Sr Indirect Procurement Buyer - Supply Chain
About The Position
The Sr. Indirect Procurement Supply Chain Buyer will focus on supply chain spend categories across all of the Post Holdings, Inc. (PHI) operating companies (Bob Evans Farms, Crystal Farms, Michael Foods, and Post Consumer Brands). They will perform market analyses as well as develop, execute, and manage ongoing sourcing strategies related to the procurement of supply chain goods and services in the following primary categories: warehousing, pallets, spotting services, rolling stock, tractor and trailer purchases, rental trailers, warehousing supplies, and more. They will be responsible for strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, contract negotiation, and business continuity planning for all indirect spend under their oversight. The Sr. Indirect Procurement Supply Chain Buyer will work to develop and implement a strategy to ensure that our suppliers can deliver high quality, cost effective, and reliable solutions for the associated business teams. They will be responsible for managing over $200 million in annual spend as the category owner across all of PHI. They will be responsible for creating and delivering a strategic warehousing plan for executive leadership on a quarterly basis. They will collaborate with internal leaders across all businesses to consolidate spend and drive cost savings opportunities annually. They will be required to drive $1MM of cost savings annually by working with suppliers and the business to find synergies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field preferred, equivalent experience considered
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant procurement, warehousing, supply chain or related operational experience
- Strong analytical and business judgment, including demonstrated problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills
- Uses problem-solving and analysis to assess the financial and strategic impact of business initiatives
- Results driven for being the low-cost producer and supporting company growth strategies
- Influence without authority and provide leadership when working toward solutions involving cross-functional teams within PHI and when working with PHI operating companies
- Engages in proactive decision-making
- Sets priorities, manages multiple projects, and proven ability to define project timelines and meet tight deadlines
- Talks about the possibilities and is optimistic
- Probes all sources for answers and can quickly sense what will help resolve issues
- Leverages team strengths, boosts team morale
- Speaks candidly and provides feedback in a professional manner
- Ability to work with and collaborate with functional leaders within the business teams
- Interacts, supports, and facilitates multi-functional work teams
- Expert in negotiation and contract management skills
- Proficient written and verbal communication skills
- Skilled in Microsoft applications and Adobe
- Travel ~20%
Responsibilities
- Manage spend categories with over $200 million of annual spend
- Develop partnerships with associated business leaders on short and long-term strategic initiatives
- Create and execute a comprehensive sourcing strategy for spend categories under the supply chain umbrella, such as: Warehousing Spotting services Pallets Warehouse supplies Capital truck and trailer purchases
- Serve as lead liaison on strategic synergy initiatives between procurement, PHI business units, and external suppliers
- Lead industry / market reviews quarterly within Supply Chain categories
- Create and implement supplier scorecards that measure our suppliers on cost, quality, service, and safety
- Collaborate closely with key business functions to reduce costs, increase quality, and drive world-class performance
- Drive $750k of cost savings annually across PHI
- Create bid packages (RFPs), perform bid analysis, review findings, and provide recommendations on service, quality, cost, and delivery
- Lead efforts around bid strategy and implementation including the awarding, communication, and monitoring
- Negotiate terms and conditions, and agreements for the purchase of goods and services
- Lead the execution of onboarding new suppliers
- Participate in bi-annual supplier reviews with the supplier and PHI stakeholders
- Identify cost savings opportunities within the business function and work with key stakeholders to gain alignment
- Support procurement cost savings initiatives across PHI
- Lead development and implementation of key initiatives focused on continuous improvement and cost reduction
- Lead supply chain collaboration between leaders at all of the businesses
- Interact with and present to senior-level and executive leadership at PHI, PHI operating companies, and suppliers
- Manage a multitude of multi-million dollar contracts and high visibility projects simultaneously
- Identify economies of scale (EOS) opportunities between the PHI operating companies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
