Procurement Manager - ETO Cluster

Job Description: SUMMARY The Procurement Manager – NAM ETO Cluster , is responsible to lead, develop and operationalize the procurement plan for a group of plants of ETO cluster, by executing and delivering the supplier and financial performance for the a group of plants of ETO cluster. This position is a team management role to be based in Nashville, TN , with traveling necessary to perform the core responsibilities of the role. What will you do? Productivity Ensures team remains trusted and accountable, with the Category Buyer, for the material productivity of the plant. Ensures effective monitoring and performing of the negotiation actions and their results. Supports the PPMs and Category Buyers for the management of technical and supplier change actions (identification and progress) with escalation process within the purchasing function and/or the plant. Ensures identification, with the PPMs and Category Buyers, of new actions to reach the targets in term of productivity by lever Ensures right level of support to have accuracy of forecasted savings by challenging PPMs and Category Buyers – ensuring always that maintenance is being performed and to make it match the P&L reality. Provide leadership and ensuring accountable, with the monthly reconciliation committee (PPM, financial controller and Category Buyer, for consistency of productivity in forecast and in actuals. Supplier Management Enables support for Plant Quality & Managers on supplier performance for critical cases, in internal escalation process after SQE and UPM’s implications Provides leadership to the PPM and Category Buyer teams to have them actively participates in the monthly Supplier Performance Meeting with the Plant. Provides leadership support with escalations related to short and middle term Quality & Logistic risks coming from supplier market. Supplier Market Make sure that the Supplier Orientation Charts exist and are shared with the Plant. Supports the PPM and Category Buyer teams to informs the Plant about supplier market significant changes and warns the Plant if risks are identified. RESPONSIBILITIES Focusing on Supply Chain Resiliency Ensure Business continuity respective ETO(Engineering to Order) business scope Work closely with Supply Chain planning team and category management to ensure Resiliency program / capacity enhancement program in place for respective scope Work closely with Line of Business and NAM ETO industrial team to prepare future evolution of ETO Procurement function towards business growth and Industrial footprint Manage day to day operation with ETO specific suppliers for respective scope Ensure the involvement of the procurement function, the introduction of supplier strategies as earlier as possible in the project stage. Plan and deploy procurement levers to drive cost savings and performance improvement Drives productivity projects such as Quality Value Engineering (QVE), Change of Supplier (COS)/Rebalancing, Lean at Supplier. Formulate cross functional levers for Supplier performance, innovation, and sustainable growth with key stakeholder validation. Develop and maintain productivity forecasts Maintain and track performance dashboard; accountable for the consolidated cluster productivity performance Support & align development and execution of procurement categories strategy Support negotiation. Ownership of delegated global nego and regional categories Share Strategy, Supplier base and best practices with the organization. Maintains accuracy of Financial records at the cluster level and drive the Annual Procurement Operational Plan (APOP) Manage Regional cross functional team partnership with the Business Owners. Compliance to Procurement Excellence System (PES) Lead of team of 10+ procurement professionals across 5-7 plants in North America Qualifications - External This job might be for you if: EDUCATION – MINIMUM REQUIRED Bachelor’s in Supply Chain Management or Engineering or MBA (Prefe…

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