Company:
The Pew Charitable Trusts

Address:
One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street, Suite 1700
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7077 USA

Deputy Director, Procurement

Job ID: 2010-2129


Description:

• The deputy director, Procurement leads Pew’s procurement function in a manner that effectively aligns the sourcing and purchasing of goods and services to the strategic needs of the organization.
• This involves creating a strong vision for Procurement as a strategic asset at Pew, developing an effective Procurement strategy with all key stakeholders across the organization.
• The deputy director, Procurement is responsible for directing and developing Pew sourcing and procurement activities.
• He/she will craft, execute, and ensure coordination for strategic sourcing initiatives and all facets of procurement and supplier management.
• The deputy director, Procurement will directly manage a staff of two professionals, and indirectly manage and/or support cross-functional and cross-departmental sourcing and negotiation teams.
• As a key member of Pew’s senior leadership, the deputy director, Procurement will serve as a strategic partner with all department leaders to manage over $20 million of both direct and indirect third-party spend.
• To maximize the value of procurement to Pew, the deputy director, Procurement must identify and implement best practice policies, systems and procedures in procurement, contract administration, and supplier management.
• This individual will also be responsible for developing sourcing and supplier management strategies that support Pew’s operational objectives.
• The deputy director, Procurement reports to the managing director, Operations who, in turn, reports to the Chief Executive Officer.


Responsibilities:

• Oversee the development and implementation of strategic sourcing strategies for all spend categories, services and initiatives that complement and support key business objectives.
• Ensure the execution of procurement strategies across the organization, including financial analyses, supplier management, contract management, strategic sourcing, and the use of standardized procurement tools.
• Partner with various departments to develop and continually refine long-term strategies that meet dynamic business requirements.
• Identify and create growth opportunities for team members, coach and mentor their professional development, drive change for improving their skills and technical knowledge and provide regular feedback for individual performance outcome.
• Measure, evaluate and incentivize direct reports.
• Oversee all third-party supplier relationships (including approving metrics/scorecards linked to Service Level Agreements and periodic performance reviews) to ensure that they are optimally managed to provide a competitive advantage.
• Evaluate all third-party spend, existing and future, on a continual basis.
• Stay current in procurement, commodity and service trends, technologies and best practices.
• Drive the creation and communication of a long-term procurement vision, strategy, and policy.
• Align all procurement activities with Pew’s strategic and operational objectives.
• Develop relationships with internal stakeholders for strategic sourcing initiatives by communicating the benefits of utilizing Procurement to key stakeholders.
• Build credibility of Procurement through initial engagements and by maintaining a professional and knowledgeable Procurement organization.
• Track the performance and impact of Procurement.


Requirements:

• Minimum twelve to fifteen years of strategic sourcing and procurement experience or equivalent commensurate experience in related functions.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related field.
• MBA preferred.
• Professional certification, such as CPM, CPA, CFA, or like professional designation is preferred.
• Extensive experience and proven success in the implementation of procurement best practices.
• Strong leadership with ability to manage people and teams of all sizes.
• Ability to develop relationships across staff levels of the organization.
• Ability to advise senior leadership in procurement decision-making and procurement management practices.
• Solid judgment and ability to learn quickly.
• Capability to function in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment where standards are high and information is processed expeditiously and efficiently.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and the ability sell ideas both upward and downward to the point of commitment.
• Ability to set and adjust multiple priorities.
• Ability to organize time and identify resources for individual and group projects.
• High degree of results orientation.
• Mix of experience in nonprofit and corporate sector is preferred.
• A proven track record of providing leadership, direction and influence for internal and external stakeholders.
• Has successfully developed and implemented effective business strategies which call for the coordination of activity from more than one functional area.
• Has formulated, documented, and implemented complex policies and procedures on own initiative with extensive overlap into other functional areas.
• Has had sufficient commodity purchasing experience to recognize and anticipate varying trends and market movements to secure competitive advantage and/or avoid financial risk.
• Aggressive negotiator.
• High ethical standards.
• Intuitive ability for critical thinking and quantitative analysis.
• Strong financial/analytical acumen.
• Ability to make difficult decisions and communicate difficult messages.
• Receptive to feedback.