Your Job
The Manager of the Procurement Center of Excellence (CoE) is responsible for leading the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of procurement best practices and strategies across the organization. This role involves working closely with procurement teams, stakeholders, and external partners to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of procurement services and to drive strategic procurement initiatives. Manage, coach, develop and mentor local and global teams that can create long term value that are mutually beneficial. Drive superior outcomes that are aligned with the business expectation and organization culture. Own over 20 capabilities across Procurement, examples include supplier onboarding, quality certificate management, product change notification, data governance, data profiling, data integration, NDA end-to-end and digital signature
Our Team
1-3 sentences to describe the team/division this role will be working in
What You Will Do
- Strategy Development: Develop and implement the strategic vision and roadmap for the Procurement CoE to support the organization’s overall business goals.
- Drive Continuous Improvement: Implement processes and practices that enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and overall performance.
- Encourage Innovation: Foster a culture of innovation by encouraging new ideas and approaches to problem-solving
- Communicate Effectively: Clearly and persuasively convey information, ideas, and expectations to team members and stakeholders.
- Make Informed Decisions: Data driven - utilize data, experience, and input from others to make strategic and operational decisions.
- Foster Collaboration: Promote a collaborative and inclusive team environment, encouraging open communication and teamwork.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their procurement CoE needs and provide guidance on procurement strategies and processes.
- Training and Development: Recruit, mentor, and develop talent, ensuring that the team has the skills and motivation to meet objectives. Develop, coach and mentor team members to deliver superior value and support self-actualization that are aligned with the company culture and philosophy
- Performance Management: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the effectiveness of procurement CoE processes and initiatives. Monitor and report on the performance of procurement CoE activities, providing insights and recommendations for improvement.
- Technology and Innovation: Evaluate and implement procurement technologies and tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- 10+ years and above. Minimum 5 years with managing large team (20+ individuals) and support multilocational (local and overseas) business operations.
- Internal customer concept
- Quality mindset with a strong digital background
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to analyze complex data and provide actionable insights.
- Proficiency with SAP ECC Material Management (MM)Proficiency with SAP ECC Material Management (MM)
- Lean Certified
- Hands on approach, comfortable working at a detailed level
- Lead by example. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to drive change and innovation
What Will Put You Ahead
- Manufacturing background
- Procure to Pay (P2P)
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Who We Are
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