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Sr. Director Business Partner

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BD

8d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Logistics
  • Franklin Lakes

AI generated summary

  • You need a bachelor's degree, 10+ years of experience, procurement expertise, strategic sourcing success, strong business acumen, leadership skills, and ability to build relationships in a matrixed environment.
  • You will build relationships with leadership, integrate procurement strategies, manage stakeholder engagements, drive cost savings, and ensure alignment with business goals while overseeing team performance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field
  • Minimum ten years of work experience
  • If applicable, minimum five years managing professionals
  • Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management in either or both Manufacturing and Services environments
  • Broad business knowledge and acumen
  • Strategic sourcing or category management with a history of successful implementation
  • Supplier value management, supplier development and continuous improvement
  • Champion change and innovation
  • Balances strategic thinking with tactical action to drive results
  • Strategic agility, business acumen and managing complexity
  • Working and influencing within a highly matrixed organization
  • Develops partnerships; builds and maintains strong working relationships
  • A proven track record of developing programs and collaborating with others to reach mutual outcomes
  • Hiring and staffing for high performing teams
  • Coaching and developing others
  • Adept at leading and working in diverse environments

Responsibilities

  • Builds credibility and collaborative business relationships at the leadership level with the assigned business, function or region ensuring governance across direct and indirect spends
  • Partners with a wide range of procurement leaders and associates to bring together a comprehensive procurement perspective for the assigned business function or region
  • Ensures business needs and key strategies are integrated into leveraged category spend and that there is a clear value proposition for the assigned business to implement sourcing strategies
  • Works with other procurement associates to encourage consensus among various stakeholder groups and achieve objectives
  • Actively identifies gaps, proposes and implements changes necessary to close gaps, which may be related to supplier, processes or other commercial issues
  • Effectively uses all change tools to facilitate adoption of change
  • Contributes to overall functional strategy and procure to pay process improvements
  • Educates internal / external customers on various technical and procurement process issues
  • Engages the appropriate business leaders and is accountable for the execution of the sourcing strategy associated with the assigned portfolio of direct and indirect spend categories
  • Ensures alignment of procurement goals with assigned business
  • Ensures that savings and value streams from category strategies get built into Class I and Class II commitments at the business or function level
  • Plans and manages strategic stakeholder engagements to ensure alignment of activities across the internal and external supply chains
  • Selects, develops and manages a team of Procurement Managers / Specialists to insure the efficient and effective procurement support to the assigned business
  • Ensures alignment of procurement and customer goals, and consequently plays a key role in influencing significant business decisions and resource planning
  • Understands assigned business/ function / region strategy and requirements
  • Ensures the assigned business / function / region strategy and requirements are appropriately reflected in the category strategies and implementation plans
  • Drives category strategies implementation and STP process improvements into the business / function / region
  • Delivery of results against procurement functional goals committed to the assigned business
  • Overall management of savings and value pipeline through implementation of category strategies for the assigned business to provide a return on spend in excess of five percent returns with commitments for Class I and Class II projects
  • Improvement on financial position through cost savings, non-price value opportunities and price movement / inflation management and appropriate standard costs
  • Alignment of risk mitigation plans associated with supply base and STP process compliance for assigned business
  • Ensures that savings and value streams from category strategies get built into Class I and Class II commitments at the business or function level
  • Managed and provides leadership support for overall cost to win, synergy savings, go-get savings etc.
  • Maintains relationships with assigned business, function or regional stakeholders
  • Influences the respective budgets through communication and consensus on strategies, projects and processes
  • Influences the assigned business budgets through programs and projects driven by internal needs and the procurement agenda
  • Oversees and communicates PPV forecasting forward price indicator impact (if any) to support assigned business budget needs

FAQs

What is the primary responsibility of the Sr. Director Procurement Business Partner?

The primary responsibility is to align with the leadership team of the assigned business unit, providing strategic procurement leadership and executing sourcing strategies for direct and indirect spend categories.

What qualifications are required for this position?

A Bachelor's degree in a related field and a minimum of ten years of work experience, including at least five years managing professionals, are required. Additionally, experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, and supplier management is essential.

What is the expected revenue responsibility for this role?

The Sr. Director Procurement Business Partner will be responsible for the SM business unit, which currently generates over $2 billion in revenue.

How does the role contribute to savings and value generation for the business?

The role is accountable for ensuring that savings and value streams from category strategies are integrated into Class I and Class II commitments at the business or function level, aiming for a return on spend in excess of five percent.

What type of team management is expected from this position?

The Sr. Director is responsible for selecting, developing, and managing a team of Procurement Managers/Specialists to ensure efficient and effective procurement support to the assigned business.

What are the key soft skills required for this role?

Key soft skills include strong business acumen, the ability to develop partnerships, build collaborative relationships, influence within a highly matrixed organization, and champion change and innovation.

Is in-office presence a requirement for this job?

Yes, the position requires a minimum of four days of in-office presence per week to maintain collaboration and effective operations.

Is prior experience in the medical device industry required for this role?

While not explicitly stated as a requirement, prior experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supplier management within the medical device or healthcare industry would be advantageous.

What opportunities for professional development can be expected in this position?

The role offers the opportunity to coach and develop team members, contribute to strategic initiatives, and shape procurement strategies that impact the operational effectiveness of the business.

How does this role engage with stakeholders?

The Sr. Director engages with appropriate business leaders to ensure alignment of procurement goals with business needs, manages strategic stakeholder engagements, and influences budgets through communication and consensus on strategies, projects, and processes.

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