VP Indirect Procurement & Supply Chain Management (PSCM)

Company:

Fortune 20 Global Energy Leader

Location:

Texas and England

Position Reports to:

Group Vice President Procurement

Opportunity Highlights

The VP of Indirect Procurement will lead the Indirect Procurement function. The Indirect Procurement team manages up to $8 billion of spend by the Corporate Functions and purchases of indirect items. High-quality and effective procurement and supply chain management is recognized as a clear strategic lever.

This is the highest-ranking post within the Indirect Procurement function. The purpose of the post is to unite the partially decentralized indirect discipline through proactive leadership, vision and strategy. The post also drives consistency and focus to functional themes, process, and performance in order to optimise the indirect, third party spend. One major key to the role is the alignment of senior leadership.

• Lead the Indirect Procurement function

• Manage $8 billion of spend

• Highest position within Indirect Procurement

• Unite indirect through proactive leadership, vision and strategy

• Strong global performer ranked once again among the elite Fortune Top 20 Global
Companies

• Client employs nearly 100,000 around the world

Company Information

Our client is a Fortune 20 global energy leader. With a workforce of nearly 100,000 employees, the client operates globally, with business activities and customers in more than 100 countries across six continents.

Under new leadership, they are in the process of transforming their procurement group from a decentralized tactical organization to a strategic team who can partner with stakeholders and drive value.

Responsibilities

1. Functional Health – Accountable for the overall health of the Indirect Procurement / Supply Chain Management function. Overall health includes the development and deployment of the functional vision, strategies, practices and processes that deliver incremental value, mitigate third party risks and effectively manage marketplace performance, to create competitive advantage.

2. Organizational Capacity – Accountable for assuring staff development and deployment across IP. This includes: long and short term planning around skills and competencies, functional succession planning, learning and organizational development, and people assurance.

3. Team Safety – Responsible for maintaining safety as a functional priority across the IP team and assuring alignment with contractors via contracts and Supplier Performance Management processes.

4. Segment and Group Alignment – Accountable for developing and maintaining direct alignment and connectivity between the IP team and its internal clients. Also responsible for interacting with PSCM leadership within the Businesses in order to encourage standardization, third party leverage, and potential process and system synergies. The IP representative on the Procurement Leadership Team (PLT) at a Group level, which consists of PSCM Heads from each Segment.

5. Functional Planning – Accountable for the overall functional planning and delivery of that plan which includes: Annual focus areas and global initiatives, functional progress, PSCM performance measurement and monitoring, and organization capability.

6. Functional Leadership and Network – Accountable for the facilitation and development of an effective Indirect Procurement leadership network. This encompasses leading by example, creation of the functional vision and strategy, driving diversity and inclusion, and management of change.

7. Global Team Performance – Accountable for the delivery of the global IP performance contract and additional ad-hoc commitments for the IP team.

8. Functional Ethics and Behaviours – Accountable for maintaining and monitoring the highest standards of ethical behaviours within the IP team with a focus on fairness, respect for people, law, community, and the environment in alignment with Code of Conduct.

9. Key Contractor Relationship Management – Accountable for identifying and maintaining strong global relationships with senior leadership of key third party contractors/suppliers. These relationships are intended to drive exceptional operational and safety performance, and value.

10. P2P Processes and Systems for Client – this role is accountable for the Group’s strategic direction and roadmap for Purchase to Pay processes and systems. This involves liaising with major projects within client, along with key subject matter experts and systems vendors.

Current Role Objectives:

• Increase awareness of the PSCM value proposition – This is accomplished by articulating and implementing a clear vision and strategy that is networked through the broad organization from leadership to frontline. This requires strong networking, influencing and engagement of both Business and Functional leadership.

• Drive broad organizational PSCM competencies – Build PSCM as an organizational core competence that will help to fully leverage supplier relationships through a systematic application of PSCM fundamentals and principles.

• Increase organizational capability – Work with leaders of the various Functions to lead and build a “best-in-class” PSCM organization that is capable of delivering Functional objectives into the future.

• Progress global sector initiatives – Drive specific global sector initiatives to deliver exceptional supplier performance, significant incremental value, and identify and mitigate associated risks.

• Improve supplier performance – deliver exceptional safety performance, and improved operational delivery through development and maintenance of key relationships in critical and vital market sectors.

• Encourage common process and systems –deliver excellence through common and efficient process and systems. Current examples are Purchase to Pay and Supplier Performance Management.

Qualifications/Requirements

Essential

Experience – Broad industry Supply Chain Management experience with organizational knowledge and experience outside of functional support.

Demonstrated Leadership – Established leadership networking skills at a senior leadership level in a complex global organisation with a clear understanding of governance and delegation models. Very strong influencing and engagement skills are necessary, including the ability to be highly effective without direct lines of authority.

