Procurement Manager

The Site Procurement Manager manages procurement operations that build value-driven supplier partnerships focusing on cost, delivery, and quality in support of local site business strategies. He/she develops and follows structured processes to conduct supplier negotiations and contracting. The Site Procurement Manager coordinates with internal stakeholders to define material, quality, and service requirements, tracks KPIs and goals, and monitors scorecards to measure and evaluate supplier performance. Additionally, the Site Procurement Manager continuously evaluates new sources, studies market intelligence, and conducts frequent market analysis and benchmarking to ensure a reliable, cost-effective supply of materials.Responsibilities:Analyze spend data/trends to identify and develop overall strategic sourcing initiativesNegotiate contracts with key suppliers, including costs and terms of supply, service, and qualityProvide strategic input to key category plansPrepare RFPs, develop and review RFP scoring models, perform supplier analysis, develop and review supplier agreements, develop, review, recommend, and execute sourcing strategiesPerform moderate to complex financial analysis of supplier data, organizational spend, project data, and assesses total cost ownership to identify savings and general sourcing opportunitiesEnsure uninterrupted supply of material to Production at the right time, quality, and costIdentify inefficiencies and bottlenecks in the supply chain and develop solutions to improve efficiency and reduce costs.Issue and schedule purchase orders based on production demand, and inventory levelsResponsible for achieving agreed procurement targets of the siteEnsure compliance with all company authorization limitsDrive development and implementation of local sourcing strategiesManage supplier performance and perform supplier evaluations to develop plans for service improvement and implement corrective actions as requiredAnalyze and stay updated on trends in relevant supply marketsEnsure compliance with all Lindsay Precast’s policies and safety standardsExperience:A minimum of four years of procurement experience with multi-site manufacturing companiesSourcing experience from cement and aggregates categories is a plusBachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a technical field

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