Snr Procurement Director

What You Can Expect

The primary responsibilities of the Procurement Sr Director are to champion and secure total cost of ownership reductions for a portfolio of strategic spend categories and to institutionalize strategic procurement across the company. The Procurement Sr Director is a people leader, process leader and portfolio manager responsible for strategic procurement effectiveness for a particular bundle of categories.

The Procurement Sr Director has the following key objectives:

• Lead procurement activities for multiple areas of spend within a portfolio with the goal of achieving significant initial cost productions supplanted with year over year productivity improvements and total cost of goods and services procured while maintaining or improving quality and vendor service levels.
• Work closely with key stakeholders and member organizations and then corporate functions to develop effective cost reduction strategies and implementation plans.
• Attract and develop talent to build a distinctive procurement management organization.
• Responsible for managing annual spend while leading a team of 5-8 people.
• This position will report directly to the VP, Sourcing.

How You'll Create Impact

• Oversee the development and execution of strategies through the strategic procurement process for a specific portfolio of spend areas. Lead strategic procurement efforts in specific category areas. The portfolio of spend areas for this role are as follows: IT/ Telecom, Marketing & Sales, Business & Financial services, Consulting Services.
• Serve as a primary champion and process leader for the strategic procurement process for each area of spend.
• Set priorities and performance goals for procurement managers, guide strategy development for major commodities, oversee the development of annual strategic procurement plans which specify how savings goals will be achieved, supervise the procurement team members, communicate team progress with senior leadership and ensure clear alignment between team actions and business partners.
• Prepare reports, presentations, business communications, data summaries, and other documents of both a recurring and nonrecurring nature. Perform moderately complex analyses of data to draw inferences or conclusions to drive sound decisions.
• Lead, coordinate, and delegate projects including project development, communications, meetings, tracking, and reporting. Lead and execute on assigned projects with limited oversight.
• Oversee the process to select and manage suppliers
• Measure and track internal performance within each spend category.
• Monitor strategy implementation.
• Drive annual productivity improvements in each spend category.
• Develop an expertise in the portfolio spend categories.
• Attract, develop, reward and retain talent.
• Drive best practices.
• Integration of procurement into core business processes.
• Uphold internal and external policies, regulations, and laws.

General Success Criteria

• Procurement will be actively involved in the end-to-end process for strategic procurement categories and will have demonstrated a clear and meaningful impact.
• The relationship between this role, Procurement senior leadership, Procurement team members, and cross functional stakeholders will be working well with no confusion regarding roles and responsibilities.
• Procurement performance internal metrics and supporting data collection processes will be in place, actively monitored, and viewed as credible and accurate.
• Suppliers will be actively managed and developed using a common scorecard process.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all the essential functions of the position. The employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Strategic ability to develop high impact procurement strategies. Exhibits thought leadership.
• World-class supplier relationship skills.
• Outstanding cross-functional leadership skills. Viewed as highly credible by business unit and functional leaders.
• Visionary leader with a global business perspective.
• Strong management skills with an emphasis on people development.
• Ability to engage and influence internal business partners and team members at all levels of the organization. Ability to establish relationships quickly with a broad range of constituents. Must possess a collaborative style to work effectively throughout the organization.
• Excellent written, presentation, and communication skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences at various organizational levels.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills including attention to detail to keep accurate records and organize information effectively and efficiently.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated history of taking initiative, meeting commitments, and assisting in the creation of new tools or solutions to achieve business results.
• Proven track record of effective process management and improvement.
• Ability to tolerate ambiguity, handle multiple priorities, and identify creative solutions to problems.
• Working knowledge of statistical tools and analysis techniques.
• Strong financial acumen with a solid understanding of common financial statements.
• High level of personal accountability and integrity.
• Energetic and driven to successfully reach objectives.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and related software.
• Proficient with and/ or the ability to quickly learn Zimmer Biomet's systems.
• Knowledge of functional best practices, industry trends, legal and regulatory requirements, and emerging technologies.

Your Background

• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline required. Masters level education desirable.
• At least ten years of procurement experience required with a minimum Bachelors level of education.
• Commensurate combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Previous experience with assigned commodities required.
• Experience in a related environment preferred.
• Specialized Procurement or related certification or training preferred.

Travel Expectations

• Must possess the ability to travel on a regular basis with overnight stays up to 25%. Occasional global travel will be required.