Manager, Procurement Excellence

McAfee GmbH; Cadalso de los Vidrios; Híbrido; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Bonus Program

Pension and Retirement Plans

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Support for Community Involvement

Descripción de la vacante

McAfee is seeking a Procurement Excellence Lead to drive best practices across procurement operations and supplier relationships. You will own the Supplier Lifecycle from sourcing to offboarding, lead Governance, SRM and procurement operations, and ensure compliance with policies and ethics.

You will champion ESG initiatives, optimize contracting and purchasing processes, and coordinate change across multiple countries in a hybrid Spain-based role.

Formación

• 10 years of professional experience in procurement operations, sourcing or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of procurement best practices and supplier management.
• Extensive experience in process improvement (e.g., Six Sigma).
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to senior leadership.
• Strong data analytics abilities to derive actionable insights.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and lead teams.
• Willingness to adapt in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
• Experience leading and developing teams; CPSM/CPP/CIPS/SPSM/CSCP preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Acts as SME and drives best practices in procurement processes across the function and business.
• Defines and owns the Supplier Lifecycle process from Sourcing to Offboarding.
• Leads a team covering Governance, SRM, TPRM and Procurement Operations.
• Ensures compliance with policies, regulations and ethical standards; mitigates risks.
• Drives ESG agenda across GPS and supplier ecosystem.
• Reviews sourcing, purchasing and contracting for efficiencies and improvements.
• Performs high-quality analysis to identify improvement opportunities.
• Leads change management and project implementations across countries.

Conocimientos

Procurement operations

Supplier management

Process improvement

Six Sigma

Data analytics

Stakeholder influence

Leadership

Descripción del empleo

Role Summary

Fantastic opportunity to join McAfee Global Procurement Services (GPS) that is going through an exciting transformation to enhance its service offering and experience to our stakeholders and team members.

Reporting to the Global Head of Procurement, the Procurement Excellence Lead will play a pivotal role implementing, optimizing and streamlining our procurement processes. You will be responsible to ensure that Procurement operations are carried out efficiently and effectively, resulting in value creation, improved supplier relationships and increased procurement performance. To enable this, you will be expected to bring process innovation and optimization through the entire supplier lifecycle. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to drive procurement best practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

This is a Hybrid position located in Spain. You may be required to be onsite on an as-needed basis in our Madrid office. Our approach to hybrid work is built on flexibility, trust, and purpose. We measure impact and when we come together, it's intentional and energizing.

Position Details

About the Role:

• Acts as a subject matter expert and drives best practice in Procurement processes, coordinates efforts to continually improve those processes and manages the change associated with implementation of initiatives across the Procurement function and the wider business.
• Defines and owns the Supplier Lifecycle process and drives adherence including Sourcing, Onboarding, Contract Management, Performance Management, Strategic Relationship Management and Offboarding.
• Lead a team that covers Governance, SRM, TPRM and Procurement Operations.
• Ensures procurement activities are compliant to company policies, industry regulations, and ethical standards. Proactively identify and mitigate potential procurement risks.
• Drives the Corporate Sustainability (ESG) agenda across Global Procurement Services (GPS) our supplier ecosystem.
• Continuously review the Sourcing, Purchasing and Contracting processes and systems to identify gaps in efficiency and opportunities for improvements.
• Conducts high quality analysis of processes and systems using analytical and quantitative methods and tools to identify fact-based and focused improvement opportunities.
• Leads and coordinate change management activities and project implementation in an effective manner using project management tools; lead and support change management / continuous improvement activities, tool-rollouts and / or process implementations in a matrix organization across multiple countries and operating entities.
• Owns and manages interfaces and relationships with relevant stakeholders, i.e. Category Management, Sourcing, Master Data Management, Accounts Payable, Data Privacy or Legal.
• Champions change and the McAfee culture as a leader within the Procurement organization.
• Conducts training sessions and workshops for procurement staff and other relevant departments to educate them on procurement best practices, policies, and procedures.

About You:

• 10 years of professional experience in procurement operations, sourcing/category management functions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of procurement best practices and supplier management.
• Extensive experience in the design and execution of Process Improvement (e.g., Six Sigma).
• Excellent and proven communication and influencing skills to senior leaders and stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong data analytical abilities to drive actionable insights and develop compelling messages.
• Proven ability for effective and cross-functional team collaboration.
• Passion for working in a fast paced and innovative business environment.
• Proven ability to challenge current practices, seek alternative options and challenge convention.
• Have experience in leading and developing teams.
• Able to work without supervision and is adaptable to changes in the work environment including the reassessment of category and business priorities.
• Procurement/Supply Chain certification preferred (e.g., CPSM, CPP, CIPS, SPSM, or CSCP).

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Company Overview

McAfee is a leader in personal security for consumers. Focused on protecting people, not just devices, McAfee consumer solutions adapt to users' needs in an always online world, empowering them to live securely through integrated, intuitive solutions that protects their families and communities with the right security at the right moment.

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We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

• Bonus Program
• Pension and Retirement Plans
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Support for Community Involvement

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