Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager, Category Partnerships

The Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager, Category Partnerships will lead regional Procurement engagement with the global Strategic Sourcing Categories across Direct and Indirect categories on behalf of Mars Snacking North America (MSNA). This Associate will own the Procurement relationship with assigned strategic sourcing categories, and act as the primary point of contact for related business partners. This role may also be responsible for the end-to-end sourcing of regional materials.

• Strategic Category Management and Source-to-Contract Activities
• Supplier Relationship Management and Governance
• Regional Leadership and Stakeholder Management

Primary responsibilities include:

• Regional Sourcing & Commercial Leadership:
  Directs the end-to-end sourcing strategy and execution for all regionally segmented categories. Provides critical leadership in representation of the region to deliver on key business objectives.

• Global Partnership & Performance Accountability:
  Acts as the primary strategic liaison between the region, center of excellence and Mars Global Services, championing regional needs and priorities. Ensures partners are held accountable for delivering against key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs) for Procurement related activities and objectives.

• 7-10 years of experience with strategic sourcing, supplier/customer management, innovation management and business partnering.
• Total Delivered Cost Reduction and Working Capital Improvements
• Supplier Performance & Relationship Management
• Adapts and executes functional or departmental business plans and contributes to the development of functional strategy (3-5 years).
• Leadership:
  Proven experience managing cross-functional projects and leading team members in a matrixed or dotted-line reporting environment.
• Negotiation & Influence:
  Exceptional negotiation, stakeholder management, and communication skills to influence both local teams and global corporate centers.
• A passion for driving value for our business by leveraging various sourcing channels.
• Bachelors degree required, Masters degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance preferred
• CPSM, CIPs or equivalent preferred

• Minimum requirement of Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain/Logistics/Materials Management or Finance and/or the equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• MBA or other Master’s degree preferred
• CPM/CPSM, CIPS or other analogous professional certification preferred

Minimum 7-10 years of Procurement and General Supply Chain experience in a progressive environment which includes strong working knowledge in the following:
Strategic Sourcing, Negotiations and Contracting, SRM/SPM programs, continuous improvement programs, risk mitigation strategies. Breadth and depth in:

• Strong experiences in strategic sourcing methodology, e-sourcing, state-of-the-art risk management tools and supplier management programs. Experience in commodity markets and/or materials sourcing preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership skills enabling effective work within cross-functional teams. Excellent communication skills across all levels within the business
• Strong People Leadership experience in both linear and matrixed environments
• Strong project management experience with deep expertise in business financials, analytics & problem-solving
• Strong crisis management and conflict resolution skills with demonstrated ability to identify “root causes” of issues and determine course of action to meet short- and long-term business needs.
• Experience in managing dynamic business…