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Senior Director of Procurement
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[Hiring] Senior Director of Procurement @UniUni Logistics
Apr 04, 2025 - UniUni Logistics is hiring a remote Senior Director of Procurement. 💸 Salary: comprehensive salary package. 📍Location: Northern America.
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Role Description
The Senior Director of Procurement at UniUni is a strategic executive responsible for leading and optimizing sourcing, contract management, and vendor relations for indirect/direct materials and services and suppliers critical to Uni’s maintenance, operations, and capital projects. This role will be responsible for developing an overarching Enterprise Procurement strategy, encompassing aspects of organizational design, process standardization, and implementing the procurement strategy to execute UniUni’s growth strategy.
- Manage the end-to-end purchasing process, including contract negotiation, pricing, and supplier performance management.
- Establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) for procurement processes, including supplier selection, contract administration, and reporting.
- Spearhead procurement strategies for high-quality, cost-effective, and timely sourcing while maintaining strong supplier relationships.
- Implement key performance metrics and process improvements to enhance purchasing efficiency, reduce costs, and improve inventory effectiveness.
- Regularly monitor industry trends, material costs, and vendor capabilities, adjusting procurement strategies to support organizational goals.
- Lead and mentor a high-performing procurement team, ensuring development opportunities and alignment with departmental goals.
- Establish a formal, action-driven contract review process to consolidate, drive synergy, and leverage value.
- Establish a formal, action-driven process that analyzes the enterprise portfolio for cost and service improvements.
- Establish a formal cost improvement and mitigation program with reporting aligned with the Finance organization.
- Establish and implement ongoing supplier KPIs to evaluate the performance of the supply base.
- Lead, inspire, mentor, and motivate employees to drive optimal performance and maintain strong morale.
Qualifications
- University degree, graduate degree, or additional supply chain-specific designation or MBA. Equivalent industry experience may be considered.
- Minimum 10+ years of experience across supply chain sourcing, contracting, procurement, strategic supplier management, and logistics within a commercial setting, coupled with strong business acumen, is required.
- Senior leadership experience leading multiple levels of reports across geographies with a demonstrated track record of tangible results.
- Experience with the implementation of policy and governance.
- Experience with driving continuous improvement.
- Experience with all modes of logistics transportation.
- Demonstrated experience building high-performing teams through employee engagement, development, training, and mentorship.
- Ability to develop and monitor budgets.
Requirements
- Strong analytical abilities, capable of interpreting data to make informed decisions.
- Leadership: Ability to inspire, lead, and develop teams to achieve strategic goals.
- Problem-solving: A strategic thinker who identifies issues, proposes solutions, and drives process improvements.
- Efficiency & Organization: Highly organized with the ability to prioritize tasks, manage projects, and operate autonomously.
- Customer-Centric: Dedicated to delivering superior service internally and externally, fostering strong stakeholder relationships.
- Confidentiality: Demonstrated integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality around sensitive business and financial information.
- Influencer: Superior written and verbal communication skills, including influencing and confidently delivering messages using simple language or simplifying complex messages. Strong negotiation skills and the ability to maintain favourable supplier relationships.
- Strong problem-solving skills, assessing the importance of tasks and decisions and setting priorities, focusing time/energy on the most critical issues/opportunities.
- Partnerships: Ability to build effective relationships and interact with internal/external stakeholders.
- Human Resources: Demonstrated ability to lead through change and promote personal and professional development among teammates.
- Ability to travel when needed.
Benefits
- 401K
- Dental
- Vision
- Medical insurance
- Paid Holiday
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick Leave
- Management training program
- H1B Sponsorship
- Comprehensive salary package
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