Procurement Head Resume
Summary : As a Procurement Head, responsible for developing and executing the Sourcing strategy to drive competitive advantage, cost savings, and consistent results for multiple categories across Gap Inc., for approximately $4B in indirect spend, leading a team of professionals to support indirect sourcing activities.
Skills : Procurement Strategy, Contract Negotiation.
Description :
- Created breakthrough strategies to identify new opportunities for savings and process improvement, and developed strong, effective business partner relationships at the executive level that led to ongoing strategic partnerships.
- Executed effective strategic planning and implementation for multiple categories and management processes.
- Created and evolved the strategic vision for indirect procurement functions, partnering with executive peers across the organization to ensure their objectives are aligned to support company operations and financial goals.
- Focused on supplier identification, sourcing execution, contract negotiation, delivery planning and monitoring, purchase execution, and ongoing performance management and improvement.
- Developed and implemented a sourcing vision, plan, and strategy that is aligned with Gap Inc.'s business goals and organizational initiatives that create a competitive advantage through the sourcing and procurement of goods and services.
- Led and conducted high visibility and complex competitive negotiation processes, as needed.
- Complied with sourcing policies, contingency plans, and additional strategic initiatives and agendas (e.g. ESG) in support of risk management.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Business
Procurement Head Resume
Summary : As a Procurement Head, assessed, deployed, and/or leveraged best-in-class procurement systems and tools, led and developed the Indirect Sourcing teams, built effective strategic relationships with leadership, senior leaders, and other executive leaders, and successfully partnered across varied functions with internal stakeholders, external suppliers, agencies, and colleagues to drive results and influence change.
Skills : Supply Chain Management, Cost Management.
Description :
- Reported directly to the CEO, the Head of Procurement will lead the integrated procurement function across the Company.
- Drove annual savings in our total indirect spending while improving processes, SLAs, and vendor relationships.
- Leveraged experience to identify and prioritize new sourcing opportunities and create resource plans to achieve goals and targets.
- Leveraged strong influencing skills to define strategic sourcing roles and align project objectives and targets with executives.
- Prioritized and led the continuous improvement process for programs within purview.
- Created and managed short--, mid-, and long-term goals and objectives, including key KPIs.
- Created and improved best practice–based processes (e.g., strategic planning and buying philosophy, high value/strategic sourcing vision).
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Business
Procurement Head Resume
Headline : As a Procurement Head, responsible for leading updates to purchasing and contracting policies and procedures as needed, assessing and baselining all procurement practices and resources currently in place across the organization.
Skills : Supplier Relationship Management, Regulatory Compliance.
Description :
- Ensured materials were sourced in a timely manner to enable on-time delivery and generally manage the function to ensure a high level of performance across the department’s key outcome metrics.
- Helped create value by integrating and improving the procurement capabilities of future expected acquisitions.
- Managed the procurement function across the Company with team members distributed across various plants.
- Built relationships with suppliers to negotiate contracts, prices, and terms that balance the need to reduce costs with supplier quality and reliability.
- Created and executed a procurement capability-building plan that includes deploying the processes, systems, and capabilities needed to create a well-run function that delivers results.
- Completed additional acquisitions in the coming years, evaluating synergy opportunities pre-acquisition and delivering those opportunities post-acquisition.
- Worked closely with colleagues across those functions to ensure procurement was not a bottleneck to delivering quality products to customers on time.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Supply Chain Management
Procurement Head Resume
Objective : As a Procurement Head, regularly prepared and reviewed reports on procurement metrics, savings, and performance for the Board, the CEO, and a variety of internal stakeholders, assessed potential risks in the supply chain, from geopolitical issues to supplier financial health, and developed mitigation strategies where needed.
Skills : Financial Acumen, Risk Management.
Description :
- Optimized business spending and developed supply partnerships with key areas of expenditure.
- Developed innovative and compelling business ideas that show Senior Management how to extract new value from the Supply Chain.
- Showed the Business how to make their budgets go further or get more for less, raised standards of supplier management across Shire.
- Negotiated and contracted management process, as well as project closeout and stakeholder sign-off.
- Worked in collaboration with Global Internal Audit and other functions to ensure compliance with policies and audit remediation.
- Ensured Procurement behaves as Business Partners, showing the Business why and where it makes sense to act as One Shire.
- Provided strategic consulting and analytic perspective to management and key business stakeholders on procurement methodologies and risks.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Supply Chain Management
Procurement Head Resume
Summary : As a Procurement Head, established operating procedures in line with the overall business plans and objectives of PPB, and drove cost reduction efforts through process improvements, contractual efficiencies, and elimination of inefficient spending.
Skills : Leadership, Contract Management.
Description :
- Communicated with financial/non-financial senior management in a self-confident and professional manner.
- Worked independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment, articulated procurement’s value, and ran procurement as a service.
- Experienced in the procurement field, tracked progress against objectives, and developed audience-specific updates.
- Championed and enacted pan-business sourcing to leverage Shire’s buying power.
- Enabled Procurement, the business and suppliers conduct business ethically, and within the Company’s Anti-Bribery and Corruption and FCPA guidelines. Alert the leadership to any improper practice.
- Understood Business needs, strategies, and priorities and service accordingly, contributed to the development of robust metrics and processes to optimize Shire’s value for money from our suppliers.
- Developed and implemented an efficient, effective sourcing function in support of the strategic and operational objectives of the group.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Business
Procurement Head Resume
Summary : As a Procurement Head developed and or contributed to new business processes to increase the efficiency, and compliance and optimize the benefits of the Procurement team's processes, tools, and services, implemented best practices and continuous improvement in procurement processes.
