Essentra has an exciting opportunity to be join our global Procurement team, as we embark on a major global procurement transformation to become an industry recognized leader in procurement and supply chain. In your role as our Procurement Business Partner, you will utilize your experience and expertise as you to delivery the procurement for the AMERS region. The role has accountability for the Procurement function in the AMERS region and delivery of performance targets.
Essentra is a global market leader in plastic injection molded, vinyl dip molded and metal components for our partners in the equipment manufacturing, automotive, industrial electronics, fabrication, medical devices, renewable energy, production machinery, construction and agriculture industries.
Responsibilities:
Being the primary link between the AMERS region and global Procurement
Accountable for overall delivery of the AMERS regional savings and project pipeline (including delivery) across direct, factored and indirect spend areas
Engaging and building strategic relationships with key stakeholders across the AMERS region and driving change and adoption of Procurement best practices
Collaborating with key stakeholders and Procurement colleagues to ensure that AMERS regional business requirements and priorities are agreed, understood and supported by Procurement
Optimizing value delivery (cost savings, avoidance, inflation impact ) and risk mitigation from the AMERS region supply base
Deliver and promote the benefits of Procurement initiatives to key stakeholders and Finance in the AMERS region to increase effectiveness and confidence in Procurement reporting
Being an advocate for the transformation of the global Procurement function and driving the implementation across the AMERS region
Provide input in AMERS regional for development and implementation of policies, strategy, category management, sourcing strategy development and execution, stakeholder management, supplier relationship management, contract management and supply risk management, collaborating closely with global and site procurement teams delivering maximum value contribution
Strategy
Ensure that AMERS region strategies, priorities, plans, business requirements and vision are understood and supported by Procurement and incorporated into global or regional category and sourcing strategies, to meet both operational and strategic needs
Develop and maintain strong relationships with key leaders and suppliers across the regions, aligning sourcing execution with business strategies, project management of sourcing activities to deliver the intended benefits and ensure alignment to category strategy
Develop and own the procurement pipeline, implementation of the pipeline, plans and strategies to meet business needs, enhance the stakeholder engagement, and challenge and motivate suppliers to optimize service outcomes
Participate in the planning and budgeting process across the AMERS region providing input relating to cost pressures and savings
Understand and utilize spend and data insights to develop and maintain a procurement pipeline, and analysis of data to identify best opportunities to save money, improve quality, and increase efficiency, while ensuring sustainable and ethical procurement
Regional Capability
Be the Procurement Regional Lead to the AMERS region acting as a primary point of contact to provide procurement advice to the local businesses
Accountable for management and delivery of procurement services in the AMERS region ensuring that the delivery of business outcomes and performance aligned to the region business plan
Actively promotes Procurement to the wider business to ensure leading practice is adopted, delivered and recognized
Create a support network with local buyers and users to ensure compliance to strategies, projects, and adoption of tools, systems and processes as required
Accountable for ensuring that benefits are recognized by key stakeholders and Finance in the AMER region to allow further benefit delivery
Provide advice and support to address complex procurement needs and issues
Resolve and own regional business / supplier escalations through to satisfactory completion
Lead and deliver specific procurement projects as required across any of the 4 category towers
Drive the regional make where and Make v Buy strategies aligned to the global factored goods team
Supplier Performance & Development
Drive the business in managing suppliers effectively and improve the performance of critical/strategic suppliers
Develop a regional supplier performance and development framework, identifying supplier performance and risk, and driving corrective actions and understanding alternative sourcing opportunities
Conduct regional and global supplier audits
Process, Tools & Methodology
Accountable for the change management and compliance of the AMER region to Procurement Policy and Standards including the adoption and use of preferred suppliers ensuring that action is taken to improve compliance
Be the lead to deliver the regional procurement transformation priorities aligned to the Centre of Excellence
Own and lead the development and management of key stakeholder relationships in the AMERS region
Be the lead to support and deliver the regional procurement transformation priorities
Actively & promote Procurement strategy to the wider business to ensure leading practice is adopted, delivered and recognized
Requirements
Dual Language English and Spanish
Global and regional matrix management experience
Procurement experience ideally within a similar role Track record of developing and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships
Possesses strong business acumen, able to understand business needs and drivers and identify ways for Procurement to support
Ability to 'sell' Procurement
Demonstrates a consistent track record of delivery within large Procurement organizations
Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate at all levels
Has a global and strategic mindset while being flexible to local differences and creative to encourage and seek innovative approaches
Demonstrates personal and professional credibility and resilience
Degree educated or equivalent
Procurement Qualification (e.g. CIPS), preferred
What's in it for you:
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
401K matching
Vacation Time
Essentra Components is an Equal Opportunity & E-verify employer.