Global Procurement Manager - One Leading US manufacturing compa

Responsibility:
o Drive all activities with plant teams to improve and hit service KPI's
o Work with PLP's to define global strategy for things like footprint, CMP, obsolescence
o New Product Introduction- Manage sourcing managers team to support all NPI projects for Systems
o Develop and Deploy Action Plans in support of company's Breakthrough Objectives
o Align all plants to operate in like fashion for processes and procedures, be ISO Audit prepared
o Drive team to implement Consignment / VMI plans to reduce inventory, and improve lead time
o Develop team talent, and succession planning
How Procurement Manager should collaborate with Central Operations Procurement team?
o Align that Commodity Plans mirror the needs of the company
o Ensure synergy between plant personal and SM's for items like Insourcing to plants
o Support Sourcing Managers when they plan supplier to supplier transfers
o Work closely on company's Pipeline project generation
o Collaborate at different levels for supplier escalations
o Collaborate to drive stocking and pricing agreements to benefit company.
o Align and execute supplier consolidation plans

Qualifications:
o Bachelor degree, 5 year minimum regional procurement experience
o Completed, accredited 4-year university degree with an Engineering degree preferred. MBA or Masters in Engineering is a plus.
o Strong leadership and experience in leading a team
o Good communication with upper management and cross-function teams
o Assertiveness and responsibility for making decision in result driven and customer oriented
o Must work well in international teams with members from a wide array of functional backgrounds
o English language skills in speech and writing