Key Responsibilities/ Duties:
- Consolidate the supply base across the acquisition companies while looking for synergies.
- Manage Strategic Sourcing related activities of hardware, software licenses and various services.
- Lead and develop a team of buyers located across the US as we acquire new companies.
- Ability to review new acquisition company’s procurement practices and integrate their processes and systems into one.
- Critical understanding of “best in class” supply chain practices with a focus on driving down “Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
- Create process and system flows of current practices at acquisition companies and identify improvement opportunities.
- Exercise discretion and independent judgment when dealing with critical matters.
- Analyze industry trends and evolving technologies to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk and protect continuity of supply.
- Establish and foster relationships with suppliers to ensure attainment of organization objectives.
- Align with various internal departments (IMO, Sales, PMO, etc.) to create reports and processes which help the Project Team deliver projects on-time and within budget to customers.
- Develop and track appropriate Procurement KPI’s in conjunction with management.
- Proactively explore new programs for continuous improvements in material and process changes to achieve the best quality, reliability, pricing and delivery from suppliers.
- Collect and formulate supply chain data, advising VP of Supply Chain of potential problem areas and making suggestions for corrective action.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Behaviors:
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to motivate and influence people.
- Excellent client management/resolution skills.
- Self-motivated, team player.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated advancement in responsibility.
Education/ Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering (Experience in lieu will be considered)
- Various procurement software experience, preferably NetSuite.
- 10+ years of experience sourcing a variety of goods and services.
- 5 years management experience.
- Licensing procurement experience.
- Prior Telecommunications and/or IT infrastructure experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High level attention to detail.
- Strong MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Certifications:
Physical Demands:
Sedentary Work – Exerts up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
Disclaimer:
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