Communications – Strong communication and relationship management skills. Ability to manage conflict and/or high impact situations. Communication in written and presentation forms must be excellent.

Commercial – Ability to analyse and understand the marketplace, economics, and finance with a strong bias towards action, strategy development and implementation, whilst recognising the need for risk mitigation.

Desirable

Functional Lead – Past experience in key Indirect Procurement functional role a plus.

Qualifications - University degree in business or technical discipline.

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Regional Head of Function - VP - Procurement

Company:

Fortune 20 - Global Leader

Location:

Texas and Global

Position Reports to:

Global VP of E&P Procurement

Opportunity Highlights

The Regional Heads of Procurement (RHF) positions will report directly to the Global VP of Exploration and Production PSCM. The incumbent will primarily be in place to manage, develop, and support the regional SPU teams. They will also serve as a procurement functional expert to business unit leaders and technical vice presidents and will drive functional excellence & organizational capabilities in their region. The will also raise the functionality of procurement & supply chain (PSCM), and integrate with global sector management teams to identify and drive
value in their region.

• Reports directly to Global VP
• Manage, develop, and support regional teams
• Serve as a procurement functional expert to business unit leaders and technical VPs
• Drive functional excellence and organizational capabilities in region
• Drive formal assessment of team’s capabilities and skills
• Strong global performer ranked once again among the elite Fortune Top 20 Global Companies
• Client employs nearly 100,000 around the world
• Manage $5-8 billion in spend


Company Information

Our client is a Fortune 20 global energy leader. With a workforce of nearly 100,000 employees, the client operates globally, with business activities and customers in more than 100 countries across six continents.

Under new leadership, they are in the process of transforming their procurement group from a decentralized tactical organization to a strategic team who can partner with stakeholders and drive value. They currently have two leadership positions (VP level) available around the globe. One position will be primarily over indirect spend and the other over direct spend. Both have considerable spend responsibility of up to 8 billion.

Responsibilities

• The Regional Heads of Procurement (RHF) positions will report directly to the Global VP of E&P PSCM but will primarily be in place to manage, develop, and support the regional SPU teams
• Serve as a procurement functional expert to business unit leaders and technical vice presidents
• Drive functional excellence & organizational capabilities in their region
• Raise the functionality of procurement & supply chain (PSCM)
• Integrate with global sector management teams to identify and drive value in their region
• Coach & manage on a dotted line basis a global PSCM team
• Develop and manage succession planning across the region
• Drive formal assessment of team’s capabilities & skills
• Hire, build and grow PSCM function
• Process Management – Candidate needs to implement a disciplined strategic sourcing process throughout the organization
• Cross-Functional Leadership – The candidate needs to bring strong leadership to the executive management team from a supply chain perspective
• Change Agent – Candidate must be a catalyst for change throughout the whole organization

Qualifications/Requirements

Technical

• Requires 10+ years experience in strategic sourcing and supply chain
• Strong knowledge and disciplined background of strategic sourcing & supply chain
• A high degree of comfort with the strategic sourcing and procurement process
• Experience in procurement as an individual contributor, not just as a manager
• Experience dealing with internal clients (not just suppliers) in other cultures
• Excellent communication skills both written & oral
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Strong process orientation
• Willingness to travel extensively
• Strong influencing skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Consulting experience with a reputable firm is a plus
• Multiple company & industry experiences (not required for Americas role)
• Experience living and working in multiple countries is required (not required for Americas role)
• Ability to relocate globally is preferred
• Oil & gas experience is a plus

Leadership/Change Management

• Requires 5+ years experience managing people and organizations
• Experience in a non-mandated procurement environment
• Demonstrated success developing and leading high performing organizations that deliver quantifiable results.
• Superior interpersonal, facilitation and change management and presentation skills
• High level of integrity
• Effective without authority
• Deliver results without line responsibility

Educational

• Academic background equivalent to a Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Procurement, or Engineering
• MBA is a plus
• CPM certification is preferred


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Senior Logistics and Supply Chain Executive

Company:

Our client is a Fortune 20 global energy leader. With a workforce of nearly 100,000 employees, the client operates globally, with business activities and customers in more than 100 countries across six continents.

Location:

Houston, Texas

Position Reports to:

VP - Procurement

Opportunity Highlights

This key leadership role will set the strategic and business direction of the global logistics / supply chain network. As part of an overall global transformation of their logistics / supply chain organization, the successful incumbent will help transform the function to that of world class. This global network optimization will call for the development of a compressive logistics / supply chain strategy that adheres to a strategic and value-adding logistics organization.

Company Information

Our client is a Fortune 20 global energy leader. With a workforce of nearly 100,000 employees, the client operates globally, with business activities and customers in more than 100 countries across six continents.