Skills : Stakeholder Collaboration, Data Analytics.
Description :
- Oversaw and facilitated the development and implementation of Category Management plans across categories aligned to Business objectives/requirements and leveraging MLC Life's purchasing footprint.
- Experienced in category-leading practices, dynamics, trends, and supply market cost drivers and oversaw the implementation of best practices.
- Established relationships with the best suppliers and negotiated long-term contracts that set out prices, quality standards, cost-reduction targets, delivery timescales, commercial terms and conditions, and the like as may be warranted from time to time.
- Led procurement workgroups (cross-functional teams) across the organization to ensure alignment in procurement activities, establish best sources of supplies and services, conduct performance evaluations of suppliers, and manage supplier relationships.
- Led regular business reviews with the company’s key suppliers, and recommended and escalated to stakeholders performance issues as appropriate, working with key stakeholders in for example but not limited to Operations, Facilities, Distribution, and Marketing.
- Developed, implemented, and continuously upgraded policies and procedures governing the procurement and purchasing requirements of the Company.
- Acquired knowledge of the market and expertise in negotiation and management, as warranted for the top procurement role in the company.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Economics
Procurement Head Resume
Headline : As a Procurement Head developed and implemented a procurement strategy along with underlying policy and processes to meet service objectives of quick and cost-effective procurement activities, defined and provided a mechanism to measure against strategic objectives of the function.
Skills : Change Management, Technology Integration.
Description :
- Managed end-to-end procurement activities and tender process, and drove year-on-year cost efficiency initiatives.
- Established and reviewed Procurement system for procurement activities, and conducted regular business review meetings with various suppliers.
- Handled changing priorities, dealt with ambiguity in stressful situations, and monitored all purchase activities.
- Sourced and procured all Raw Materials, Packaging materials & as per requirement Engineering Materials for the Pharmaceuticals formulation manufacturing plant.
- Developed new vendors and vendor Evaluation, invited quotations, Negotiating and finalizing the pricing.
- Prepared comparison statements, obtained the necessary approvals, and processed the orders.
- Obtained all supportive regulatory documents for filling drug dossiers, and followed up with vendors for dispatch details.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Procurement
Procurement Head Resume
Objective : As a Procurement Head, responsible for developing a strategic plan & defining the priorities to ensure material availability (within Cost, Quality, and timelines), identifying and implementing best industry practices in vendor development, procurement, and inventory management, and preparing annual plan (based on forecasted sales requirements) and break this down into a quarterly and monthly rolling plan.
Skills : Problem-Solving, Continuous Improvement.
Description :
- Coordinated with Plant and Sales Dept on a real-time basis to update supply chain plan and ensure the materials management is aligned to production and despatch plans.
- Developed the procurement budget plan as well as the cost reduction plan in line with the targets/ growth objectives.
- Engaged with NPD for identification & management of vendors for specific NPD requirements.
- Identified new vendors and developed vendor base to ensure flexibility and reduce dependency.
- Led the Vendor negotiation efforts at Muvtons to ensure that procurement was as per defined norms, reduced cost of materials/services, and improved quality.
- Defined the performance evaluation criterion for vendors, and conducted regular vendor evaluations to renegotiate contracts or discontinue vendors.
- Developed & reviewed norms for Inventory Control, reviewed actual Inventory levels vis a vis mandated levels in ERP Systems, and MRP, Analyzed and reduced Inventory Turnaround Cycle, and guided team on action on non-moving items.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Procurement
Procurement Head Resume
Summary : As a Procurement Head led and participated in a cost excellence committee to drive cost discipline across procurement spend, analyzed, reviewed, and monitored contracts to verify compliance with work statements, performance periods, deliverables, and procurement requirements, policies, and procedures.
Skills : Global Perspective, Policy Management.
Description :
- Identified leading-edge techniques and trends and implemented them within the Diageo IMC business.
- Defined internal systems and procedures to ensure functional tasks were carried out in the most efficient, cost-effective, and timely manner in order to achieve objectives covering lead time, handling costs, and quality of work.
- Followed up with the Logistics team / CHA for clearance of the material.
- Prepared the raw material cost estimations for new projects.
- Handled purchases of Pharma machines and Spares for all types of Utility items.
- Handled purchases of lab Equipment & all spares and Consumables.
- Ensured procurement of Quality & quantity on time with a focus on Cost optimization and savings.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Business
Procurement Head Resume
Objective : As a Procurement Head, responsible for ensuring Procurement, the Business, and Suppliers conduct business ethically, and within the Shires Anti-Bribery and Corruption and FCPA guidelines. Experienced in procurement strategies, policies, processes, systems, and tools and how to put them into practice.
Skills : System Management, Procurement Strategies.
Description :
- Developed & implemented procurement processes, workforce, and systems/tools, aligned across categories (one way same way), providing a seamless platform for BU's to engage with Procurement and our suppliers for all externally sourced products and services.
- Built successful strategic relationships with the Executive Management team.
- Communicated all opportunities to line management in a timely manner.
- Established and executed a best-in-class source-to-pay process and adherence to sourcing policy; maintained knowledge of market trends and key vendors.
- Developed a perspective on key changes needed to integrate and improve the function and execute an action plan to transition to the desired end state.
- Developed benchmarks and scorecards to be used for continuous improvement.
- Established quarterly business reviews with key suppliers, and established vendor selection criteria in collaboration with key internal stakeholders.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Procurement
