Job: Regional Procurement Manager

Job Description

Job Type: Full time, Salaried

Wage: $100,000-$120,000/yr. 

Location: Florence, CO.

Job Description

Why work for us?

Driven by our purpose: Building progress for people and the planet. We are transforming to become the leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions. Holcim US offers an unparalleled range of innovative cement, aggregates, asphalt, concrete products and construction services that have been the foundation for infrastructure projects across the globe. To move the industry forward to a greener future we need people who are passionate about sustainability, are driven to shape and influence perception and keen to build, grow and thrive in our high-performance culture. Are you ready to build progress with us?

Overview

About the role:

Implement Procurement strategies and manage the operational and tactical procurement of goods and services. Lead Strategic Sourcing activities for designated sites by competitive bidding process and contract negotiations. Leverages area vendor base to lower TCO identifying aggregated spend benefits opportunities across the region. Coordinates work within designated geographic area to select and pre-qualify contractor services in compliance with company standards. Drives the realization of savings, supply efficiency, quality, and process improvements in Region in line with Zone and Global strategies.

Responsibilities

What you'll be doing:

• Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to safety policies in all work environments and areas.
• Manage the operational and tactical Procurement of goods and services categories in accordance with Holcim category strategy, as well as applicable policies, procedures and specifications.
• In addition to the Cement Plant, may also be responsible for multiple sites within a region to include other plants, terminals, Geocycle, and other Holcim operations.
• Influences and drives change with peer group (Plant Managers, Regional General Managers, Operations Leads) for the assigned geography.
• Act as the point of contact between country Category Management and operations.
• Drive the realization of savings, supply efficiency, quality, and process improvements in Country, in line with regional and global strategies.
• Identify saving opportunities and initiate individual projects and initiatives at all operational levels.
• Negotiate in close coordination with Category Management for local volumes, processes, quality levels and prices.
• Negotiates regional area purchasing contracts.
• Manage and develop Buyers and Warehouse staff where required.
• Manage Import business.
• Track and manage deliveries providing expediting support when necessary
• Identify regional savings opportunities
• Ensure global local policies and procedures are conveyed to end users in the Procurement of goods and services.
• Ensures Procurement Compliance and Best Practices (Procurement Policies and Procedures – BuyWays) acting as Procurement Lead for Regional Training requirements. Initiate and support the RFx process locally as defined by category strategy.
• Align internal decision makers through focused communication.
• Approve local purchase orders for supplies, equipment and services within authorized signature limits.
• Assure compliance with applicable laws, ethical standards, policies and codes of business conduct.
• Ensure that own country executes category strategy as required and agreed.
• Where compliance is an issue, find and eliminate root causes.
• Measure performance through KPI’s according to existing templates.
• Ensure locally generated savings are reported as required, and according to category guidelines.
• Track achieved results and ability to present them at Operational and Executive level.

Relationships with other jobs:

Actively collaborate and communicate with Plant Managers, Operational Management, and Country and Zone Category Management

Qualifications

We're looking for:

Education: Bachelor's degree

Additional Education Preferred: Master's degree

Field of Study Preferred: Purchasing, Business, or Management

Required Work Experience: 5-7 years; minimum 5 years in procurement role – category management, sourcing, and/or operations with exposure to supply chain management, strategic sourcing and optimal procurement processes and standards

Licenses Preferred: Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) is preferred

Required Computer and Software Skills: Microsoft Office

Travel Requirements: 20%

Additional Requirements:

• Demonstrated performance in working within cross-functional teams and building relationships across multiple functions
• Requisite drive and energy to ensure that a challenging benefits and capability building agenda is successfully delivered
• Good written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate effectively/convincingly at all levels (including technical and operational) and with all functions at least in English and local language
• Effective time management, planning and organization skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and drive tasks to completion in a fixed time-frame and in a pressured environment
• Ability to deal with ambiguities, conflicts and adversarial relationships
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Proven ability in analysis and interpretation of data
• Proven ability to identify problems quickly, make sound judgments, establish and implement solutions

What we Offer...

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Dress for your day policy
• Holistic health well-being programs for physical, mental/emotional and financial health with access to resources and benefits to help focus on staying well through education and prevention
• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance coverage
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health and dependent Care
• Vision and other voluntary benefits and discounts
• Retirement Savings – Choose from 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax savings
• Paid Parental Leave (Maternity Paternity)
• Educational Assistance Program

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.