Global Procurement Director
CurrentResponsible for establishing the strategy for Alderley Modular Packages Sourcing and leading the Sourcing and Procurement organization across all sites and business units by: • Implementing, maintaining and enhancing supplier relationship management programs with key suppliers, including metrics, performance goals and improvement initiatives. • Leading Regional / Site Sourcing staff and ensuring the effective oversight and growth of Sourcing staff, setting functional priorities, and reviewing results against goals.• Providing a work culture that is focused on spending analyses designed to drive and prioritize initiatives that deliver significant financial and risk mitigation value to improve competitiveness.• Integrating procurement activity into Research and Development for new product development and life cycle management projects to mitigate risk, improve quality, ensure supply availability and manage cost.• Develop a Global ‘Best Value’ supply base to improve Alderley Group cost base, specifically fabrication solutions.• In conjunction with OpCo Leaders help establish a sustainable organization with succession plans, develop annual procurement goals and objectives for cost, quality and service improvements, supplier management strategies, risk mitigation strategies that support corporate strategy and objectives, as well as those in the business units. • Delivering significant year on year savings and risk reductions to Alderley Group.• Leading a global strategy for all commodities in capital projects and Services which is aligned with and optimised across global sites.• Lead the development and management of supplier management programs for critical suppliers, including establishing key metrics.• Leading complex and business-critical negotiations and supplier relationship management activities with key suppliers.• Ongoing refinement of policies and processes, with the aim of introducing and propagating best practices across the organization.