Spectrum Brands Hiring for Indirect Services and Materials Sourcing Leader- LTE at Middleton, WI  Full Time

Spectrum Brands’ global enabling functions, including Finance, Legal, IT, Human Resources, Supply Chain, and Commercial Operations, provide enterprise-wide strategy, structure, and common processes to deliver the knowledge and expertise that helps our businesses grow. Enabling functions may operate as a center-led global team, providing a central strategy, structure, and standards; or as business partner teams, with resources embedded within the businesses to deliver business unit-specific results.

Job Summary

The Sr. Sourcing Lead for Indirect Services and Materials is responsible for leveraging spend across the business, creating and executing strategic cost savings projects and driving out cost within the category of indirect material professional services. The role will focus on implementing effective sourcing strategies that meet global business objectives and drive significant spend and working capital improvement. This role will require travel as needed for the successful completion of all duties.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops & leads strategy for centralized indirect materials professional services,
  • Engaging functional and business leaders from each Spectrum Brands division to ensure business requirements and functional metrics are met.
  • Identifies sourcing opportunities with functional leaders for cost improvement through competitive market pricing, innovation and process improvement.
• Performs and project manages sourcing events from inception to implementation. Includes:
  • Project charter / discovery. Create team (stakeholders), review spend data and define sourcing strategy.
  • Identify potential suppliers; prepare and conduct RFX’s
  • Perform competitive bidding process including make vs Buy | In-source vs. outsource analysis.
  • Negotiations for best overall total cost of indirect materials, service and delivery along with contract negotiations in the form of terms and conditions or master purchase agreements.
  • Adhere to all FDA regulated standards and Quality Policy.
  • Review Capital Asset Requests to ensure proper procurement protocol has been followed.
  • Present supplier recommendation for approval and contract award.
  • Contract implementation.
  • Manage strategic supplier relationships (i.e. 3rd party agencies, service and material providers).

Education and Experience Profile

• A Bachelor’s degree in a business or technical field; MBA is desirable with 5 years relevant experience in Supply Chain Management or Procurement; and 3 years of experience in Indirect Procurement and/or for professional services specifically within human resources, marketing, travel & entertainment and related service categories required.
• 10 years of relevant experience in Procurement and 5 years of commodity management experience in Indirect Procurement for professional services specifically within human resources, marketing, travel & entertainment and related service categories required.
• Five years indirect sourcing/procurement experience, preferably in multi-site operating environment; global experience a plus.
• Experience in structuring contracts, collaborating with Legal reviews and managing business relationships
• Contract negotiation and management expertise to review and negotiate for Terms and Conditions (T&C) compliance and Statement of Work (SOW) clarity.
• A Certificate Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) or other related professional certification, completed or in progress is desired.
• Six Sigma certification, completed or in progress is a plus.
• Experience in supply chain operations and/or management is plus.

Required Skills

• Teamwork -must be willing and able to work closely with other departments, peers, etc.
• Considerable knowledge in Information Technology (IT) sourcing; ability to understand supply, markets, price, and commodity trends, with the ability to understand market events and develop both long-range strategy and short-term contingency plans.
• Proven negotiation skills
• Strong analytical skills required.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to make presentations and influence people at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and activities that often have competing priorities.
• Global citizenship awareness as it relates to culture and customs
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel & Outlook.

Work Environment

Working conditions are normal for an office environment.

Approximately 15% travel within North America (US, Mexico and Canada)

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Spectrum Brands is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

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Spectrum Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Spectrum Brands complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Spectrum welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Priority may be given to current employees or local candidates.