PS Procurement- Manager I-Facilities and Capital/Engineering
Company: Duracell
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Description
Global Procurement Manager (Buyer) - Facilities and
Capital/Engineering. This role is responsible for the procurement
of Facilities and Capital/Engineering services for Duracell
Globally. The selected candidate will be responsible for developing
and executing sourcing strategies across multiple spending areas
that maximize competitive advantage and value creation for
Duracell.
Develop and implement sourcing strategies for diverse spend pools
that deliver the best total value (cost, quality, service,
innovation, and sustainability).
Be able to gather internal and external data, benchmarking and
competitive analysis, to influence business decisions.
Close collaboration with manufacturing facilities, R&D,
Engineering, technical resources and other business units on
sourcing, delivery technology and design execution.
Engage and collaborate with the cross-functional Duracell community
such as finance, commercial sales and marketing, IT, etc. for
sourcing strategies, preferred vendor management and delivery of
year over year cost savings.
Actively participate in loss analysis and savings teams internally
and externally.
Forecasting materials cost for annual budget setting and quarterly
business updates, as required.
Responsibilities
Travel required - Even though the world is constantly changing due
to the global conditions, and more e-tools are being leveraged to
minimize travel, this role will still be expected to travel from
time to time for inter-company meetings, market visits and/or
vendor meetings.
Flexible location - The location of this Global Procurement role is
flexible within North America and Duracell will consider candidates
outside of current operating locations (Georgia, Illinois,
Connecticut).
Qualifications
Job Qualification 1 - Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to
develop/execute sourcing strategies and foster involvement of
multifunctional counterparts in sourcing strategy creation.
Sourcing strategies should ensure that business needs are met:
Supply Assurance, Cost Savings, Cash Flow improvement,
Innovation.
Job Qualification 2 - Leadership: Strong and proven leadership
capabilities to successfully lead and collaborate with
multi-functional teams. Demonstrated strong sense of ownership and
urgency to advocate in depth for the Best Total Value principle. Be
willing to take calculated risks to deliver breakthrough business
results. Be able to work effectively in an ambiguous environment
that has unusual problems that require creative solutions.
Job Qualification 3 - Collaboration & Communication: Demonstrated
strong linking and collaboration skills. Comfortable working in a
fast-paced environment, able to manage conflicts. This role will
work across different spending areas which, at times, can have
conflicting sourcing goals and priorities. Be able to build and
maintain productive working relationships within Duracell across
organizations and different cultures to deliver results. Must have
solid written and oral communication skills. Be an effective
listener and with a curious mind seeking to understand. Ability to
gain internal alignment for recommendations, strategies, and other
business building ideas across functions and within the Global
Procurement Team.
Job Qualification 4 - Supplier Relationship Management: Ability to
develop supplier relationships and improve existing relationships
to support a 'connect and develop' approach. Must be capable of
managing different types of supplier relationships (new,
competitive-based, strategic partnership). Familiarity and
experience implementing, developing, and maintaining vendor
targeted Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Job Qualification 5 - Negotiation & Competitive Bidding: This
business demands negotiation along the entire continuum from
Strategic relationships and negotiation to tactical spot
Competitive Bidding. The candidate must be a strong performer in
this area and have the flexibility to adjust to varying styles of
negotiations to achieve the best value for Duracell with some of
the most collaborative and most positional markets and suppliers in
the industry.
Job Qualification 6 - Industry & Market Analysis: Being responsible
for different spending areas implies operational complexity along
with market volatility. Must be highly capable and confident in
handling and manipulating data to draw conclusions about the
industry and market developments in a timely fashion. It is vital
to be in-touch with the market and be able to apply market
knowledge to develop short-term tactics while driving mid &
long-term actions for sustained competitive advantage.
Job Qualification 7 - Prioritization: Must be able to manage
multiple simultaneous priorities. Being part of Global Procurement
and serving the North American region, conflicts between certain
business needs, deliverables and timing of priorities is common and
will require a solid foundational approach to time management and
prioritization to ensure our business partners' goals are
delivered. High responsiveness and reliability to meet deadlines in
a quality matter is a requirement.
Job Qualification 8 - Problem Solving: Demonstrated problem solving
and analytical decision-making skills. Ability to manage and
balance long term strategic decisions with short term actions
required to quickly solve problems while the ideal long-term
solution is delivered.
Skills Expected to be Learned in the Job: All Procurement Skills:
Linking & Leveraging, Industry Analysis, Supplier Analysis,
Competitive Analysis, Sourcing Strategy, Commercial Agreements,
Economic Analysis, Policy, Competitive Bidding, Negotiation,
Supplier Relationship Management, and Customer Relationship
Management. Other Skills: Risk Management, Communication &
Collaboration, Problem-Solving, Prioritization.
About Us
Duracell is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of
high-performance alkaline batteries, complemented by a portfolio of
high quality, market leading specialty, rechargeable and
professional batteries. Duracell's products power numerous critical
professional devices across the globe such as heart rate monitors,
defibrillators, telemetry devices, smoke detectors, fire alarms,
automated valves and security systems. As the leader in the
professional power category, Duracell has a rich history of
innovation, continuously introducing batteries that are smaller,
thinner, with more energy and longer lasting than competitive
brands. Since March 2016, Duracell has found its permanent home
within Berkshire Hathaway (ranked #4 World's Most Admired Companies
by Fortune Magazine and #3 in the Fortune 500), and will continue
to focus on sustainable growth, industry-leading innovation while
creating long-term value for our customers and consumers. At
Duracell, integrity, end-to-end accountability across all levels,
fast decision-making and a "can do" attitude is highly valued. In
January 2018, a new B2B Sector was created which among other
duties, will assume responsibilities of the Professional
Aftermarket businesses globally under the PROCELL brand.
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