Job Description Summary

The Outage Field Services Sourcing Leader will develop and lead a first-class global sourcing organization to lead the efforts related to driving competitive advantage in Safety, Quality & Delivery, while generating an engine of cost savings for the Services business. The Sourcing Leader will use expert knowledge of the creation and management of leveraged agreements, the management of key supplier and customer relationships, and the effective execution of commodity planning and management processes to successfully implement, execute, and comply with global procurement and commodity/spend category strategies, contracts, processes, and policies. This role will provide leadership, guidance and support to a global Sourcing team consisting of Buyers, Senior Buyers, Sourcing Managers Purchasing Agents, and Commodity Managers who identify Regional/Global leverage opportunities.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop the overall sourcing vision and strategy for the company, including execution of short-term goals and long-term direction for a global organization with a worldwide spend of close to $700M+ and growing
• Foster relationships with suppliers and communicates the vision to elicit as partners in the new direction of global sourcing management
• Develop and maintain on-going relationships with key suppliers, and establishes effective programs and to ensure “best in class” supplier performance
• Communicate and coordinate with regions and senior management including insightful analytics to support improved cost reduction and business decisions
• Lead the identification, selection and negotiations with the new and current vendors and suppliers in order to get the best conditions and find new alternatives of purchase
• Control resources and policy formation for global sourcing
• Formulate and deploy procedures governing all aspects of materials procurement, and supplier development supporting global operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and operating philosophy initiatives
• Lead organization transformation involving integration of teams, processes, systems and supplier
• Partner with parent company to leverage contracts, terms, agreements, systems and processes when appropriate
• Provide guidance to tactical procurement teams; ensure process integrity through compliance with internal policies and controls. 
• Drive evolution of advanced sourcing methods using ERP systems and procurement tools and process, supplier relationship software and supplier portals
• Prioritize and execute an evolving portfolio of strategic sourcing initiatives to drive cost reduction and ensure capacity and supply continuity to enable achievement of business objectives
• Work with business leaders to develop a comprehensive approach to sourcing and spend management
• Provide in-depth analysis and planning to Implement continuous improvement processes within the supply chain group, as well as with suppliers
• Develop and implement commodity and supply chain strategies covering all commodities, services and supplier processes throughout a global enterprise to deliver maximum cost saving, leverage, and standardization
• Provide leadership to managers, supervisors, high-potential and high-performing staff of approximately 90 people and implement strategies to become a more competitive procurement function, driving enhanced economic value to the enterprise
• Implement and manage risk programs globally
• Develop and maintain a savings reporting mechanism with Finance, understood and accepted by the user departments
• Produce regular reports on performance and provide comprehensive management information and in-depth analysis when requested including spend analysis, savings secured and potential savings for forecast and budgets
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Business Administration or similar related area, or the equivalent knowledge/experience
• Extensive years of experience in professional sourcing and supply chain experience
• Significant years of experience in managing and developing multi-discipline teams, preferably with international reach across multiple service types
• Membership in ISM (NAPM), with professional certification as a CPM preferred
• Energy, construction, engineering or related experience is preferred
• Must possess a solid understanding of supplier management practices and have experience with large-scale system implementations

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong analytical skills to include cost and price modeling, value analysis, and ROI
• Highly profici