SECU
VP, Sourcing Category Management - Branches & Facilities
Raleigh - Salisbury St · Vp
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
Project ManagementNegotiationAccountingSAPOperations ManagementSupply ChainProcess ImprovementProcurementERPInventory ManagementPerformance ManagementHRISContract ManagementResearchLeadershipCommunicationTime ManagementCFA
About the role
- Includes responsibility for complex contract reviews, negotiation, and supplier relationship & performance management processes, to ensure benefits and expected outcomes of the products and services are realized, with a focus on optimizing total costs.
- This position reports to the SVP - Sourcing, Procurement and Supplier Management and is responsible for the strategic sourcing and supplier management of spend categories in the Operations and Non-IT Business Services areas, (with focus and expertise in procurement of goods and services to build, maintain, and operate real estate, S3CURE, branch sites and operations for facilities and physical security. (e.g. HVAC, janitorial, areas of building maintenance, utilities, and landscaping) to ensure best in class contract terms, competitive pricing, creating cost reduction strategies, and supplier relationship management practices are in place for the Credit Union.
Responsibilities
- Utilize Strategic Sourcing Process (SSP) Methodology and robust Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) practices and tools to source and manage the assigned spend categories.
- Lead, supervise and develop team members.
- Partner with Business Owners, Third Party Risk Management (TPRM), and Legal to establish standards for contract language, supplier negotiations, overall management, and dispute resolution.
- Ability to interpret contractual language, perform risk mitigation and communicate with internal stakeholders, project, and operational support teams.
- Ensure documents and agreements are filed appropriately and ensure stakeholders understand scope, risks, termination clauses and performance guarantees.
- Leads change requests and is point of escalation for contractual ambiguity or disputes.
- Proactively manages all contracts to ensure maintenance of contract term dates, renewal clauses, termination details and non-disclosure agreement dates, issues and escalations with status and resolution dates.
- Leads RFP engagements, understanding project requirements, evaluating potential bidders, and creating the RFP package for submission, reviews supplier submittals, and proactively takes steps in the negotiation process to mitigate risk and guarantee performance by the suppliers.
- Develop timelines for contractual reviews based on complexity and provide overall status of contract reviews and escalations.
- Leverage interpersonal relationship strengths to manage disputes and drive change in supplier behaviors.
Requirements
- 10 years minimum category management experience.
- Minimum 10 years of people management experience.
- Independent thinker, able to adapt and shift paradigms while executing aggressively, handling challenges and ability to work with minimal supervision in cross-cultural and diverse environments.
- Practical experience with spend management tools (e.g., Ariba, ZYCUS, Jaegger), spend analysis, supply chain reporting and procurement enterprise resource planning systems and tools (e.g., Workday/Scout/SAP/Oracle).
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, finance, accounting, and 10 years' sourcing experience required.
- Master's degree preferred (MBA, MS, etc.).
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