Axelon Services Corporation · 1 week ago
Senior Manager, Distribution Strategic Sourcing
Oakland, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$151K/yr - $224K/yr
8+ years expAxelon Services Corporation is seeking a Senior Manager for Distribution Strategic Sourcing. This role is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that align with the goals of the Distribution portfolio while managing a team and overseeing procurement for large construction projects.
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Responsibilities
Build and support high performance team responsible to develop strategic portfolio and category plans to generate cost savings, deliver service excellence, optimizes diversity spending and total cost of ownership for multiple Portfolios across multiple lines of business
Ensures the overall governance of the contract approval process from contract creation through contract award
Oversees contract spend across multiple spend categories in multiple LOBs
Develops short and long-term strategies for all spend categories within portfolio for multiple LOBs
Leads complex cross-functional teams in the execution of strategic sourcing initiatives
Manages spend analysis, needs assessment, benchmarking and business case development
Leads development and execution of negotiation strategies
Approves purchase orders and contracts from client to client million
Monitors and maximize customer satisfaction using standardized client service level agreements
Manages continuous improvement-based relationships that deliver mutually beneficial results for client and its suppliers
Establishes service level agreements to hold suppliers accountable for performance
Direct reports include multiple Portfolio Managers, Procurement Managers and Category Leads. Through these direct reports, incumbents are responsible for all sourcing activity for the assigned areas of the business
Develop work processes and procedures aligning to organizational requirements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required (one year of experience for every one year of college)
8 years of total sourcing or related industry experience
Experience in buying 'CONSTRUCTION SERVICES' NOT the materials but the services
Managed procurement for large construction projects
Experience with mega projects - $500M spend
Experience with EPC or EPCM design build firms
Vegetation, distribution experience
Distribution management experience from a procurement standpoint
Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills required
Ability to lead cross-functional teams is required
Demonstrated leadership and management skills are required
Ability to identify and resolve problems and implementation barriers required
Preferred
MBA or equivalent advanced degree
Six Sigma, CPSM or other related certification
SAP/SRM proficiency desired
Strategic Sourcing experience
Project Management experience
Utility industry experience
Minimum 8 years of supervisor experience
Company
Axelon Services Corporation
For more than 40 years, Axelon has been exceeding market expectations and delivering top talent to the Fortune 500.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Tania Obeid
Chief Executive Officer
Cynthia Lah
Chief Operating Officer
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