Global Procurement Ops Lead — Strategy & Savings

Royal Canin USA Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 71,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Job summary

Mars is seeking a Procurement Operations Sr Specialist - Raws to partner with Senior Procurement Manager and Buying Managers to develop and implement category buying strategies and to drive procurement operations globally.

You will manage supplier benchmarking, RFPs and new supplier qualification, analyze supplier performance, and oversee over $100M in spend annually, with an emphasis on cost savings and standardization across the network.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of procurement experience.
• Strong stakeholder/supplier relationship management skills, domestically and internationally.
• Minimum of a bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Buying strategy will be your wheelhouse—where one exists you will execute and optimize it; if not, develop and implement it.
• Manage supplier benchmarking, RFPs and new supplier qualification.
• Analyze existing supplier performance and generate supplier insights from data and KPIs.
• Oversee $100M+ of spend annually.

Skills

Procurement experience

Stakeholder management

Supplier relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Mars is seeking a Procurement Operations Sr Specialist - Raws to partner with Senior Procurement Manager and Buying Managers to develop and implement category buying strategies and to drive procurement operations globally.

You will manage supplier benchmarking, RFPs and new supplier qualification, analyze supplier performance, and oversee over $100M in spend annually, with an emphasis on cost savings and standardization across the network.