MANAGER SR FLEET & EQUIPMENT

Company Overview

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.  Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off,  employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at www.cemexusa.com/careers. For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at https://jobs.cemex.com/.

Job Summary

As a leader, direct, supervise and ensure the management of national negotiation of Mobile Equipment (on road, off road, locomotives, others), diesel and short-term rentals of equipment for CEMEX USA supporting all business lines (Cement operations, Ready Mix and Aggregates). Ensuring the optimal implementation of supplier strategies to achieve the best total cost, quality of the product and services at the best delivery time.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure that different alternative approaches to negotiation agreements are creatively explored to achieve the best total cost for CEMEX. Continuously seeks the best cost benefit in equipment, spare parts, and services necessary for the operations while creating leverage opportunities in the business through negotiations and contract development.
• Leads the integration of the category teams and ensures the correct empowerment of the team members. Ensures that the category team leader applies and achieves all the responsibilities outlined in the category team profiles
• Establishes and determines the best Value-Added proposals based on an in-depth analysis of Total Cost Ownership (TCO)
• Ensures the evaluation of national suppliers through the Strategic Sourcing Methodology and guarantees their compliance with CEMEX standards and established criteria.
• Manages the local impact of the Company's negotiation and purchasing policies (promotes awareness of the needs of USA).
• Lead new negotiation practices or new national suppliers according to market trends in the country and/or the world.
• Guarantees the negotiating team obtains the best purchase terms for equipment, fuels, spare parts, services and critical materials related to the Fleet and Mobile Equipment necessary for the country's operations.
• Ensures and manages the implementation and correct use of Operational and Corporate negotiations (local, national and global)
• Ensures that suppliers comply with the conditions and terms agreed upon in negotiations

Qualifications

• 15 + years of experience in procurement and supply chain area
• 10 + years of experience in working with operational departments
• 5 + years of experience  working in / with multifunctional teams
• 10 + years of experience managing teams
• Must bachelors in science, Supply Chain, Business
• Desire masters in business administration, other
• Knowledge of SAP, excel, word, power point 
• Deside second language

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of negotiations negotiation of Mobile Equipment (on road, off road, locomotives, others), diesel and short-term rentals of equipment
• Ability to implement strategies and actions through persuasion and conviction
• Strong knowledge of supply market trends and supply chain management concepts.
• Demonstrates and trains "team values" for your employees and fosters a culture of teamwork and decision-making.
• In-depth knowledge of Supply Chain and Market Intelligence strategies and practices 
• Drive innovative thinking aligned with the overall corporate strategy
• In-depth knowledge of Sustainability Practices and its philosophy   
• Exceptional ability to plan, organize, execute and delegate effectively
• Strong knowledge of working capital concepts, inventory management and control   
• Adheres to a core set of values and beliefs; demonstrates high integrity and ethics; build trust
• Master negotiation skills
• Ability to listen and meet customer