Vice President, Sourcing

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Role Overview

Position Summary

- The VP sourcing will be responsible for managing all resources both directly and indirectly to drive all procurement activities including direct material spend and indirect material spend.  This includes strategic sourcing, contracting, vendor relationships, and all day to day activity to ensure continuous supply of materials to drive breakthrough performance in safety, service, inventory, and cost. The organization has a substantial external contract manufacturing footprint representing well in excess of 50% of direct material spend.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Procurement

- Develop organizational procurement strategy and plan, including investment, resources and skill requirements.
- Establishes and maintains network of suppliers to provide quality materials to meet the company’s demand needs at an effective cost
- Negotiates terms and conditions effectively with all suppliers to optimize total delivered cost and gross profit margins
- Accountable for supply analysis/strategy, supplier identification, sourcing execution, contract negotiation, delivery planning and monitoring, purchase execution and ongoing performance management and improvement.
- Conceptualize and implement platforming, DFM, and DFP capabilities both internally and with the contract supplier base to maximize margin opportunity.

General

- Grows a culture of continuous improvement and transformation through the implementation of lean practices and creating a culture where all associates are fully engaged.
- Monitors external benchmarks and develops an appropriate OGSM to deliver breakthrough improvements in the organization’s performance and capabilities.
- Works collaboratively across the organization to deliver all accountabilities
- Builds a strong team both in terms of direct reports and functionally aligned associates and is a talent incubator for the broader organization
- Builds and maintains clear communication and close co-operation with all relevant internal and external interfaces
- Ensures compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and company policies

Required skills, education, and experience

- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, science, business, or related field
- Track record of career growth through promotions
- Ability to recruit, retain, and develop talent

- Demonstrated record of building and developing strong collaborative teams.

- Ability to conceptualize and implement transformation

- Knowledge of financial measurements of manufacturing and company performance
- Strong business, quality, and financial acumen
- Demonstrated ability to operated in a matrixed or indirect environment.
- Ability to manage cross-functional teams

- Ability to build strong, informal peer relationships throughout the organization
- Strategic thinking skills- integrating business strategy with operations strategies
- Relevant experience in supply chain leadership positions, with differentiated functional experience in procurement.

Preferred Qualifications

- Advanced technical or business degree
- Experience in consumer product industry
- Proven understanding and empathy in a customer-oriented environment