The Sr. Procurement Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing day-to-day procurement activities and ensuring the efficient execution of purchasing and the supplier management processes. This role drives operational excellence by streamlining procurement workflows, optimizing vendor performance, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations, and partnering cross-functionally to support organizational goals. This position requires you to work onsite four days per week and will allow you to work remotely on Fridays. 

• Oversees the daily operations of the Procurement Operations department
• Create, document and manage procurement processes and Job Aids, policies, and internal procurement web pages.
• Ability to generate purchase orders and review for supplier compliance
• Develops purchasing channels, including Catalogues, Punch Outs, etc.
• Ability to conduct “BID to Buy” negotiations
• Drive Program Adoption of Most Preferred Suppliers by various means of communication to Office Locations and Operations teams
• Partnership and communication with Accounts Payable and other departments
• Knowledge of Procurement Technology
• Reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
• Develop and track KPIs to monitor and improve Supplier and Procurement Ops Buyer performance
• Ownership of Apparel and Office Supplies Programs
• Collaborate with company managers and stakeholders to understand their specific procurement needs and requirements
• Manage Procurement team activities including Procurement Supervisor and Coordinators by understanding their needs, creating accountability, and encouraging personal growth
• Identify and mitigate procurement-related risks, such as vendor and/or Stakeholder non-compliance
• Other duties as assigned, qualified to perform, and trained to do.

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• Minimum of 8-10 years purchasing/managerial experience
• Bachelors degree
• Any experience in the electrical/power industry is helpful but not required
• Must have strong business acumen and the ability to converse with all levels within the organization, including executive leadership
• Must be process oriented and have experience creating end-to-end purchasing processes 
• Must have the ability to influence people
• Must be energetic and enthusiastic
• Must have experience managing a group of PO creators
• Procurement technology implementation experience and experience creating catalogs with procurement technology
• Strong negotiations skills to drive savings
• Experience working with internal finance and A/P departments
• Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently
• Excellent analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for effective interface with all internal and external contacts

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