Your Career
The role of the Procurement Manager is focused on the lifecycle of Vendors and Supplier Lifecycle Performance in Ariba (enablement). The Procurement Manager will be responsible for the end to end process of vendor onboarding through all appropriate reviews with process flow. You will review, onboard and maintain Vendor records, generate reports, and communicate on status and changes to the business teams. The Purchasing Manager must possess the ability to work independently and in a team environment. The Purchasing Manager skills include making logical decisions, representing procurement (PR to PO and Vendor Onboarding) in meetings, interacting/communicating with other departments, effectively negotiating internally and externally, and working efficiently in a fast paced environment while managing multiple responsibilities.
The Procurement Manager will interact with the vendors on a daily basis. You will make sure that the vendors are set-up correctly on the Ariba Network so they can receive purchase orders and submit invoices. This includes a detailed understanding of several systems including Ariba Buying and Invoicing, Ariba Network, Supplier Lifecycle Performance, and SAP.
Your Impact
- Managing team of 5-6 FTEs/CWs
- Cultivate relationships with team and key stakeholders by listening, partnering, and educating teams on how PTP values and strategies will optimize the business
- Lead and manage all aspects of the Indirect PTP function including the development of global strategies, policies, and operations (e.g. supplier risk/onboarding/data master, procurement, compliance, etc)
- Streamline, transform and monitor the effectiveness of the overall operations. Drive PTP continuous improvement, automating processes, and implementing change management activities as applicable
- Develop and manage PTP key performance indicators and compliance reports - analyzing trends, monitoring various on policy vs. off-policy transactions, spend, preferred vs. non-preferred suppliers, internal customer feedback, etc.
- Review and improve PTP cycle time, working closely with internal stakeholders including Supply Chain Management, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Accounting, etc.
- Ensure PTP policies are documented, monitored, and, applied globally and regionally as necessary
- Mentor team members - Ensure they are set up for success and can achieve and/or exceed required expectations and drive career development plans
- Collaborate with the Strategic Sourcing function to insure policies, practices, tools, and strategies align for overall team goals achievement
- Manage global, PTP transactions to ensure purchase order (PO) issuance are executed in accordance with the company standards and policies
- Partner with internal stakeholders and suppliers to establish advantageous purchasing, commercial terms, and payment requirements
- Effectively communicate PTP values and responsibilities, consistently providing education to stakeholders on how to most effectively engage Procurement
- Collaborate with direct and indirect sourcing to manage Supplier Diversity efforts
- Evaluate supplier risk - manage supplier onboarding and ongoing data management
- Consistently draw from past experience and ongoing benchmarking to optimize processes
Your Experience
- UG/PG degree in business, supply chain management or another related field desired or equivalent military experience - Related experience and Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) a plus
- 8+ years experience in a procurement or sourcing environment
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Knowledgeable of the Procure to Pay life cycle, including sourcing strategy, purchasing, and corporate credit card programs
- Analytical ability & assertiveness
- Strong Customer Service skills
- Confidence in dealing with other departments and outside representatives -Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- SAP experience for Purchasing and Accounts Payable modules desired
- Ariba SLP/Buying and Invoicing/Contracts modules desired
- Familiarity G-Suite products, Excel and Tableau to run and analyze reports
The Team
We are the global cybersecurity leader, known for always challenging the security status quo.
Our mission is to protect our way of life in the digital age by preventing successful cyberattacks. This has given us the privilege of safely enabling tens of thousands of organizations and their customers. Our pioneering Security Operating Platform emboldens their digital transformation with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in security, automation, and analytics. By delivering a true platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of change-makers like us, we provide highly effective and innovative cybersecurity across clouds, networks, and mobile devices.
Our Commitment
We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].
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