Director, Production Procurement

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Your New Role

The Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) Director for Production Procurement is responsible for leading and managing the Production category within WBD Procurement on a global basis.  The category includes both physical & digital production, including all associated goods and services.  The role works with both Content Supply Chain Procurement and business unit leadership to develop and implement sourcing strategies and manage supplier relationships globally.  The role drives formalized sourcing best practices and abides by Company standards, policies and procedures.  This position is charged with proactively partnering with internal clients to drive margin improvements, improve operational efficiency, enhance supply chain resiliency, reduce risk and pursue other value drivers as defined by stakeholders. The role also has ownership for specific business unit/geographic client relationship management with key vendor spend business units/geographies and is expected to collaborate with peers in supporting global and local teams.  Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) Director for Production Procurement will report to the Head of Content Supply Chain Procurement.He / She / They is responsible for building, nurturing, and growing a team of Sourcing professionals.

Your Role Accountabilities

Leadership

• Develops mid-to long range sourcing strategic plans that (1) links to company-wide vision, (2) takes into account global versus regional approach versus local approach, and (3) prioritizes efforts for maximum contribution for margin improvement and achieve best total value for business units/geographies for their goods and/or services requirements.

• Demonstrates and practices a high degree of professional integrity and ethical responsibility in all business activities.

• Leads change and creates development opportunities to build a diverse pool of talent and holds project teams accountable for achieving results.

• Nurtures team with eye towards ongoing professional development & skills/capabilities building.

• Maintains a strong external focus to inform Procurement strategy by leveraging industry peers and professional organizations and regular industry benchmarking, assessing best practices, innovation and being involved in industry forums.

Stakeholder/Internal Customer Management

• Partners with key internal clients for alignment of business priorities across multiple sourcing categories and be the conduit/liaison on behalf of global sourcing team.

• Provides internal consulting expertise to senior management in the practice of strategic sourcing, best practices, and external marketplace or innovative trends.

• Builds effective relationships to enable fast alignment and roll out communications.

• Actively participates in business strategy reviews.

• Leads periodic review meetings to develop action plans, seek input, share results, re-prioritize projects. 

Category Management

• Leads global Production category strategy development, aligning cross-divisional and cross-geography requirements against clear and measurable goals 

• Develops category strategy recommendations in a concise and persuasive fashion and leads implementation of sourcing strategy (sole source or short-list negotiations, leverage added scope, competitive bidding, eSourcing tools, catalogs, reverse auctions, etc.)

• Accountable for the delivery of category savings targets through collaboration and engagement with business stakeholders

• Conducts and coaches others to execute against category strategy with full understanding of potential shortfalls and risk mitigation plans.  Develops and compiles required business case for new ideals, including execution of Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Quotation (RFQ) or Requests for Proposal (RFP)

Supplier Selection/Management

• Leads the development of global or multi-natio