Procurement Manager

New Life Staffing has a direct hire Procurement Manager- Professional Services position available with our client in Berks County Pa.

The incumbent will:

• Support global procurement strategies.
• Design, implement, and manage sourcing strategies for the organization.
• Analyze supply base, category market conditions, stakeholder requirements, pricing trends, and competitive benchmarking to determine appropriate sourcing strategies
• Deliver category management services, including strategic sourcing, process improvement, risk management, supplier performance management, and continuous cost and performance improvement
• Develop and implement cost savings/value creation projects across professional services categories
• Establish and evaluate performance dashboard/metrics for professional services categories
• Structure, negotiate, and manage service and supply agreements with suppliers, including complex long-term strategic agreements, short-term transactional agreements and project-based or consulting agreements
• Support Carpenter Technology’s Business Transformation (BTE) initiatives including procurement business process design, gap analysis and change management plan
• Proactively engage, influence, and collaborate with the Finance, IT, Supply Chain, Marketing, Human Resources, Legal, Quality, R&D and Operations teams to ensure alignment on business objectives and project plans
• Drive stakeholder engagement within the IT, Professional Services – Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Legal, Travel and Consulting Categories
• Ensure compliance with Carpenter purchasing policies and procedures, business code of conduct, ethical practices and adherence to relevant laws and regulations
• Manage the source to pay process to support business operations across the organization to ensure consistency and best practices are implemented
• Lead, motivate, and develop employees within Procurement organization
• Perform all other duties, tasks, and special projects as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, or related field required
• 5+ years’ procurement, category management, and strategic sourcing experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of procurement systems, processes, and procedures
• Demonstrated category management expertise in one or more of the following IT (Cloud, Hosting, SaaS Agreements, Digital, Hardware, Software License Agreements), Professional Services – Finance, Marketing (Creative agencies, Print) Human Resources (Benefits, Contingent Resources, Recruiting Services), Legal, Travel and Consulting (both T&M and Fixed Cost Engagements) Categories
• Proven excellence in professional services contract language, contract negotiation, contract management, conflict resolution and customer service skills
• Demonstrated project management and execution skills with ability to manage multiple large complex projects with competing priorities and timelines
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to plan, implement, and execute procurement strategies
• Strong analytical skills with a deep understanding of financial analysis
• Ability to quickly analyze data, as well as extrapolate and communicate insights
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—reading, writing, and listening
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

Salary for this position: $115,000-130,000, depending on experience.