at Zebra Technologies in Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Remote Work: Hybrid
Overview:
At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working to make everyday life better. United by curiosity and care, we develop dynamic solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges. Being a part of Zebra Nation means being seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our diverse perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are a part of a team pushing boundaries to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve. You have opportunities to learn and lead at a forward-thinking company, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes that you care about – locally and globally. We’ve only begun reimaging the future – for our people, our customers, and the world. Let’s create tomorrow together. The Director of Global Indirect Sourcing and Procurement is responsible for the strategy, planning and execution of sourcing and procurement at Zebra. This role has direct responsibility for the policy, process and tools to purchase goods and services that are necessary for a business to run it’s day-to-day operations. Categories include supplies, software, facilities, professional services, travel and expenses, and more. This leader will support all departments within the organization and ensure that employees have the tools they need to be effective. The Director will establish a strategic, disciplined, and integrated procurement function that facilitates procure to pay and drives new and existing vendor/supplier partnerships. Responsible for establishing appropriate vendor performance metrics, and the facilitation of vendor performance evaluation. Participates in the budgeting process for goods and services to maximize value to the organization while reducing cost. Participates in the development of standards for contracts to ensure they align with Zebra legal strategies and facilitates a Request for Proposal process for complex or high-value items. The Director builds and maintains relationships with key business functions and must be skilled at influencing and change management at all levels of the organization while operating in alignment with Zebra’s values. Ideal candidate will work hybrid style out of our Lincolnshire, IL offices—- would be open to hybrid style from our Holtsville, NY office as secondary choice(Hybrid is 3 days on site- and 2 days remote)Responsibilities:
+ Lead the development and execution of sustainable, high-impact sourcing initiatives that reduce cost to the organization
+ Establish and manage appropriate, meaningful strategic supplier relationships
+ Act as key partner to business stakeholders and collaborate to meet functional and company objectives
+ Build and develop a team of high-performing procurement incumbents (including exempt, management and professional level roles)
+ Utilize analytics, category strategies, pricing and deal strategy to cultivate an environment focused sourcing and procurement within the organization
+ Design organizational change management processes and policies around sourcing and supplier processes
+ Define and implement standard contract development and negotiation processes and a robust supplier review program
+ Standardize procurement processes across the organization in support of reducing costs and improving supplier performance
+ Ensure ongoing awareness of market trends for major categories and proactively adapt procurement strategy
+ Leverage various analytical techniques and tools to conduct regular and ad-hoc analysis that explain current and past activity, expected trends, and potential effect of change. Present and support findings and recommendations to various management levels within the organization
+ Direct efforts to maximize profitability by supporting the Category Management processes
+ Influence senior business leaders to determine impact of changes to the Category Management
+ Help suppliers with Category Management processes and to resolve issues related to Category Management setup and/or discrepancies
+ Champion continuous and measurable improvement to the company’s Category Management/vendor return processes
+ Serve as the senior subject matter expert, developing and presenting recommendations from accurate indirect procurement assessments and/or analysis
+ Gather and analyze competitive activity to understand best practices and initiate changes based on findings
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:+ Bachelor’s degree
+ Minimum 15 years of Indirect Global Procurement experience with a minimum of 5 years’ people management/leadership/ supervisory experience. Demonstrated success and increasing scope/responsibilities within the area of sourcing and procurement
+ Significant experience with strategic sourcing processes and category management
+ Demonstrated history of successfully leading transformational initiatives
+ Proven negotiation skills
+ Ability to build strong internal and external relationships and work cross-functionally
+ Experience leading people and creating a high-performance, high-accountability culture (minimum 5 years preferred)
+ Experience with strategy development, process design, project delivery and sourcing
+ Strong interpersonal and communication skills
+ Strong analytical skills
+ Demonstrated ability to successfully manage competing priorities
+ Strong project and time management skills
+ Proficient in MS Office
Zebra is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability and protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at workplace.accommodations@zebra.com . We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC\KnowYourRights\screen\_reader\10\20.pdf Cono zc a sus Derechos: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\EEOC\KnowYourRightsSp\10\20.pdf We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Zebra is a federal contractor and is committed to an alcohol and drug free workplace. As a result, all U.S. based employees are subject to the Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy and Procedure.To protect candidates from falling victim to online fraudulent activity involving fake job postings and employment offers, please be aware our recruiters will always connect with you via @zebra.com (https://www.zebra.com/ap/en.html) email accounts. Applications are only accepted through our applicant tracking system and only accept personal identifying information through that system. Our Talent Acquisition team will not ask for you to provide personal identifying information via e-mail or outside of the system. If you are a victim of identity theft contact your local police department.
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