Procurement Manager

2 months ago

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ECOLAB Full time

The Procurement Manager - Technology will have leadership forEcolab's Indirect procurement category and drive high impact initiatives across assigned spend, key categories and strategic supplier relationships to deliver operational efficiencies and strong OI improvements through internal collaboration with stakeholders and enabling a high-performance sourcing team. A proven track record of strong leadership, business acumen, and strategic thinking in conjunction with outstanding ability to drive results are essential.

Location: Position available in St. Paul area following hybrid policy, 60/40.

What You Will Do:

  • Responsible for total cost management, risk management, accelerated supplier innovation and procurement processimprovements across the organization in their respective category (Professional Services and IT)
  • Develops and drives the overall strategy of respective categories inalignment with Ecolab, functional, and business unit objectives
  • Lead and develops strategic supplier relationships at the executivelevel
  • Attract, hire, and retain top sourcing and procurement talent to ensure appropriate succession planning.
  • Coach, mentor, and develop direct/indirect reports within assigned global procurement team to improve skills, execution, and results.
  • Develops and deploys organizational structure to support functional strategies. Drives to achieve 100% engagement with the righttalent, right people, in the right place.
  • Develop global sourcing strategies and drive execution within assigned indirect area using Strategic Sourcing Principles.
  • Establish and update processes and metrics todeliver maximize savings
  • Maintain awareness of global macro-economic factors thatdirectly impact Ecolab's procurement costs.
  • Develop alternatesourcing strategies as these factors begin to negatively impact Ecolab'spurchasing operations

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelors Degree
  • 7 yearsof relevant procurement or IT experience
  • Previous experience negotiating complex enterprise-wide contracts
  • No immigration sponsorship available

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelors Degree in Related Field (Business, Technical, Finance, Legal)
  • MBA Preferred
  • Prior IT procurement experience (SAP, Microsoft, Cloud Services)
  • Previous experience balancing competing priorities of C-suite stakeholders
  • Prior experience in IT or procurement leadership roles
  • Previous professional experience in a global (Fortune 500 or similar) multi-national company with operations in all major world markets and regions
  • Strategic thinking and business-oriented leader who has demonstrated the ability to understand the goals of a global business and to identify and execute on company-wide opportunities
  • Strong financial acumen
  • Outstanding track record of leading complex projects with diverse and conflicting
    demands/expectations to deliver impactful results to Ecolab
  • Drive business-oriented thinking through Businesses, IT, Procurement and Operational teams
  • Strong prioritization ability in a dynamic business environment
  • Strong skills developing and educating subordinates and peers
  • Good organizational and planning skills: eye for details together with high-level perspective
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and oral

Benefits


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At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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