Director-Procurement - IT

Title: Director - Procurement -IT

Location: US - GA - Atlanta

Full Time

Job Description Summary:

JOB DUTIES:

• Manage supplier relationships and contracting across multiple regions, acting as a subject matter expert for technology market which includes knowledge of vendor capabilities, economic cost drivers, supplier financials and market competition.
• Negotiate, implement, and manage long-term strategic contracts to ensure optimum costs and reliable supply and develop a pipeline of qualified potential contract manufacturers capable of meeting the current and future business requirements of the business.
• Ensure all IT relationships are governed by contracts that align with corporate mandates and support key business requirements while ensuring continuity of supply at the lowest total delivered cost.
• Assess supplier and platform risks and develop appropriate contingency plans.
• Build consensus and drive alignment amongst key stakeholders in support of procurement initiatives and programs (sourcing, implementation, compliance).
• Establish the necessary routines with suppliers to manage quality, delivery, pricing, lead-time and other performance criteria in support of the business.
• Develop supplier relationships in order to leverage the relationship when necessary to resolve issues.

• Five years of experience driving performance improvements from action plans derived from robust data analysis;
• Five years of experience modeling various business scenarios and analyzing resulting costs, impacts, risks, and benefits to inform and recommend business solutions;
• Five years of experience reading, interpreting, and suggesting improvements to contracts and other legal agreements;
• Five years of experience with the 7-step sourcing process;
• Five years of experience with continuous improvement concepts and principles;
• Five years of experience assembling and analyzing large quantities of data and conducting in depth analysis of the data, such as should-cost models, benchmarking.