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    Manager Procurement - Smyrna, United States - Asurion

    Asurion
    Asurion Smyrna, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Description

    ROLE

    PURPOSE
    The Manager of

    Apple

    Procurement will fill a key role within the

    Apple

    Procurement organization. This position will have primary responsibility for leading and developing

    a

    team to define and implement the sourcing management strategy for Asurion. This position will lead a team that oversees the

    end to end

    process of ordering

    and purchase order payments to ensure all

    product is

    ordered and paid on time

    .

    In addition, this position will

    have a leadership role in the

    relationship management of external suppliers; including but not limited to delivery, quality cost and overall business performance. Objectives include development of strategic and tactical solutions to

    optimize

    the

    procurement functions

    and to drive performance based on business

    impacting

    metrics and service level agreements. The Manager will also

    be responsible for

    coordinating several initiatives across internal Asurion departments and supplier

    contacts

    .
    The candidate must be

    employee

    and

    customer centric

    ,

    self-sufficient and be able to balance the demands of delivering results in the short term while helping steer the Company

    in delivering

    on its long-term business model.

    ESSENT

    IAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    Develops and manages a high performing team that partners with suppliers, internal

    customers

    and other supply chain departments to provide

    procurement

    solutions for the business.

    Responsible for

    continuous i

    mprov

    ement within

    procurement and other internal

    teams

    that

    support operational efficiencie

    s and cost reduction.

    Responsible

    to build

    strong and reliable system solutions that automate operational work as much as possible.

    Leads a team that is responsible for

    best-in-class

    supplier performance through the use of balanced scorecards, compliance requirements, daily or weekly communication, MBRs

    and


    QBR
    s.

    Establish and sustain strong customer relationship management through effective communication and support for all internal customers.

    Collaborates with cross-functional teams such as demand planning, operations

    ,

    quality

    ,

    engineering

    and finance to effectively drive

    accurate

    material forecasting,

    purchasing

    ,

    receiving,

    compliance and standardized processes that enable continuity of supply, reduces E&O exposure, lowers material cost

    ,

    ensures

    compliance

    and allows Asurion to pay invoices on-time

    .

    Establish and

    maintain

    effective relationships

    with

    all departments at Apple

    . Gains understanding of

    Apple

    's internal supply chain processes and uses this information to

    benefit

    the overall Asurion supply chain.

    Manage weekly and monthly data to

    monitor

    supplier performance,

    identify

    cost reduction opportunities, and create competition. Works hand in hand with internal teams to ensure suppliers are performing and kept cost competitive.

    Operational activities of

    pr

    ocurement

    management include communicating and resolving daily issues between internal organizations and suppliers, leading weekly cross-functional team calls to cover open issues, actively working/monitoring

    quality

    and performance issues.

    Must be able to build strong internal relationships and be able

    to

    w

    ork

    collectively/collaboratively

    across the organization

    .

    Coach and

    mentor

    the team to continuously improve performance. Evaluate individual and team performance against agreed

    objectives

    and appropriate feedback.

    Manage and execute regular RFI/RFP/RFQ processes to drive competition

    .

    Maintain

    a high level

    of morale and energy and ability to point to

    previous

    experiences where they have "energized" a team to perform and deliver against stretch expectations.

    Ability to establish a high degree of accountability across their organization through both performance measurement and clear communications.

    Exceptional communication and presentation skills with ability to deliver strategic messages to senior leadership level positions.


    QUALIFICATIONS
    A proven

    track record

    of academic and professional excellence.

    BS/BA Degree or Minimum 5+ years in supply chain or procurement related role. MBA Preferred.

    Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word

    , and O365.


    PERSON

    AL CHARACTERISTICS

    A self-directed individual with a strong ability to manage ambiguity and who adapts readily and easily to changes in priorities and business conditions.

    Comfortable with confrontation

    in order to

    improv

    e team performance and morale.

    An individual who is self-confident, competent, outgoing, and independent with a

    straight forward

    personality and executive presence.

    Entrepreneurial appreciation; talent for leading change to achieve best results.

    Fits well in an environment that rewards bright, self-starting, energetic, and action-orientated managers with increasing responsibility and challenge.

    Comfortable working with very sensitive data and able to maintain a high degree of discretion.

    Ability to excel in working within an open, flexible, results-oriented,

    performance based

    environment.

    Ability to work with all levels of people in the company and in the client world.

    Proven ability in a "rapid growth environment

    ".

    Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

    Strong verbal and written communication skills.

    Possess strong analytical thinking and

    problem-solving

    skills

    .

    Ability to react, in a proactive way to 'crisis' situations

    .

    Strong negotiating and team-building skills

    .

    Ability to communicate and influence at multiple levels of the organization

    .

    Ability to be self-managed and set priorities

    .

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