Procurement Manager - Special Projects

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TK Elevator is currently seeking an experienced Procurement Manager - Special Projects in Atlanta, GA.

Procurement Programs is a highly talented, forward-looking and specialized team within the North America procurement organization (PSM) that provides leadership and support to drive innovation, collaboration and excellence, supports executives and drives the procurement transformation with PSM internal teams and external stakeholder. The Procurement Manager-Special Projects will be part of the Procurement Programs team and provide horsepower and expertise on specific sourcing projects, data analytics, performance management, project management, governance as well as process improvements.

This dynamic position will allow you to directly impact TKE long-term strategic business imperatives, and you will gain exposure to a broad spectrum of work – across various business segments, at every stage of procurement, and interact with different teams within TKE collaboratively. You will be in the mix, creating solutions to complex challenges by working with TKE Procurement team and counterparties to optimize total cost of ownership with the highest safety and quality standards.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Design and implement robust sourcing strategies to support category growth and optimized total costs, scouting the opportunity with TKE Procurement team and internal customers.
• Lead and drive execution of sourcing and procurement projects.
• Manage and facilitate TCO projects, ensuring robust process improvements, cost analysis, TCO calculations, RFQ’s, procurement governance and execution.
• Proactively analyze spend data to identify new sourcing opportunities or improve current supply chain efficiencies.
• Develop, lead, participate, and/or implement process changes to support business initiatives.
• Drive procurement strategy best practices from inception to execution to enable continuous improvement
• Responsible for assignments to actively supervise and mitigate supplier risk including financial, capacity, and compliance.
• Seek improved ways to optimize and refine procurement to save money and run the business smoothly
• Support across different procurement teams and spend categories including specific sourcing projects
• Teamwork and problem solving with Quality, Engineering, Planning, Sales and Marketing to ensure achievement business requirements and objectives.
• Actively engaged in cost savings opportunities and promote collaboration across PSM and business partners
• Optimizing and homogenizing procurement operations and processes where appropriate
• Set up and track performance mechanism, dashboards, KPI’s that provide more visibility and analytics into both the procurement function overall but also individual categories and specific projects
• Develop a tailored and reusable strategic framework for category teams to drive deeper strategy execution
• Work with ambiguous data, analyze them and transform it into a clear story for decision making and/or further analysis
• Ensure changes get properly managed and implemented
• A flexible, dynamic, self-demanding and proactive individual which is able to motivate him/herself and demonstrate a self sufficient work-ethic
• Ability to think strategically and act tactically
• Willing to travel around 20% or more (as required)

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Post-bachelor’s degree designation preferred (MBA, CPA, etc.) Business, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or related field.
• 5+ years Procurement and Supply Chain experience, with emphasis on Change Management responsibility.
• APICS / ISM certification are a plus, or other similar Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management.
• Project Management certification and /or experience
• Very strong sourcing and project management experience, with a passion to influence decision making and execute.
• Outstanding analytical, contract negotiations, and relationship building skills.
• Expert understanding of purchasing policies, procedures, practices, and the value and use of procure-to-pay (P2P) digital platforms
• Deep understanding of strategic sourcing and procurement end to end business workflow.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP/Oracle), spend data analytics & reporting, eSourcing, and contract management systems required
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills to build and maintain trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal capability and ability to work cross functionally and across divisions
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Power Point, Excel, Word, Visio) and eProcurement tools

TK Elevator is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and veteran status or any other protected status required by applicable law.

Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation in connection with the application process are encouraged to email us directly at ElevatorJobs.ams@tkelevator or call 1-844-427-5461.