Your opportunity as the Associate Manager, Procurement Operations
This individual will be responsible for ensuring reliable day-to-day operations and driving improvements to direct material Procurement processes, systems, data, and reporting. Responsibilities include issue escalations, leading departmental iniatives, and representing Procurement as a subject matter expert. This role is highly cross functional, and will partner closely with IS, Plant Operations, Supply Planning, Contract Manufacturing, Warehousing, Transportation, and Accounts Payable.
Location: Orrville, OH Corporate Offices
Work Arrangements: Hybrid – onsite a minimum of 9 days a month primarily during core weeks as determined by the Company; maybe more as business needs requires.
In this role you will:
Act as point of escalation for direct material Procurement system, process, data, and operational issues
Evaluate the business impact and criticality of issues, coordinate resolution, and recommend next steps
Act as a liaison between our IS team and business users when technical resources are required
Lead department and cross-functional projects and initiatives from planning through implementation into ongoing support
Work with stakeholders to translate business needs into clearly defined requirements for technical team
Assist in basic configurations, monitoring, and validating of integrations and automated workflows
Acts as point of contact and subject matter expert to provide knowledgeable recommendations and advice to cross-functional partners
Help to identify improvement opportunities that exist in our current core processes/systems. Work to develop practical solution options and implement the identified improvements
Coordinate and run business testing for system upgrades and enhancements
Develop and deliver training, documentation, communications and readiness for process and system changes
Support the development and enhancements of reporting and analytics using various platforms such as Excel, Spotfire, and Tableau
Act as point of contact to facilitate the setup and onboarding of new copackers
Build team capability through coaching, knowledge sharing, and mentoring of Analysts, Senior Analysts
What we are looking for:
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree
Minimum of 5 years of purchase-to-pay, supply chain, or relevant shared services experience
Ability to learn and thoroughly understand complex business processes, systems, and data
Project experience leading or contributing to end-to-end projects, including planning, execution, delivery, and hyper-care
Ability to critically/analytically think and problem solve with urgency and accuracy
Experience in Spotfire/Tableau or other data visualization tools
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
Strong organizational and attention-to-detail skills
Experience working with various supply chain processes
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with customer focus
Ability to handle multiple tasks across various functions and prioritize
Proficiency in ERP/purchasing systems (Oracle, SAP, etc.)
Self-motivated; Self-directed work style demonstrating ability to implement
The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs , and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
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