Senior Manager, Procurement

Overview:

Blue Yonder is looking for a dynamic Senior Procurement Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will execute procurement and sourcing processes for a variety of BY strategic and complex suppliers. The position requires the team member to employ business sensitive project management skills to identify business needs, orchestrate an effective plan to source and secure goods or services, evaluate the financial position of the requirement, and secure the needed items through contract negotiations.

What You’ll Do:

• Leverage experience in sourcing, procurement, and operations activities to manage complex and highly sensitive suppliers and partner engagements.
• Lead and guide sourcing and procurement projects, to include, market research, requirements development, negotiations, and analysis.
• Use functional and technical skills to expertly negotiate highly competitive contracts for BLUE YONDER, that leverage costs savings and incentives (rebates, discounts, samples, etc.) and other favorable terms and conditions.
• Demonstrate a competent understanding of commercial contract terms and conditions to guide business teams away from risk situations to favorable business scenarios.
• Drive strategy to ensure business continuity and service fulfillment excellence with largest and most strategic suppliers (risk mitigation and/or contingency plans, etc.)
• Work cross-functionally with sourcing management team, as well as other members of Blue Yonder’ s senior and executive leadership teams.
• Identify and recommend process improvement strategies across the assigned stakeholders.
• Act as a key player by delivering process plans with a focus on transformation, and modernization BY’s Culture and Processes. 
• Participate in the creation of strategic plans as well as executing tactical implementations both independently and in coordination with cross functional teams. 
• Confidently facilitate the development, transfer, and adoption of best practices in the Procure to to-Pay lifecycle.
• Provide coaching/mentoring to less senior strategic sourcing associates and procurement associates to aid in career development.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Technical Management, Information Technology, Finance or other relevant field from an accredited university or a minimum of 10+ years within sourcing, procurement, finance, purchasing, or technical project management.
• Advanced knowledge of source-to-pay/procure-to-pay systems and software.
• Intermediate understanding or comfort in reading and evaluating legal commercial terms.
• Familiarity with tools and processes used to conduct procurement data modeling.
• Strong knowledge of project planning and management in either Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) or AGILE methodologies.
• Detailed financial analysis experience that can confidently portray the value of proposals, develop scorecards, rate terms, and identify deal points.
• Prior experience in working with stakeholders to manage RFx projects a plus

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The base salary range for this position is: $ 120,000.00 - $ 135,000.00 USD

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The salary range information provided, reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual salary will be commensurate with skills, experience, certifications or licenses and other relevant factors. In addition, this role will be eligible to participate in either the annual performance bonus or commission program, determined by the nature of the position.

At Blue Yonder, we care about the wellbeing of our employees and those most important to them. This is reflected in our robust benefits package and options that includes: 

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision 

• 401K with Matching 

• Flexible Time Off 

• Corporate Fitness Program 

• A variety of voluntary benefits such as; Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much more

At Blue Yonder, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging in which everyone can share their unique voices and talents in a safe space. We continue to be guided by our core values and are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer. We understand that your career search may look different than others, and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience.

Our Values

If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success – and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core Values

Diversity, Inclusion, Value & Equity (DIVE) is our strategy for fostering an inclusive environment we can be proud of. Check out Blue Yonder's inaugural Diversity Report which outlines our commitment to change, and our video celebrating the differences in all of us in the words of some of our associates from around the world.

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.