Summary Job Description

Manages and oversees procurement, purchasing, and demand & production planning activities, develops policies & procedures, and establishes high-level objectives related to the department’s function. Works closely with other company functions, domestically and internationally, to ensure sourcing activities result in the best possible pricing & lead times, lowest inventory costs, and highest raw material & components quality. Determines procurement & demand planning strategies with the commercial side of the business and predicts future business needs and objectives.

• Reports To: VP Operations
• Location: Blum, TX, USA/ Hybrid

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Strategic and operational responsibility for AME’s supply network with annual purchasing spend under management exceeding $100M and significant spend category complexity.
• Develop short- and long-term procurement and production plans for department. Evaluate the implementation of programs to achieve plans. Lead change on procurement, purchasing, and production planning initiatives that have significant company-wide impact.
• Direct the day-to-day operations for strategic and tactical procurement, purchasing (mass production components and R&D/Product Management products) and inventory activities.
• Responsible for all aspects of supplier management to ensure cost-effective products and services are provided with consistent quality and acceptable delivery levels maintained. Coordinate with cross-functional resources to specify strategy, identification, selection, and performance of supply base.
• Manage demand & production planning, strategically and tactically, working closely with Sales and Operations. Develop and expand formal S&OP process and perform regular review of forecast information.
• Responsible for supplier contracts to ensure that the required legal terms, conditions, and cost/service components are in place to meet requirements.
• Responsible for monthly reporting regarding procurement and purchasing activities and overall supplier performance scorecard including but not limited to cost savings and avoidance, supplier delivery, supplier quality, days payable outstanding and percentage of raw material inventory value on a leading-edge procurement program (such as consignment, VMI, dock-to-shop etc.).
• Implement flexible supply network strategies to support company requirements. Evaluate, recommend, and champion best-in-class tools/programs to perform procurement function.
• Prepare business case(s) as required to support Make vs. Buy decisions.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive policies and procedures for all procurement, purchasing & planning functions to support an environment that is ethical, free of conflict of interest and in compliance with internal & external approval schedules, and with all local, state and governmental laws & regulations.
• Establish targets and deliver annual purchasing cost savings resulting in favorable purchase price variance (PPV) across the entire portfolio.
• Responsible for Master Data management in SAP for the Americas (e.g. PIR etc.) in close coordination with business units overseas.
• Improve working capital metrics via extending payment terms, raw material consignment (VMI), supplier financing programs, etc.
• Lead a Procurement and Planning Team of 4 direct reports; oversee all functions to ensure customer goals and company financial targets are met or exceeded.
• Interview, recommend and coordinate hiring, training, disciplining and resource utilization of all associates within department. Establish strategies to develop a strong talent pool. Mentor, coach, and develop talent utilizing documented performance management tools.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Will supervise a team of 10 employees.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or related field required.
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) preferred.
• CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) or CPP (Certified Procurement Professional) certification required.
• 15+ years of professional work experience with at least 10 years in procurement, purchasing, demand and production planning management in a global manufacturing environment.
• 5-8 years of management experience required.
• Experience in high volume/high mix environment required, ideally in O&G industry.
• Extensive experience with product life cycle management.
• Strong SAP skills, S4Hana preferred.
• Extensive S&OP experience, both developing process and leading efforts.
• Lean/Six Sigma certification preferred (Green Belt, Black Belt).
• Additional distribution and logistics experience preferred.
• International experience and ability to travel globally required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Communicate effectively with team members as well as senior management of all business units.
• Strong work ethic and ability to lead a team of globally active procurement professionals.
• “Go-getter”, willing to roll up his/her sleeves, dive into the details and “get stuff done”.
• Ability to negotiate complex deal structures in a team environment incorporating both internal and external parties.
• Exceptional sense of urgency.
• Ability to influence across business and departmental lines, especially at the executive level.
• Strong consultative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).