About The Role

The Site Procurement Director will be responsible for maintaining consistency in purchasing methodology and procedures across all buyers. They will identify and implement process improvement with a goal to minimize transactional costs associated with material delivery to the plant.

General Responsibilities

Directs, evaluate, and develop a team of purchasing staff to ensure the team's resources are used effectively and work schedules and targets are met
Oversees plans, cost estimates, and schedules for integrating these needs into existing purchasing activities
Oversees policies, checklists, and other materials that describe the organization's technical, quality, service, or reliability standards to help purchasing staff evaluate supplier proposals
Oversees team of buyers to ensure they follow established procedures and policies
Direct and evaluate the organization's overall purchasing trends to potential bulk purchases
Direct active involvement with other departments to ensure the achievement of the company goals

Experience / Qualifications

A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.
Ability to lead, coach, and develop team members
Holds self and others accountable to achieving goals and standards
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers

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