Identification 2327540
- Job Category Supply Chain and Logistics
- Posting Date 12/20/2024, 06:40 PM
- Job Schedule Full time
- Locations 100 BRANDYWINE BLVD FL 3, NEWTOWN, PA, 18940, US (Hybrid)
