The role of the Supply Chain Director is to plan, execute, and finalize purchasing and procurement strategies for outside services spend across the organization. This includes acquiring resources within budget and facilitating communication between the enterprise and its providers in order to deliver products and services according to plan. The Supply Chain Director will also define the objectives of products and services in order to oversee quality control throughout their lifecycles.
He or she will work across functional and geographic boundaries to ensure high levels of customer service and satisfaction relative to service levels and management and communication of service failures.
Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities
- Manage current procurement policies, procedures and programs with a focus on their ability to enhance organizational value and efficiency; meet regularly with respective departments regarding procurement for their understanding and/or recommendations to enhance policies, procedures and develop, communicate and implement new/revised policies, procedures and programs as needed.
- Develop and communicate a procurement business plan; establish, communicate and implement long-term goals for the department in order to promote effectiveness and efficiency and develops and implements a strategy to ensure that critical processes run effectively and achieve organization goals and performance KPI’s.
- Monitor and analyze trends in company spending in order to make recommendations for the future, and to identify areas for possible savings.
- Develop, establish, implement, and enforce supplier and outsourcer guidelines, obligations, and service level agreements to the enterprise.
- Develop a centralized procurement program that adds value and efficiency to the organization.
- Provide sound purchase order policies to minimize invoice discrepancies and maximize AP efficiency.
- Develop, implement and maintain innovative procurement strategies to maximize spending value, reduce risk, and generate savings while resolving supply conflicts and identifying supply operations risks.
- Analyze trends and market conditions for present and future pricing and availability.
- Interview, identify, and qualify potential new vendors or suppliers in order to secure more cost-effective sources of products and services.
- Negotiates with vendors to obtain optimal contracts and pricing.
- Utilize monitoring and analytics to evaluate past performance and trends and forecast inventory and distribution requirements.
- Develop and deliver purchasing and inventory reports, bid proposals, requirements documentation, and contractual agreements.
- Establish and maintain regular written and in-person communications with the organization’s executives, department heads, and end users regarding pertinent sourcing activities.
- Effectively communicate procurement strategies to team members and executives in a timely and clear fashion.
- Where necessary, develop and implement plans to auction, recycle, or otherwise sell obsolete inventory and equipment.
- Where necessary coordinate delivery, installation, and storage of office equipment, furniture, and other collateral. If possible, standardize equipment to lower cost.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze information, situations, problems, policies and procedures to formulate logical and objective decisions.
- Demonstrated expertise in independently drafting and analyzing RFP’s, RFQ’s, RFI’s, contracts, business documents and/or other agreements while assuring compliance with applicable laws, guidelines and prime contract terms.
- Ability to set clear goals and, through effective communication, share those goals with staff.
- Strong time management and planning skills required to coordinate and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously while adapting to changes in business requirements in a fast-paced environment.
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all departments and internal and external constituencies through understanding their business purpose and objectives. Promote and maintain the good name of Pioneer Metal Finishing while conducting business in an ethical and professional manner to ensure avoidance of all actual and potential conflicts of interest.
- Prepare, administer and manage departmental budget on an annual basis. Analyze and identify future budgetary requirements required to achieve department and Pioneer Metal Finishing business objectives.
- Develop and maintain a high-performance culture in the function, resulting in continued success meeting functional KPIs and improved levels of customer service to interior and exterior customers.
- Liaise with counterparts in other functional areas such as Sales, Product Management, and Warehouse personnel to ensure alignment of activities and objectives.
Education/Qualifications
- 7 years direct work experience in a purchasing or procurement capacity, including all aspects of strategy development and execution.
- 3 years working with multi-site facilities with an entrepreneurial business structure.
- University degree or college diploma in the field of procurement.
- Demonstrate high level of proficiency in the Microsoft suite of productivity applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Visio with familiarity with enterprise financial systems.
- A. or B.S. Degree required with relevant (operations, business) field of study preferred.
- 3 years relevant materials management & purchasing experience, preferably in B-to-B distribution required and specific experience in process improvement.
- Proven sourcing and competitive procurement ability to continually provide a sound supply chain.
- Experience working globally preferred.
- Fleet and traffic management a plus.
- Results-oriented, metrics-driven leader with expertise in purchasing, supplier collaboration, development, and compliance.
- Inquisitive, detail-oriented with strong quantitative analytical skills and an innovative approach to problem solving.
- Strong written communication and presentation skills required.