Director, Procurement COE at FMC Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Director, Procurement COE

Location

US-PA-Philadelphia

Job ID

2020-9387

# Positions

1

Category

Purchasing

Level

Manager (Supervisor of Staff)

Type

Full Time

Visa Sponsorship

No

Domestic Travel Required

Yes

Int'l Travel required

Yes

Company Vehicle

No

Working from Home Office

Yes

Relocation Eligible

Yes

Works with Chemicals

No

Lifting required

No

Company Overview

FMC Corporation is a leading specialty company focused on agricultural technologies. FMC provides innovative and cost-effective solutions to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a broad spectrum of insects, weeds and disease, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control.

FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives. Your education and professional experience are valued and put to use from day one. Your success at completing key initiatives can result in a varied, progressive and fulfilling career with FMC.

With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility and customer intimacy, we foster 'The Right Chemistry' in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you.

Overview

The Global Procurement organization is a global and center-led organization consisting of three key pillars: Center of Excellence (COE), Category Management and Procurement Operations. This organization has been in place for nearly ten years and is nearing the completion of a transformation journey focused on strengthening our overall operating model, implementing a best in class S/4 HANA platform and solidifying our category management business value creation.

The successful candidate is equal parts a visionary, a leader, and an executor who will drive the stabilization of the transformation, nurture a learning culture as well as develop the next generation of creative and agile strategies.

The Director, Center of Excellence role is based at the FMC Tower in Philadelphia and reports to the VP, Procurement and Global Facilities. This position oversees the team responsible for the management, governance and continuous improvements of the Procurement processes, solutions and data such as Source to Contact, Procure to Pay, Data Excellence, Reporting & Analytics and Talent Management.

Front and center to our behaviors are FMC's core values which are expected to be the launching pad to achieving outstanding results in a dynamic environment: Integrity, Safety, Sustainability, Respect for People, Agility and Customer Centricity.

Responsibilities

This position is accountable for FMC's Global Procurement processes, policies, data and solutions strategies. This organization defines the requirements for use and management of Global Procurement's processes and solutions to ensure fit for purpose, complete, accurate, reliable and available on a timely basis. Provide direction and establish the guiding principles, operating processes, metrics and policies owned by Global Procurement.

This role is also part of the FMC Governance Council and is expected to partner with the Functional Centers of Excellence and Corporate IT to ensure ongoing integrity of processes and solutions impacted by enhancement requests and new projects with extreme bias towards governing and safeguarding against degradation of global template standards. Fosters a strong partnership with FMC's Supply Chain, Operations and Finance organizations to ensure dependencies and integrations are identified in a timely manner and aligned with the global template, to ensure adherence to process and solution capabilities, while delivering capabilities that advance and support the strategic direction of the business. This role also partners with other stakeholders such as Internal Audit, Internal Controls and Data Privacy to ensure Procurement processes are in compliance with internal and external requirements.

Key Role Responsibilities

Lead the Procurement Center of Excellent to set process, solution and data governance standards, policies and strategies within the Procurement organization and across the integration points with other Functions
- Set the strategy for the development and reporting of KPIs to ensure adherence to defined standards, practices and targets
- Govern the deployment of additional Procurement capabilities to ensure integrity of the global template while driving continuous improvement initiatives
- Participate in the Governance Council on the review and approval of enhancements and projects that impact the Procurement processes, solutions, data and 3rd party solutions included in or integrated with the overall S/4 HANA platform
- Collaborate with the EGCI Leadership Team on the execution of new projects by supporting resource requirements and readiness efforts
- Partner with the Finance organization on the development and delivery of cashflow and working capital improvement opportunities
- Stay abreast of industry best practices and trends identifying opportunistic advantages for FMC
- Oversight of the Procurement COE day to day activities and management of the COE team
- Accountable for the overall strategy and management of Procurement's training and talent development programs by partnering with the HR Global Talent Management team

Required Education

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BS or BA required, advanced degrees is a plus

Qualifications

- Functional Experience:
- 10 years of experience in Procurement or Center of Excellence organizations

- Functional / Technical Skills:
- Strong understanding of Procurement processes and their integration points to Supply Chain, Operations and Finance to lead a center led global team
- Aptitude for technology
- S/4 HANA experience is a plus
- Financial acumen is a plus

- Soft Skills:
- Develop inclusive relationships at different levels of the organization
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to communicate complex topics to diverse audiences
- Ability to influence sound decision making
- Ability to adjust and lead others through rapidly changing environments and priorities
- Can drive change and tactfully resolve situations of conflict
- Operate with speed and intensity; accelerate the pace of delivery
- Balance long-term and short-term objectives
- Future oriented

EEO Statement

At FMC, diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive - regardless of race, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, color, age, religion or religious creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. FMC also supports employee participation in company employee resource groups that celebrate the diverse backgrounds of our workforce by providing communities for employees to connect with each other and raise awareness throughout FMC.
FMC complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Talent Acquisition department at talentacquisition@fmc.com.

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