Senior Procurement Manager - Global Process Improvement

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The Senior Procurement Manager – Global Process Improvement is a critical role in optimizing our procurement processes, enhancing capabilities across the organization, and ensuring alignment with our overall business strategies. The Senior Procurement Manager is an expert in procurement operations and will lead and enhance the procurement organization’s strategies and practices, ensuring alignment with business objectives and industry best practices. This role involves overseeing procurement processes and driving continuous improvement initiatives to optimize efficiency and reduce costs. The Senior Procurement Manager will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement standardized procurement procedures, leverage data analytics for informed decision-making, and cultivate internal Integra cross functional relationships. Additionally, this position requires the development of training programs to elevate procurement capabilities across the organization and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Facilitate, through procurement process improvement, compliance with company and division-wide purchasing/procurement strategies, policies, standards and practices

• Lead significant improvements to the procurement process, setting objectives, and monitoring performance to ensure targets are met

• Develop of customer-driven strategies and processes that will operationalize procurement’s transformation roadmap, identifying and implementing technology solutions that enhance efficiency, transparency, and collaboration.

• Standardize procurement processes across various departments to increase efficiency and consistency.  Requires high degree of collaboration and influence with other departments to integrate procurement strategies with overall business operations.

• Partner with the supplier quality organization to develop processes that will ensure timely Supplier Change Notifications, Supplier Change Requests and Supplier Corrective Action Request process effectiveness

• Drive and implement continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging best practices and innovative solutions to improve procurement processes

• Optimize, streamline, and procurement process fully leveraging ERP capabilities

• Develop a manufacturing procurement process site operating template. Deploy and mentor manufacturing site procurement teams, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration

• Analyze procurement data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for cost savings.

• Design and deliver training programs to enhance procurement skills and knowledge.

• Monitor market trends and industry developments to inform procurement strategies.

• Ensure compliance with local, national, and international regulations and internal policies in all procurement activities.

• Manage and report on key procurement metrics to track performance and identify areas for improvement.

• Requires strong situational and or multicultural awareness to anticipate potential challenges and persuades others to align with operational improvements.  Interacts with functional leadership across Integra to solve highly complex problems and lead projects with broad visibility.

• Other duties as assigned

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required for his position.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.

• Minimum of 12 years of experience in procurement or supply chain management, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.

Certifications:

• Lean or Six Sigma certification is preferred

• PMA and/or APICS Certification is preferred

Experience:

• Medical Device or Pharmaceutical industry experience is preferred

• Excellent business acumen, including demonstrated abilities and leadership with financial analyses, business case preparation, NPV, ROI, and data-driven approach

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