Director of Procurement

4 weeks ago


Knoxville, United States CRH's Americas Materials Full time

Purpose:

Drives the execution of the defined category strategies on a local level. Manages the Operational Procurement Team. Identify and enable opportunities for cost reductions, cost avoidance and service improvements. Provides guidelines and direction to the local team to execute procurement tactics to achieve these benefits. Build strong and effective relationships both with internal customers, the local/regional category team and external suppliers to create the framework for the implementation of procurement initiatives and processes.

Responsibilities:

  • Drives the execution of the defined category strategy on a local level. Work closely with the Local Category Manager and Divisional Procurement team.
  • Identifies and enable opportunities for cost reductions, cost avoidance and service improvements. Provides guidelines and direction to the local team to execute procurement tactics to achieve these benefits.
  • Drive annual budgeted cost savings, margin improvements, and other procurement benefits, using best-in-class procurement techniques
  • Provides monthly reporting on savings, benefits, key initiatives and projects through development of an effective Procurement Management dashboard (KPIs)
  • Connecting procurement and portfolio strategies to the business strategy
  • Overall responsible for delivering the procurement category strategy and plans across all channels supported by sourcing strategy, supplier negotiation, selection and evaluation
  • Own the supplier relationships and take actions to deliver value through growth
  • Responsible for reaching the profitability targets
  • Identify and interpret results, trends, business and market environment and drive procurement performance
  • Apply sophisticated procurement principles in order to realise best cost

Education & Experience:

  • Bachelors degree in business or similar degree preferred
  • 8y Procurement experience
  • Fluent written and verbal English is a must, other languages are considered a plus
  • Willingness to cooperated in cross functional teams
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills required



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