Supply Chain Manager/Procurement Manager

Duration: 3-6 months

Description

• Supply Chain Management - Level IV (7-10 years)
• Work Location: Can be remote or onsite or hybrid. Manager is flexible
• There isn't an option to convert to a perm position. It could possibly extend, but I would say only for another 3-6 months max

Job Duties

• Execute strategic sourcing events to support technology subcategory strategy goals, ensuring appropriate engagement of staff, stake holders, business units and impacted individuals.
• Quantify and document strategic sourcing results.
• Collaborate with Client legal management to complete supplier contracts.
• Lead rigorous objective contract negotiations with vendors and key internal stake holders.
• Conduct ongoing business reviews to ensure suppliers are performing to contracted obligations and service levels.
• Lead contract negotiations with potential suppliers, close deals to advance the business agenda and direct new partner activities to get products to market quickly & successfully within the agreed project scope.
• Execute day-to-day procurement operations.
• Follow Procurement practices, operating standards, controls, policies, procedures and performance metrics.
• Develop and maintain key internal relationships as well as good relationships with strategic vendors.
• Engage and influence senior leadership in relation to the benefits of the strategic sourcing and procurement function.
• Build strong working relationships with key technology subcategory stakeholders
• Drive cost optimization and working capital improvements along with supplier performance management.
• Collaborate with Finance and HR to follow standardized policy, processes, guidelines and controls that will ensure value capture.
• Lead negotiation of business terms and conditions ensure alignment between legal terms and procurement objectives.
• Conduct analysis of qualitative and quantitative characteristics including suppliers' capabilities, operational objectives, risk profile and financial positioning.
• Lead and develop strategic supplier relationships at the executive level.
• Maintain awareness of global macro-economic factors that directly impact the company's procurement cost and develop alternate sourcing strategies as these factors begin to negatively impact company's purchasing operations.

Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of overall business experience with at least 3 years in supply chain or Procurement. Experience with retail, service, multi-outlet food and beverage or digital and technology highly preferred.
• Tertiary degree level qualification essential with major in business related discipline preferred. .
• A proven track record of strong execution in conjunction with outstanding abilities to drive results.
• High level negotiating and high-level analytical problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build team environment in order to achieve revenue, profit and growth targets.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to liaise with other departments, suppliers and franchisees.
• High work ethic.

Comments for Suppliers

• This role is a short term assignment to support the day-to-day Procurement projects within the Digital and Technology category. Projects will vary from renewals to RFP's over the course of the term.
• It is important that the candidate has a strong procurement background with the ability to jump right into projects, with only needing training on Yum processes.

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About our Company: -

22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies’ delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.

Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.

“22nd Century Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer" and “US Citizens & all other parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply."

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Pay: $50.00 - $60.00 per hour

Experience

• supply chain or Procurement: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute

• Plano, TX 75024 (Required)

Work Location: In person