Senior Manager Indirect Procurement - Capex

Type D'emploi

Permanent

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How Agropur Invests In YOU

• Advancement Opportunities
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package focusing on your physical, financial, and emotional health to include the following perks as well as the standard benefit offerings:
• 401(k) with up to a 7% company match
• Paid parental leave
• 3 Weeks PTO
• Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays

What’s Involved In This Role

We are looking for a Senior Manager Indirect Procurement in Appleton, WI.

The Senior Manager Indirect Procurement - CAPEX will be responsible for matrix management of capital expenditures for industrial equipment, in conjunction with Engineering personnel for US and Canada. This position will play a key role in improving Agropur’s profitability and competitive advantage.

• Support and optimize major purchases for the category in support of Agropur's operations (approximately $200 million per year) by establishing the most appropriate sourcing strategies to meet the organization's needs:
• Manage and develop relationships with key suppliers, applying best practices to ensure efficient and fair treatment of information.
• Increase contractual coverage for the category and implement risk management and performance guarantee strategies in collaboration with the various departments involved.
• Participate in key projects to redefine our requirements (in collaboration with the Engineering, Supply Chain and Operations teams).
• Participate in planning and achieving savings of at least 5% per year in the category.
• Assess the appropriateness of developing and negotiating master agreements with major suppliers in the category in order to accelerate the execution of downstream projects, while ensuring Agropur's competitiveness and reducing risk
• In partnership with Engineering and Legal, define standard work methods and ensure the best possible arrangements in order to generate maximum value for Agropur's capital expenditures. This first step will lay the groundwork for your subsequent strategic sourcing category management duties.
• Lead and manage RFPs, recommend suppliers, negotiate, and draft contracts.
• Establish key performance indicators for one or more categories, as well as monitoring mechanisms.
• Ensure that risk management and compliance standards are rigorously applied in supplier contracts.
• Determine the best sourcing approach based on project type and parameters, using the total cost of ownership (TCO) method.

What You Need To Join Our Team

• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in strategic sourcing category management with a major organization, including managing complex RFPs worth at least $3M required.
• Proficiency in French, spoken and written, preferred.
• Master’s Degree in a related field preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field (Business Administration, Law, Engineering, etc.) required.
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• Available to travel to various sites in the US and Canada required.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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