Procurement Solutions, Supply Chain Manager

Job Description

In this new role, the Supply Chain Manager, Procurement Solutions will have responsibility for continuing to evolve the SCM product offering and will work closely with the Executive Director of Procurement Solutions and the Executive, Supply Chain Management to ensure the Procurement Solutions offering meets client's needs.

This Manager will train new team members in SCM best practices to support the Procurement Solutions line of business and scale the department as AGS portfolio grows.

The Supply Chain Manager, Procurement Solutions will partner with Program Leaders to effectively manage service provider relationships, often serving as the primary point of contact for executive level relationships at the national account level.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES TO INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO) :

• Serve as primary contact for supplier related issues / projects
• Provide strategic oversight and technical guidance for all Procurement Solutions accounts
• Build strategic relationships with procurement solutions suppliers
• Support the business development process for new / potential procurement solutions accounts as well as expansion and evolution of existing procurement solutions accounts
• Provide a consultation to potential new clients (either those within the AGS staff aug portfolio or the BD pipeline) and analyze their data and technology setup to determine their story and provide recommendations for the best in class services
• Liaise with other GBS teams and PMO to determine current program landscape, challenges and desired outcomes ensuring a cohesive solution for the client
• Using data to influence client decisions and why other suppliers (consulting companies) can do the job just as well or better (quality, price, speed)
• Manage client expectations through timely feedback and proactive communication
• Analyze business information to identify issues or trends and propose actions to refine success
• Manage a team of Supply Chain Consultants dedicated to procurement solutions accounts
• Career manage team, including performance and EBR's
• Train and mentor team

Qualifications

FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE

• Experience with procurement and / or sourcing processes, focused on services spend categories
• Deep understanding of strategic sourcing and category management processes and their connection to broader procurement strategy
• Correlation of spend data to strategic decisions
• Strong knowledge of MSP value proposition, and its relation to management of services spend.

BUSINESS ACUMEN

• Leading and managing a team of high performers
• Developing people in a customer-focused work environment
• Manage complex customer issues
• High level of service delivery
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong data competency specific to spend analysis
• Ability to derive "data stories" from structured data elements to enable and drive decision making
• Able to interpret complex data and distill down to meaningful and consumable elements
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Project planning
• Strong competency in change management principles and proven results in driving change and influencing detractors
• Risk identification and development of mitigation strategies
• Financial results and definition and development of cost savings approaches

LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE

• 3-5 years of procurement experience, or equivalent functional competencies required
• Bachelor's degree preferred, with a focus on business, finance or supply chain management

Additional Information

At AGS, we recognize our people are our strength. We are an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer (M / F / Disability / Veterans) and consider all applications without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.

We value our people, their varying perspectives and are committed to fostering an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work.