Senior Manager, GSM Indirect Ops – EMEA

Role Overview

• Reporting to the Global Sourcing Category Director, the Sr. Manager Indirect Ops – is a highly strategic role in the Global Indirect Supply Management team.
• To be successful in this role, this leader will support the Global Supply Chain and Global Facilities management team’s journey to drive efficiencies within Europe working with our stakeholders in Operations and Security Guard Services.
• This role will work with multiple internal C-level executives, operations and supply chain leaders, plant managers, finance and communications leaders to institute significant change within the SBD to move to drive the Power of One SBD.
• Key sub-categories include MRO, Facilities and Office Supplies. It may include subcategories such as Plant and Corporate hard and soft services, corporate printer and mailroom management, Real estate, General Industrial distribution MRO parts, Tooling, Specialty MRO purchases such as Lubricants, Chemicals etc.
• This role will also be responsible for overseeing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) value creation for these categories through a combination of productivity, quality, innovation, service excellence, risk management and margin resiliency.
• Specifically, you’ll: Develop global sourcing strategies delivering value against productivity, service, quality and Innovation
• Support Procurement Operations organization on Projects implementations drive by your strategies and initiatives
• Lead, coach and motivate team to hit Balanced scorecard metrics
• Conduct strategic spend analytics to identify opportunities for Value delivery
• Responsible for managing the relationship and setting expectations with our Preferred Suppliers
• Supplier selection and negotiation process within SBD’s EMEA Region
• Track performance within each applicable spend category and define budgetary impact
• Build sustainable business partnerships with internal stakeholders and strategic suppliers

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree. MBA preferred.
• 6 to 10 years of strategic sourcing with experience driving change within matrixed organizations
• 3 to 5+ years of experience in at least 2 of the categories being MRO mandatory: MRO, Facilities, Utilities, Professional Services.
• 1-3 Years of People leadership responsibility
• Progressive views of the future of work and its impact on facilities design
• Proven experience developing, selling and implementing category strategies in a matrixed large organization environment
• Change leader
• ability to adapt to changing conditions and identify creative solutions that add value
• Depth of experience in managing supplier relationships and identifying when to insource/outsource
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex commercial and contractual negotiations and ongoing supplier performance management/scorecards.
• Experience in advanced sourcing techniques and tools, and supplier management
• Proficiency in conducting market analysis, cost modeling and financial risk management
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, particularly at the C-level, VP and Director levels
• Influencing without direct authority while being comfortable with conflict of opinions with a demonstrated track record of positive and constructive outcomes
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities including the ability to stay calm even with multiple tactical workstream pressure
• Must be able to travel 40% of the time.

Benefits

• Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learning & Development: Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
• Diverse & Inclusive Culture: We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.
• Purpose-Driven Company: You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.