Procurement Manager

2 days ago

Brea, California, United States Colas Full time
Job Description:

The Procurement Manager will play a key role in driving strategic sourcing initiatives across the organization, working closely with internal partners to develop and execute procurement strategies that drive business value.

Responsibilities include:

  • Developing and leading procurement resources to drive category management and strategic sourcing initiatives
  • Conducting spend analysis to identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements
  • Developing and implementing sourcing strategies for materials, assets, and services used in the construction industry
  • Crafting a Procurement Roadmap to drive business objectives
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve business goals
  • Leading and developing supplier performance, relationships, and agreements for categories
  • Supporting proposal activities and coordinating sourcing activities with Corporate Procurement
  • Developing procurement roadmaps in support of business objectives
  • Developing strategies for large contracts and conducting negotiations to achieve the best possible outcome for Colas
  • Segregating spend to leverage company spend locally, nationally, and globally to ensure financial benefit to the company
  • Providing market and opportunity analysis to partners
  • Preparing and negotiating contract terms and conditions for agreements
  • Analyzing contract documents to resolve contractual obligations and preparing recommendations regarding acceptance or modifications
  • Identifying, vetting, and selecting new vendors and services
  • Establishing and maintaining professional relationships with suppliers based on the highest ethical business practices
  • Acting as the primary liaison to suppliers within your marketplace and using market research and spend analysis tools to analyze supplier performance
  • Identifying and anticipating business needs; developing recommendations and solutions
  • Developing, leading, and influencing implementation of policies related to supplier commitments
  • Collecting, analyzing, and developing a sourcing plan and conducting sourcing activities while ensuring delivery and quality requirements are satisfied

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Master's degree or M.B.A preferred
  • Minimum 3-5 years of strategic sourcing in a large manufacturing environment with exposure to engineering, plant operations, and/or maintenance required
  • Sourcing experience in indirect, fleet, construction equipment, manufacturing equipment, or services a plus

Skills/Competencies:

  • Balance of strong negotiation and relationship building skills a must
  • Experience with spend analysis to develop a sourcing strategy
  • Ability to demonstrate leadership in category management and the Strategic Sourcing Process
  • Execution oriented, with a strong sense of urgency around tangible results
  • Networking and influencing skills
  • Project Management Skills - Ability to prioritize and implement tasks; support multiple projects
  • Effective decision making
  • Well-developed communication and negotiation skills
  • Category strategy development and execution
  • Strong time management, organizational, and presentation skills
  • Ability to work under deadlines
  • Ability to transfer knowledge to others
  • Experience working with e-procurement tools
  • Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills

Travel: 25%

Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here to view the EEO document.

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