Responsibilities

* Network optimization of the entire global logistics / transportation / supply chain network of this Fortune 20 global leader.
* Development of a comprehensive transportation / logistics strategy.
* Implementation of a Transportation Management System (TMS).
* Development of a logistics sourcing and inventory management strategy.
* Development of professional sourcing methodology and strategic group that will attract and retain high quality people and put client at the forefront of performance within the industry.
* Developing a compelling case and demonstrating business value to key stakeholders.
* Transforming the function to be world class, one that is and is seen to be strategic and value adding, one that attracts and retains high quality people.
* Addressing the scale and complexity of group’s activities and delivering the scale and diversity of improvements required.
* Designing and constructing robust and effective physical supply chains for materials staging, storage, distribution and return (both for onshore and offshore environments). To include mapping and optimization of warehouse locations and modeling and optimization of transportation solutions.
* Aligning large numbers of staff, teams, disciplines, SPUs and suppliers in developing and implementing a common process in achieving effective business delivery.
* Maintaining the optimal balance between developing internal strategic capability
* Creates and leads the network, building the strategic and tactical in-house capability required to support the business.
* Identifies and supports delivery of significant business improvement - managing timely and predictable materials delivery, identifying and managing supply chain risks, assuring quality, optimizing working capital, learning and applying best practices.
* Develops Segment Strategy and supports development of SPU.
* Develops and leads implementation of common process across the Segment - holistic process scope from development of Sector Strategies, through identification and construction of optimal supply systems, through performance management and continuous improvement.
* Advises on the systems functionality.
* Develops key metrics.
* Aligns supply chain networks to achieve full effectiveness, including; mapping and optimization of Sector and regional networks, clarifying accountabilities, integrating specialist providers etc.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required Qualifications:

* Legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than your current employer.
* Ability to travel domestically and internationally for at least 25% of the role.
* Minimum of 20 years experience in Procurement and Supply Chain roles, including in senior Materials Management leadership positions.
* Development of a comprehensive transportation / logistics strategy.
* Implementation of a Transportation Management System (TMS).
* Development of a logistics sourcing and inventory management strategy.
* Development of professional sourcing methodology and strategic group that will attract and retain high quality people and put client at the forefront of performance within the industry.
* Track record of leadership in transforming the function across a global enterprise and delivering significant business improvement.
* Skilled at developing and working with and through multi-disciplinary teams.
* Strong influencing and communication skills.
* Strong business analysis and supply chain optimization skills.
* In-depth knowledge of specialist third party supply market.
* Strong HSE, quality and risk management leadership skills.
* Experience of working in variety of regions, cultures, marketplaces, regulatory environments, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience in the energy industry.
* Degree in Supply Chain Management, business related or Engineering discipline.
* CPM, CIPS, APICS, ILDM certification a plus.

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P2P (Procurement to Payment) Process Team Lead

Company:

Our client is a Fortune 20 global energy leader. With a workforce of nearly 100,000 employees, the client operates globally, with business activities and customers in more than 100 countries across six continents.

Under new leadership, they are in the process of transforming their procurement group from a decentralized tactical organization to a strategic team who can partner with stakeholders and drive value.

Location:

England / United Kingdom

Opportunity Highlights

The P2P (Procurement to Payment) Process Team Lead is responsible for leading the team and for the development and ongoing business support for a single global standard process that covers all activity for requisitioning, sourcing, ordering, receipting and invoice match/approval. This position is instrumental in leading the process change from a highly fragmented and below industry P2P Process to a fully integrated, compliant and benefits bearing Global standard. Accountable for the development of all aspects of the Purchase to Pay process, to design and maintain the integrity of the process and it’s enactment thru manual and automated activities. The end to end process for Purchase to Pay includes Global integration of internal functions and external stakeholders in support of day to day business.

The P2P (Procurement to Payment) Process Team Lead is responsible for leading the team and for the development and ongoing business support for a single global standard process that covers all activity for requisitioning, sourcing, ordering, receipting and invoice match/approval. This position is instrumental in leading the process change from a highly fragmented and below industry P2P Process to a fully integrated, compliant and benefits bearing Global standard. Accountable for the development of all aspects of the Purchase to Pay process, to design and maintain the integrity of the process and it’s enactment thru manual and automated activities. The end to end process for Purchase to Pay includes Global integration of internal functions and external stakeholders in support of day to day business.

Company Information

Our client is a Fortune 20 global energy leader. With a workforce of nearly 100,000 employees, the client operates globally, with business activities and customers in more than 100 countries across six continents.

Under new leadership, they are in the process of transforming their procurement group from a decentralized tactical organization to a strategic team who can partner with stakeholders and drive value.

