Director, Strategic Procurement - Corporate Headquarters, NJ
hace 5 días
Secaucus
Position Summary: The Director of Strategic Procurement at The Children's Place is responsible for leading strategic sourcing initiatives, collaboratively developing and implementing strategies to optimize the company’s non-merchandise spend and supporting the company's ongoing profit improvement efforts. The Director leads a small Strategic Procurement team that is responsible for around $400M spend, ranging from supply chain, marketing, IT, stores, and professional services. • Provides leadership to influence and strategically source of all non-merchandise spend., • Leads strategic sourcing efforts, develops talent, leverages technology, and drives new value., • Develops pipeline of projects, builds relationships with key executives/ spend owners, leads sourcing team, and runs complex strategic sourcing projects., • Is responsible for conducting spend analysis, analyzing supply markets, identifying sourcing value levers, executing competitive RFIs/RFPs and leading supplier negotiations. Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities: • Designs and develops a value initiative pipeline to optimize around $400M of non-merchandise spend to yield aggressive savings., • Prioritizes sourcing efforts, develops baseline spend, and manages sequential sourcing waves., • Works with business teams to sponsor initiatives, and agree on business goals and key requirements., • Builds strong relationships with business teams and key stakeholders, removes obstacles for sourcing teams, and works with Finance and business teams to ensure negotiated savings are realized., • Collaborates with the business to ensure clarity of specifications and requirements., • Leads strategic sourcing initiatives, following a 7-step spend management methodology. Ensures process excellence, and frames strategic issues and supply options., • Conducts successful supplier negotiations focused on total cost and ensures all business terms are clearly outlined in supplier agreements., • Develops implementation and transition plans and supports change management initiatives., • Manages complex sourcing and demand management initiatives., • Ensures teams understand supply markets and develop innovative supply solutions., • Develops strong supplier partnership and development programs. Conducts quarterly business reviews, measures performance through scorecards, and ensures new value is created year-over-year., • Ensures integrity of savings tracking and reporting efforts., • Hires, develops, and coaches Strategic Procurement team., • Establishes and creates department training and development programs., • Works with business teams to demonstrate strategic value of Strategic Procurement team, and ensures strong sponsorship and participation from cross-functional teams., • Develops, communicates, and actively manages Strategic Procurement goals and strategies with internal stakeholders and suppliers., • Ensures integrity of work done, following vision, mission, and values. Required Skills & Experience: • Proven ability to develop and lead complex strategic sourcing strategies and initiatives., • Proven ability to lead high-performance teams and build strong and lasting partnerships., • Strategic and innovative thinker who can develop and implement new business models and keep pace with changing marketplace., • Strong team player, with the innate ability to build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships., • Proven ability to attract, lead, and develop people., • Track record of managing complex sourcing and demand management efforts., • Effective negotiator with strong business acumen and project management skills., • Excellent communication (both verbal and written), and facilitation skills., • Deep knowledge of financial accounting, strategic sourcing, and supplier management concepts., • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills., • Ability to develop relationships with key Business Partners, • Experience sourcing a variety of categories, including the following:, • Marketing (digital media, agency, production, and creative), • IT (Hardware, Software, Software-As-Service, E-Commerce, Cloud Services), • Supply Chain (Small Parcel, Ocean /Air/ Ground freight, Fulfillment, etc.), • Real Estate, Facilities, and Store Operations, • Professional Services/HR/Finance, • Knowledge of Supplier Management tools (SRM, Quarterly Business Reviews, etc.)., • Proficient in MS Office Suite Excel, Power BI, Power Point, etc., • Technology-savvy to leverage eProcurement, eSourcing, Project Management, and Spend Analytics tools, including but not limited to: SAP, Per Angusta, Market Dojo, and SpendData., • Ability to perform in a fast-paced, goal-oriented, and time-sensitive environment, • Ability to lead and influence change in the face of complexity and ambiguity., • Retail / CPG experience preferred. Minimum Educational Level: • Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business administration, logistics, finance, engineering, or related discipline, • MBA or Master's degree a plus, • CPM, CIRM or CPIM certification a plus Minimum Experience: • Ten plus years of professional experience in Strategic Sourcing, operations or general management consulting, logistics or supply chain., • Experience in a dynamic organization with experience and exposure in advanced sourcing strategies.
