Serve as Global Process Owner for the Source-to-Contract (S2C) process coordinating internal stakeholders to implement procurement standard operating procedures and drive standardization to achieve Messer’s procurement goals
Manage and maintain strategic procurement processes and standards including documentation, vendor reporting, contracting, and operational efficiency metrics
Establish and implement key performance metrics for strategic sourcing to ensure alignment with Messer’s procurement strategies
Utilize enterprise resource planning systems to prepare reports on procurement metrics
Train Messer’s stakeholders in procurement standard operating procedures
Ensure adherence to Messer policies and procedures
Provide support to Strategic Sourcing team and key stakeholders to complete essential risk management deliverables such as performance monitoring and business reviews
Ensure that sourcing projects are completed in compliance with policy, quality, and safety standards
Develop standards for supplier negotiations including strategy, desired outcomes, and total cost of ownership
Lead contract management process through period review, alignment of processes and data reporting
Govern supplier compliance and supplier diversity engagement
Direct supervision for positions aligned and in support of this role

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, mathematics, computer science, business informatics, or a related field
Five years of related experience within strategic procurement and category management
Alternatively, seven years of related experience within strategic procurement and category management
Experience in Process Excellence or Lean principles and concepts
Experience with spend analytics and sourcing systems
Experience with Contract Management Lifecycle including authoring, negotiating, reviewing, approving, executing, and renewing contracts
Experience with spend analysis by commodity and analysis of external supplier market for specific commodity
Experience with supplier management including supplier segmentation, performance assessments and optimization, vendor selection, and risk management
Experience with integrated supply chain
Experience with SAP including advanced knowledge of SAP MM
Functional knowledge of end-to-end Procurement process including Sourcing, Category Management, Purchase Requisitions, and Purchase Orders

Messer provides medical, dental, vision, short term disability, life insurance and paid time off
Employees are eligible to enroll in Messer’s 401(k) Plan
Employees may be eligible to participate in the company’s bonus program

Procurement Process Manager

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