Responsibilities

Directly accountable for work planning, resource recruitment and development, monitoring, reporting and delivery to meet overall project requirements including quality standards, timelines and budget.

Provide leadership to work team and SPU’s for all aspects of the work, including ‘Fit Gap Analysis’, development of ‘Job Roles and securities’, ‘Test scenarios’ and provision of business process skills for the forthcoming : SAP SRM Version Upgrade; Integration of Purchase to Pay solution with other backbone processes and technologies; SAP Platform change.

Acquire and maintain understanding of the business and complexities of a Global organization and ensure the development and deployment of process that meets business requirements at optimal costs and drives proper controls, enabling PSCM negotiations through provision of high quality, commodity based Management information.

Development of and maintenance of the P2P process, irrespective of the underlying technologies that support it.

Standard bearer for global process template - maintain the integrity of the end to end P2P Process, through managing a strong collaborative network of input from key specialists and key stakeholders.

Provides deep knowledge skills to support the Implementation Teams undertaking SPU fit-gap analysis.

Responsible for working to agree the content for ‘version management’ and content for ‘releases’ of backbone product to support SPU delivery.

Participate in Peer Assists/Reviews of deployments.

Develop metrics for ongoing measurement of P2P process, delivery, simplification and improvement.

Qualifications/Requirements

-Willing and able to be based in UK.

-Experience directly involved in the area of Purchase to Pay development, with a thorough understanding of the wide range of complex operational areas covering Purchasing, Contracts, e-Business, Workflow, Invoice approvals, Payments.

-Expectation to have significant experience working in business process / business process engineering which has lead to a thorough understanding of process development and the change management required to implement.

-Demonstrated experience and good understanding of stakeholder management, risk management, engagement and influencing skills is essential.

-Requires deep business process & materials management, leadership and change management skills.

-Extensive demonstrated, successful experience in project engagement with a widely varied clientele.

-Proven track record of design and delivery of Purchase to Pay processes.

-Degree / professional qualification.

-Experience with ERP systems and the complexities in how policy and process is delivered within such an environment.

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Vice President - Sourcing - Southeast United States

Company: Fortune 1K Global Leader with Over 120 Years of History

Location: Southeast United States

Position Reports to: Vice President - Operations

Opportunity Highlights

The Vice President Sourcing is responsible for the procurement of all raw materials, supplies, and other components. This position will direct the activities of the corporate sourcing category leadership and provide direction to the site operations sourcing teams.

This position is charged with ensuring that all product and material purchases meet defined service, quality and cost standards. The successful candidate will be a strategic procurement leader and change agent who will assist in the implementation of a procurement strategy to frame the company’s practices, policies and approaches to how the organization procures materials and services.

It is expected that the Vice President Sourcing will excel in the following key functional areas: application of procurement metrics, procurement resource management and development; leadership and international procurement. Further, this individual will need to have exceptional leadership capability, organizational development expertise; cross-enterprise integration and relationship management.

Company Information

Our client is a Fortune 1K global leader with over 120 years of history. Their products are diverse and include electronics, power products and industrial technology solutions. The markets they serve are varied. Financially, they are strong. Last year they witnessed double digit income growth. With a workforce of over 10,000 employees, the client operates globally. The incumbent will have responsibility for over 1 billion in spend, both direct and indirect.

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Senior Manager Supply Chain - Southern California

Company: Global and Industry Leader in a Key Process Enabling Technology Essential to High Technology Leaders

Location: Southern California

Position Reports to: Director

Opportunity Highlights

Our client is a global and industry leader in a key process enabling technology essential to high technology. Nearly every late generation consumer electronic device contains a chip manufactured using this technology. The incumbent will join a strong sourcing organization that hopes to increase it’s success by further development of the strategic sourcing organization. This will include establishing new supply chain tools, policies, processes, systems and procedures to achieve world-class performance for the organization. The position will have the freedom to implement changes and also maintain corporate exposure and influence of management.

Other key responsibilities will be: develop new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive; recommend cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis or alternative sourcing; work cross-functionally with executives to achieve critical business objectives; work with management to address all aspects of commodity management, including procurement support, commodity business plans, market trends assessment, pricing, and product availability; interact closely with suppliers and QA to resolve quality issues.

Company Information

The client is a global and industry leader in a key process enabling technology essential to high technology leaders. In fact, they are the world's leading supplier of a technology for the semiconductor industry, which includes over 80 chipmakers around the world. Nearly every late generation consumer electronic device contains a chip manufactured using this technology. Their operations span two dozen offices around the globe and include a strong R&D segment solely focused on next generation technology for 2010. Their strong position within the industry equals predicable financial success. They are a public company financial traded on the Nasdaq.

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