Manager Procurement, IT

Role Summary

Manager Procurement, IT

Responsibilities

• Understand the JJ Technology priorities and devise category strategies that advance those priorities.
• Collaborate with business leaders and Service Delivery team to ensure Procurement strategies meet the business needs, and are adopted within the business
• Identify industry trends that Procurement must incorporate in its category strategies to ensure sustainable relevance to the business
• Partner with the Category and Service Delivery teams in the execution of strategic sourcing events, negotiations and contract lifecycle management
• Develop and maintain strong strategic relationships with key suppliers
• Deliver against savings, innovation and other performance targets for the organization in the role‚Äôs area of responsibility and ensure target achievement

Qualifications

• Education: A Bachelors Degree is required, and an MBA or other advanced degree is desirable.
• Experience and Skills:
  • Minimum 7-10 years related experience is required (preferably in Procurement, Business Operations or Supply Chain)
  • Influencing skills - Able to persuade others to change behavior in pursuit of a common goal
  • Strong leadership and collaboration skills at the executive level, as well as with peers
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with IT, legal, finance, and business teams
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to expertly present complex information to executives
  • Broad-based understanding of core procurement areas of focus including spend management, source-to-pay
  • Understanding of legal terms, compliance, and risk management in contracts
  • Demonstrated ability to successfully work with data, digital tools and technology to drive insights, business value and process efficiency
  • Strong project and change management capabilities
  • Proven learning agility, improving both yourself and the people around you
  • Ability to effectively deliver against Goals and Objectives while also balancing shared roles and responsibilities with other team members

Skills

• Business Data Analysis
• Business Savvy
• Category Management Strategy
• Coaching
• Competitive Landscape Analysis
• Contract Management
• Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
• Critical Thinking
• Data Analysis
• Market Savvy
• Negotiation
• New Program Development
• Performance Measurement
• Process Improvements
• Procurement Policies
• Relationship Building
• Risk Management
• Spend Analysis
• Strategic Thinking
• Supplier Collaboration
• Sustainable Procurement
• Technical Credibility
• Vendor Selection

Education

• A Bachelors Degree is required, and an MBA or other advanced degree is desirable.

Additional Requirements

• 10% travel requirement - international and US domestic (if applicable)