Strategic Procurement Director (Design Group)

About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

 

Job Description:

Who You’ll Work With

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1,500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

When you join Design Group as a Strategic Procurement Director, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

What You’ll Do

The Strategic Procurement Director is responsible for leading and aligning all supply chain & procurement activities across the firm’s offices, implementing data driven procurement strategies, implementing a centralized shared services model of procurement professionals, optimizing consistent processes, negotiating equitable supplier terms, developing effective supplier partnerships, reducing supply chain spend, and driving project and financial performance improvement. Supply chain spending is primarily associated with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) or other design-build contracts executed by the firm.

The successful candidate will be a top talent demonstrating effective communication, analytic, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills as well as impeccable ethics and a bias towards people-centric leadership.  This role is a key part of the Design Group senior leadership team.

Qualifications and Expectations:

• 10+ years of progressive supply chain and/or procurement experience and 5+ years of leadership experience in developing and executing supply chain/procurement strategies, while leading professionals across multiple purchasing categories.
• Strong negotiation skills for significant commercial deals and strong analytical skills to assess purchasing history and to develop supply chain strategies.  Understanding of contractual terms and conditions to mitigate business and legal risk required.
• Excellent communication and listening skills; ability to work cross-functionally; comfort and experience presenting, and collaborating with senior leaders.
• Strong change management skills and self-awareness to take varying approaches with a dynamic set of stakeholders in a complex matrix organization.
• Knowledge and experience with supplier and enterprise risk management.
• Strategic and analytical mindset with the ability to consider nontraditional approaches as the function, business needs, and the industry evolves.

Responsibilities:

• Supply Chain Leadership: This position is responsible for $300M - $350M of annual spending covering capital equipment, third party construction suppliers, subconsultant services, electrical and process components, IT hardware, travel, and office supplies.
  • Provide organizational oversight for all purchase orders, subcontract agreements, and other forms of supply agreements, with approval accountability based on predetermined thresholds.
  • Define and implement data driven stra