Director of Procurement

Scope of Responsibility: The Director of Procurement responsibilities include identifying and implementing innovative processes and procedures to assure material availability in a timely, cost-effective manner while supporting delivery and quality requirements of the manufacturing operations. Drive sustainable year over year cost savings. Supervise, plan and coordinate the workload and efforts of the Procurement team; and others, to ensure material availability. Utilize Supplier Scorecards to drive Supplier performance. Responsible for the execution of procurement activities; Direct and Indirect/ MRO, within Corporate agreements where applicable. Experience with ERP systems; Epicor preferred, within a discrete manufacturing ETO environment. Budgetary compliance for outside labor /material purchases for customer projects/ sales orders. Define and improve department work instructions, performance against KPI’s and implement SOP’s and assure compliance as required.

Essential Duties:

• Implement and maintain key Sabre Corporate processes regarding supplier expectations, supplier performance management, and supplier development
• Own ongoing supplier performance; in coordination with the Quality and Site teams, striving for 0 Defects, 100% OTP
• Direct the creation of commodity strategies and coordinate the selection of suppliers in conjunction with Quality, Operations, and Project Management to maximize profitability
• Work with Supplier Quality to; define current Supplier key capabilities, capacity constraints and alternative solutions to avoid delivery/quality issues
• Build and maintain high performance teams through own actions and direction provided to others. Lead and develop direct reports including coaching, goal setting, performance management, and career development
• Seeks opportunities to leverage the Company’s volumes, knowledge, and relationships across multiple divisions. Achieve Year over year cost savings per annual goals. Drive RFQ process, Bid Analysis and subsequent award
• Manages logistics activities to include transportation strategy for inbound raw materials and finished goods
• Develops KPI’s (key performance indicators) for purchasing department
• Project budgetary compliance for Supplier material/labor activities
• Responsible for sourcing planning, including current inventory and forecast demand, in collaboration with all suppliers and Sabre operational requirements
• Manages purchasing department staff according to company standards (appraisals, training, development, discipline, etc.)
• Manage key milestones by aligning with multiple departments to ensure all production facilities have material and parts in a timely manner to optimize productivity
• Identify areas for improvement to continually drive performance and business results
• Manage recruiting, training and supervising a team who are responsible for day-to-day category management activities
• Analyze market and delivery trends so as to develop procurement processes that support those trends. (Material Guidance)
• Develop and Implement best practices in procurement processes and procedures. Drive value added programs/ technologies to enhance procurement activities. VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory), consignment programs, commercial supply agreements (CSA’s)
• Seeks opportunities to leverage the Company’s volumes, knowledge, and relationships across multiple divisions. Achieve Year over year cost savings per annual goals. Drive RFQ process, Bid Analysis and subsequent award
• Ensure procurement practices, use of ERP, and materials management are effectively managed to ensure continuous supply to manufacturing while minimizing risk and cost of raw material scrap
• Additional duties as assigned

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics or related field
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience for purchasing and supply chain functions within a discrete manufacturing / ETO environment utilizing and ERP system. (Epicor preferred)
• Utility/steel experience preferred
• Experience in leading, coaching, and supervising professionals, both indirect and direct reports
• Professional certification; ISM, CPSM, preferred
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency with computer software to include, but not limited to: ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft office products such as Outlook, Excel, Word and Power-Point
• Negotiations
• Must have the ability to work independently and perform work with minimal direction and supervision
• Must have professional and effective English communication skills for verbal and written correspondence
• Team player, self-starter, results-oriented and organized with a strong attention to detail; able to complete tasks and customer requests within a timely manner
• Results-oriented and metrics-driven leader

Physical Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to work with frequent interruptions in work flow and constantly changing priorities.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time with the ability to move throughout the office or outside manufacturing plant as needed
• Must be able to perform physical activities that require use of fingers, hands and arms, such as sitting, typing, using office equipment and reaching. Some additional physical activities may require walking, stooping, bending, twisting and handling of materials
• Position requires manual dexterity, arm-hand steadiness and a safety-minded individual
• Must have the ability to concentrate on tasks for long periods of time and be able to observe and receive information from all relevant sources.

Cultural Elements:

Integrity- We are integrous. We build trust and respect every day and it is the foundational value we stand tall on.

Commitment – We stay committed. We empower each other to take ownership of our goals and we execute together.

Innovation- We remain innovative. It’s in our nature to deliver the highest quality and best-in-class solutions.

Connection- We are connected. We connect our diverse cultures and will continue to connect the inclusive communities we serve.

Sabre Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer: M/F/Vets/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity