Regional Head of Procurement, NA

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES (INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO):

• Member of the Management Team of the Global Procurement function and contributor to the strategic focus, targets, initiatives and projects of the global procurement network and the global material group activities.
• Collaborate with Senior Leaders/Management to ensure strategic Purchasing strategies, activities and operative procurement activities are best positioned to execute on business objectives and company vision.
• Act as a key member of the North American leadership team and play the respective role in management process across all internal functions. Collaborate with all levels of the company and ensure effective communication and partnership.
• Overall responsibility and management of direct, indirect material and service(s) spend.
• Lead the strategic procurement work for all categories locally in close alignment with the Global Leadership Team, the Global Lead Buyers and provide day-to-day leadership for the Jenoptik Optical Systems and North American Procurement Team(s).
• Guide, prioritize, and allocate work to facilitate continuous improvements and effectiveness within the Procurement Team.
• Transformation and development of the current state of primarily operative driven Procurement Team to a primarily strategic focused Procurement Team. Develop and implement long and short-term strategic sourcing plans and plans for staffing and employee personal development.
• Setting, meeting and exceeding ambitious goals and objectives for the team in Supplier Quality, Logistics, Technology, Costs and Sustainability (QLTCS) in close alignment with Global Procurement Function.

RESPONSIBILITIES (CONTINUED):

• Covering, optimizing and driving the key processes plan-to-strategy, source-to-contract and purchase-to-pay in close alignment with the Global Procurement organization.
• Define and implement supplier cost reduction activities for defined savings targets.
• Implementation of cross-functional networking and lead of cross-functional material group teams especially with Engineering, Product Management, Quality and sourcing initiatives locally, implementing early involvement of Procurement into the New Product Development.
• Alignment with Engineering on Product and Technology Roadmap and the related requirement for the future supplier base.
• Define material group sourcing strategies locally, manage the supplier portfolio and leverage the potentials of the global supplier market
• Comprehensive supplier management differentiated for A-, B- C-supplier, driving supplier performance and conduct supplier development activities
• Leading supplier (contract) negotiations with key suppliers and responsibility for all procurement negotiation activities of the team
• Member of the Management Team of the Global Procurement function and contributor to the global material group activities
• Risk Management, Compliance and sustainability Management
• Collaborate with all levels of the company and ensure effective communication and partnership.
• Leverage and Implementation of full SAP functionalities, working standards, approaches of increasing automation of transactional procurement activities and global digital approaches into the North American Procurement team and the regional supplier base.

RESPONSIBILITIES (CONTINUED):

• Supplier capacity planning for direct materials in conjunction with forecast(s) and planning to ensure timely and sufficient supply of materials to support production.
• Foster a culture of engagement and cross-functional excitement that drives high-customer and employee satisfaction.
• Lead supplier quality and support the Quality Department on all issues relating to supplier product quality and ensure system is in place to charge costs back to the supplier.
• Continuously monitor NCR/RTV, to minimize rejected material dollars and ensure fast disposition turnaround time.
• Support the Accounting Department as needed in relation to procurement activities.
• Support Sales quoting efforts for new and existing product (RFQ’s).
• Support continuous working capital optimization

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs all other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field. Masters preferred
• > 5 years purchasing leadership experience in a high technology manufacturing environment
• Senior Leadership experience in global corporations and experienced in matrix organization leadership structures
• Optics & precision metal engineering and procurement background is desired
• Experience supporting SAP Purchasing functions
• Lean Manufacturing experience for supplier audits with ISM credentials preferred
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
• Must possess “soft skills”: conflict resolution, personal effectiveness, creative problem solving, strategic thinking, team building, and influencing skills
• Aptitude for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. Must be a “Team Player”
• Strong Negotiator following the “Lowest Total Cost” model
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc...)
• Travel required as needed to support the business
• US Citizenship or Qualified U.S. Worker, in compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use of hands or fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls and keyboarding; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.