Section Manager-Supply Chain Indirect Ops Services

Overview

Responsibilities

• Ensure employee, customer, public, and site safety are always considered in procurement strategy, and contribute proactively to maintaining the Companys safety-focused culture, including through purposeful field visits with the team.
• Maintain rigorous adherence to Company policies & procedures governing procurement.
• Conceptualize multiple pathways to deliver on internal customers procurement needs before the needs emerge downstream.
• Motivate and coach internal customers to think proactively about their procurement needs, assisting them in crafting scopes of work that are fit for purpose.
• Collect, parse, and analyze relevant datasets to drive informed decision-making at the outset of the procurement journey.
• Seek and apply real-time feedback from internal customers and suppliers to adjust procurement strategies for improved procurement outcomes.
• Deliver cost savings for internal customers through procurement outcomes.
• Address issues that arise with vendors constructively to ensure continuity of business operations and compliance with policies & procedures.
• Incorporate Third-Party Risk Management data in contract negotiations to mitigate risks and lower total cost of ownership.
• Teach team members by example and through proactive coaching and mentoring to drive performance improvement. Build a cohesive, high-performing team to meet deadlines and deliver on initiatives.
• Solicit and consider the perspectives of team members while also respectfully questioning their assumptions.
• Motivate and coach internal customers to think proactively about their procurement needs, assisting them in crafting scopes of work that are fit for purpose.
• Use Company-approved applications or leverage new technology to create and unlock efficiencies and reduce procurement cycle time.
• Increase inclusion of small business to advance supply chain risk mitigation strategies and expand economic impact

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or an equivalent field and 8 years of relevant work experience.

• Minimum of eight years of relevant work experience, required.
• Three or more years of proven experience managing people and teams, required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, required.
• Demonstrates proficiency in Oracle EBS, possesses extensive project management experience, and consistently exhibits strong leadership skills, required.
• Supply Chain experience at operations level, preferred.
• Experience using Agile, Scrum, or Rapid Results in project management or product development, preferred.
• Knowledge of the procurement process, preferred.

• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Ability to build strong customer relationships
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Develops and delivers effective presentations
• Ability to lead/manage others
• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents
• Ability to represent the company with external constituents
• Instills commitment to organizational goals
• Well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, etc.

• Driver's License Required

• Sit or stand to answer a phone for the duration of the workday
• Sit or stand to use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory and meet with suppliers as needed.