COE Sourcing Manager

Purpose

Brief

Description:

This position has primary accountability for managing activities to analyze spend data to support both category and segment spend, while providing support for system issues and continuous improvement for the entire procurement team. This is a key leadership position with the Roseburg Procurement organization which will focus on developing and implementing company-wide tools, processes, and systems to support the procurement (strategic sourcing and tactical purchasing) organization.

This position is accountable and responsible for the development, execution and utilization of Roseburg’s procurement tools, processes, systems and associated policies and procedures.

• Development and management of Sourcing Specialists
• Oversee and manage Procurement Center of Excellence
• Be the Subject Matter Expert in all systems and processes for Procurement Organization
• Support the Category Managers/Directors in the management and analytics on spend of $100-$200MM
• Will manage strategic sourcing of various assigned categories ranging from $2M-$10M of spend
• Strategically partner and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders and suppliers seeking to continuously improve procurement processes and procedures
• Oversee external factors that influence materials/services pricing and availability
• Manage category spend, market conditions and trends, and identify/define key category cost drivers
• Develop and manage implementation and transition plans
• Manage development and reporting of performance to the savings/budget commitments through category audits
• Determine Category Requirements and Develop Category Strategy
• Review RFP Submission and Short List Suppliers
• Negotiate with Select Suppliers and Execute Contracts
• Develop and manage strategies to optimize material & services spend and consumption while maintaining the best value for Roseburg
• Manage compliance and ensure operational usage against centrally procured contracts; seek to understand compliance issues and drive corrective actions as needed.
• Develop, maintain, and report on category metrics before and after negotiations.
• Manage an environment that fosters teamwork, collaboration, flexibility and change acceptance
• Responsible for the implementation of innovation and continuous improvement opportunities for specific sourcing categories to improve performance
• Support (through enabling processes and systems) cost reduction and improvement projects
• Model Company core values
• Other duties as assigned

• Seven (7) years of experience in Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Sourcing, or equivalent industry experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Chemical Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing approximately > $10M spend across various spend categories such as indirect materials, capital expenditures/equipment, direct materials related to manufacturing or construction materials industry.
• Must be experienced in strategic sourcing and have a proven background of successful operational purchasing process implementation
• Experience with:
• Formal procurement methodologies
• Using ERP system tools to execute and manage purchase order lifecycle activities
• Reviewing and interpreting purchasing documents
• Experienced in managing purchasing transactions and key spend categories across multiple sites
• Attention to Detail:
  Completes tasks with a concern for all the details involved; monitors and checks work or information to meet personal quality standards
• Organization
  
  Skills:
  
  Organizes work, sets priorities and determines resource requirements; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes
• Problem Solving:
  Identifies root cause, determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations
• Analytical
  
  Skills:
  
  Draws conclusions & makes recommendations based on qualitative/quantitative data
• Experience with data analysis and problem solving is also required as well as strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills

• Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or related…