Sr. Manager, Global IT Procurement

Position Title: Sr. Manager, Global IT Procurement
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Oakbrook Terrace
Requisition ID: 31735
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Position Summary & Purpose of Role
McCain is going through a digital transformation. Our Global Procurement Technology Manager is on the frontline of this exciting revolution and is responsible for building/executing our progressive global IT strategy while also ensuring we're leveraging our volume and relationships to maximize flexibility, agility and value creation. The role ensures compliance with global and regional technology requirements by forging seamless trust and partnership with our Global Technology Leaders. Our Leader is accountable for over $500M and leads three Global Senior Buyers. This forward-thinking Leader reports into McCain's Global Senior Director of Technology Procurement.
Responsibilities And Accountabilities
Setting Category Sourcing Strategy

• Develop global Sourcing strategies that are tightly aligned with diverse business needs
• Execute and institutionalize the global Sourcing Procurement strategy
• Seamlessly partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance and other critical stakeholders in the development, approval and execution of the global strategies
• Set targets and expectations, in conjunction with internal stakeholders, to drive world class total value creation including quality, cost avoidance, working capital and hard savings targets

• Provide expert-level global category knowledge and negotiation techniques

Supplier Relationship Management

• Creates in incubator encouraging collaboration and innovation
• Partners with VMO to build/maintain strong critical supplier relationships
• Negotiates all technology on behalf of McCain IT
• Fosters strong internal-external partnership/alignment

Leadership / People Development

• Provide thought leadership and share best practices with stakeholders
• Develop a high performing team of global procurement professionals
• Represents the category at global meetings and industry events
• Build competence, process rigor and capability in global, regional and local procurement teams

Global Alignment

• Primary point of contact responsible for ensuring positive stakeholder experience
• Actively engage stakeholders to understand business unit needs, align on goals and objectives and provide category insight
• Share best practices and wins within the categories across all regions
• Ensures regional alignment and active participation in the global IT strategy
• Successfully and collaboratively resolve regional differences

Knowledge Development

• Develops and maintain a strong knowledge base for the category; ensure transfer of knowledge across stakeholders
• Continual review of external and internal business, market and technology trends

The above list of responsibilities is not exhaustive, and any other responsibilities/tasks necessary to ensure the desired outcomes are achieved may be assigned.
Qualifications And Experience Required
Required Qualifications and Capabilities

• Bachelor's degree or related experience in Business, Technology or Finance
• 5+ years of Procurement related experience and/or leading a high-performing team
• Proven ability to build, develop, and retain top Procurement Talent
• Strong hands-on negotiation, analytic, finance and supplier relationship skills
• Expertise in Procurement fundamentals including SRM, complex global negotiations, procurement category management and stakeholder mapping/management
• Proven experience with Global Enterprise deployment of legacy software/services, SaaS, Cyber Security, I,T Professional Services and Technology Consulting
• Strong Executive Presence, Business Acumen, and experience collaborating/influencing Senior Leaders

• Expert change management, project management and communication skills
• Ability to influence without authority and execute despite complexity
• A self-motivated, independent thinker with business acumen that's comfortable with ambiguity and calculated risk-taking

• Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills
• Diversity mindset: ability to manage in a matrix organization, across regions and cultures

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Job Family: Procurement
Division: Global Procurement
Department: Indirect IS
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace || US - United States of America : Illinois : Chicago || US - United States of America : Illinois : Lisle
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.