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Apria · 7 hours ago

Sr. Director, Indirect Procurement

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$185K/yr - $215K/yr

15+ years exp

Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company providing essential products, services and technology solutions that support care delivery in leading hospitals. The Senior Director of Global Indirect Procurement will design and lead the enterprise-wide strategy for all non-production spend, serving as a key advisor to executive leadership and developing global sourcing strategies to achieve cost-savings targets while supporting long-term growth objectives.

Health Care

No H1B

Responsibilities

Own the delivery of robust category strategies aligned with business needs for approx. 700-800MM in spend across different Indirect Goods & Services including but not limited to: IT, HR, Finance, Operations, Professional Services, Facilities, Transporation Logistics, Marketing

Develop plan to deploy, execute and hold team members accountable for individual category strategies that deliver best-in-class performance that exceeds business expectations

Own and lead long-term strategy for Indirect Procurement including P&L impacting value generation, profit improvement, innovation, risk management and E2E sustainability

Lead high-stakes negotiations with key functional stakeholders to deliver P&L impacting savings by leveraging data, analytics and effective negotiations skills

Deliver robust plan and drive execution against negotiation plan for all Indirect Procurement and over 2000+ vendors with a clear negotiation strategy that deliver best-in-class negotiation outcomes and contracts that protect Owens & Minor while delivering benchmark P&L savings and balance sheet impact

Drive continuous engagement and exposure with Executive stakeholders given the relevance of the indirect categories to deliver business growth through Innovation and Margin optimization

Leads strategic relationships with top tier suppliers to drive O&M's supplier innovation and growth agenda as it relates to indirect procurement

Deliver results and strengthen supplier partnerships in collaboration with other Functional leaders, Procurement leaders, Business Executives

Guides the indirect team members on the Standard SRM and Supplier Engagement plan to deliver on value, efficiency, and quality results

Partner with Legal, Finance, and Compliance to manage contract risk, regulatory exposure, and supplier performance while acting as escalation point for high-risk supplier issues or disputes

Develop a high performing team of global procurement professionals

Lead a category team of 7 with a clear execution plan

Provide thought leadership to and shares best practices with Indirects and Other Procurement teammates

Represent the category at global meetings as appropriate

Build competence and capability in indirect team members

Contributes to Global Procurement team capability build by leading one major initiative

Develops and maintains knowledge-base across the sub-categories in Raw Materials

Continual review of external and internal best practices, health care market movements and technology trends

Qualification

Indirect ProcurementCategory ManagementNegotiation SkillsCPM CertificationCPIM CertificationCPSM CertificationE2E Procurement ApplicationsExecutive PresenceAnalytical SkillsSupplier Relationship ManagementContract ManagementCross-Functional Team Leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree required

15 or more years of experience in procurement and negotiation of Indirect goods and services with 10 or more years of leadership experience

Executive presence and communication

Solid knowledge of procurement best practices – Strategic Category Management, Negotiations, SRM and Compliance

Fundamental understanding of financial systems data, accounting processes, and e-procurement technologies

Broad understanding of major corporate suppliers

Experienced with presenting and selling ideas at multiple levels in the organization

Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams

Strong analytical and negotiation skills

Demonstrated ability to conduct Requests for Procurement and Request for Information processes leveraging eSourcing, eAuctions

Demonstrated ability to conduct competitive bidding processes in an unbiased and ethical manner

Ability to critically review, author and edit contracts and agreements

Understands principles of accounting, including the ability to read and analyze financial statements of suppliers

Ability to travel up to 20%

Open to a remote working environment

Preferred

Masters degree is preferred (business, engineering, industrial production, supply chain, logistics domain areas preferred)

CPM, CPIM, and CPSM certifications preferred

International regulatory experience/exposure preferred

Experience with E2E Procurement applications like Coupa, Ariba or others preferred

Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare Plan - Medical, dental, and vision plans start on day one of employment for full-time teammates.

Educational Assistance - We offer educational assistance to all eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program.

Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Disability - We offer employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.

Voluntary Supplemental Programs – We offer additional options to secure your financial future including supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and other insurance programs.

Support for your Growing Family – Adoption assistance, fertility benefits (in medical plan) and parental leave are available for teammates planning for a family.

Health Savings Account (HSA) and 401(k) - We offer these voluntary financial programs to help teammates prepare for their future, as well as other voluntary benefits.

Paid Leave - In addition to sick days and short-term leave, we offer holidays, vacation days, personal days, and additional types of leave – including parental leave.

Well-Being – Also included in our offering is a Teammate Assistance Program (TAP), Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs – all at no cost to you.

Company

Apria

Glassdoor2.9

Apria is a leading provider of home healthcare equipment and related services across the USA, serving approximately 2 million patients from our 270+ locations.

Founded in 1992

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

5001-10000 employees