Procurement COE Director

Job Description

Position Summary

In the Procurement Center of Excellence (PCOE), our goal is to be the catalyst to propel Procurement’s business performance. We do this by relentlessly pursuing best practices, challenging the status quo, asking “why not”, empowering decision-making through data and insights, and enabling continuous improvement at scale to drive value. Our team fosters a culture of collaboration and agility while providing opportunities for ongoing career growth and development.

In this critical role, we are looking for someone with in-depth experience in Procurement Category Strategy, Contract Lifecycle Management, and Technology to drive major change management initiatives throughout the CBI $6B source-to-pay value chain, having a forward-looking view to invest and utilize technology and digitization, as well as the continuous improvement mindset to engage with our key stakeholders throughout the organization. The major scopes under the remit of the Director of COE will be mainly: Strategic Sourcing Planning & Strategy, CLM, Increase Spend Under Management, Procurement Sustainability, and Procurement Technology.

This role will report directly to the Sr. Director Procurement Center of Excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Procurement COE Sourcing & Contract Team (2 FTEs), fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence, with overall accountability for the success of the team.
  • Supports the talent development of team members and the overall development of cross-functional teams by identifying gaps to capabilities and developing training programs to solve.

• Identify trends and opportunities for procurement through industry involvement that continuously drives insights into best practices. Oversee the procurement process and develop policies, ensuring compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Lead implementation of Contract Lifecycle Management System working with key legal, information technology, and procurement stakeholders. Lead change management approach with category management teams.
• Institutionalize operational and sourcing best practices and strategies across critical commodities in $6B end to end supply chain.
• Relationship owner with information technology and Procure-to-Pay for all procurement technology related initiatives.
• Implement and monitor key procurement performance metrics to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
• Develop and deliver training programs to enhance procurement skills and knowledge across the organization.
• Serve as a highly influential leader & change agent to the broad stakeholder community as it relates to the sourcing and contract execution process.
• Lead long range procurement planning with category leads to develop strategic sourcing plans across Beer and Wine & Spirts divisions that deliver procurement strategies leveraging full scale of supply chain.
• Engage with executive-level stakeholders across the organization and ensure team efforts meet stakeholder needs.
• Collaborate with other departments to identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.
• Lead identification of spend categories that can be brought under procurement’s management.  Work with business leaders and procurement category managers to implement procurement processes to increase spend under procurement management.
• Work with CSR and category managers to formalize a sustainability program with measurable KPIs for sustainability efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in procurement / sourcing. Documented category strategy development and implementation.
• 3+ years of Procurement technology-related experience
• 3+ years of change management experience, especially cross-functional and high-profile stakeholder management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or Business-related degree programs.
• Strong working knowledge of and the ability to effectively leverage technology (E.g., ERP systems, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, etc.
• Proven track record of managing a high-performing procurement team.
• Developed communication skills and system thinking, and able to navigate and influence various levels of the organization.
• Excellent understanding of procurement processes, policy, and systems.
• Experience in CPG or food & beverage industry.

Knowledge/Skills

• Values and promotes diversity and inclusion in the cultivation of talent and the leadership of teams.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Coaching & people development: Open to feedback and suggestions for individual development and team management.
• Change management ski