IT & Corporate Services Indirect Procurement Director

Job Description

Position Summary

The Information Technology & Corporate Services Indirect Procurement Director is responsible for building category strategies and managing sourcing activity for Information Technology (IT) and Corporate Services and other assigned categories in support of Constellation Brands’ objectives and growth strategies.  In this role, you will report to the V.P., Corporate Indirect Procurement and will lead a team managing the procurement activities around the assigned categories. Other categories for this role will include the technology stack supporting Marketing, Consulting, Financial Services, and other associated work. This position works closely with the all-business units and cross-functional teams to achieve strategic sourcing objectives for the spend area and will have direct reports for associated IT, H.R., Finance and other Corporate-related  deliverables. You will be responsible for driving the strategy for CBI’s future technology strategy sourcing, establishing the business case and driving implementation as well as adoption of new and existing technologies. This role will work within an open ecosystem of internal and external partners, promoting rapid, iterative innovation across the organization.

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker, change agent and influential relationship builder with a passion for the IT space and experience leading large-scale programs, and building a diverse, high-performing supply base. This role will have significant exposure across the organization including to the most senior levels, so executive presence and strong communication and presentation skills are also critically important. This position will sit on the Information & Data Solutions (IDS) Leadership Team representing all of Procurement, Transportation, and Logistics.

Responsibilities

• Nine-figure Spend responsibility.
• Plans, develops and implements business plans and budgets, including long-range objectives, performance goals and metrics for each category. Collaborates with Operations, Legal, Supply Chain and other customers as needed to champion cross-functional sourcing initiatives. Understands category specific (Beer and W&S operations) principles and value of analytics.
• Creates collaborative business plans with strategic vendors and negotiates strategies and programs. Oversees that Category Managers develop and maintain positive vendor relationships. Approves Category Manager vendor contract negotiations, guaranteeing the attainment of the most advantageous pricing, terms, discounts, allowances, quality, delivery, service and dating (where applicable). Ensures all goods and services meet established standards. Addresses business unit complaints, requests, and questions and resolves within guidelines.
• Actively participate on the Procurement and IDS leadership team
• Provide oversight and input into future direction, priorities and needs of the Procurement organization
• Manage and oversee the delivery of projects necessary to execute on the defined strategy and success criteria. This includes requirements gathering, business case development, technology selection, project management, implementation, end user adoption, and governance of in-house developed solutions as well as those Cloud-based “as a Service” (XaaS)”.
• Ensure corporate standards, goals, strategies and performance are appropriately cascaded through the Procurement organization and are understood and supported
• Participate in the talent review process and ensure appropriate actions are taken to meet company expectations with respect to recruiting, talent management, succession planning and people development
• Thorough understanding of the Source-to-Contract (S2C) and Procurement-to-Pay (P2P) processes & tools;
• Provide direction and lead key corporate initiatives for example, Working Capital, Sustainability and Diversity
• Promote a culture of innovation through the procurement function by creating the vision and communicating needs throughout the organization
• Lead, develop and inspire a team of managers, analysts and coordinators to ensure departmental and business goals are met
• Define roles and responsibilities, hire, coach, develop, train and provide discipline when necessary for assigned resources
• Strategic planning – create a clear vision and develop long term strategic plans for the Procurement COE to support Procurement Objectives. 
• Annually assess current and future functional requirements and ensure strategy meets the needs of the businesses
• Collaborate with Category Management, Business Unit Management and other internal stakeholders to identify future needs and design strategy to support
• Communicate implement, refresh and validate strategic plan as needed
• Develop Procurement Cen