Associate Director – Indirect Procurement Europe

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Role: Associate Director – Indirect Procurement Europe

Location: Prague

Contract type: full time

About Carrier

At Carrier we make modern life possible by delivering innovative and sustainable ground-breaking systems and services that matter for people and our planet. We exceed the expectations of our customers by anticipating industry trends, working tirelessly to master and revolutionize them. This is why we come to work every day. And we do it The Carrier Way.

Join us and we can make a difference together.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director, Indirect Procurement Europe within the Indirect Procurement organization. This leader will be responsible for creating and developing an industry leading category management team positioned across EU to manage the $700MM+ portfolio of EU spend segments strategically to create step changes in value creation and industry leading performance in all aspects of procurement including strategy, organizational alignment, sourcing and category management, supplier relationship management, operating process management, performance management, digital and technology, and talent management.

Benefits

We are committed to offering competitive benefits programs for all of our employees and enhancing our programs when necessary.

Among the many benefits, Carrier offers Exciting innovative environment, possibility for further development and international career opportunities, high-profile team, daily use of English and other foreign languages, language courses, Competitive remuneration and other benefits (meal vouchers, contribution to life or pension insurance, holidays etc.), Flexible working hours, possibility for home office, personal days off.

Requirements

• BA/BS business or engineering degree with 10+ years experience (preferred)
• MA/MS degree with 7+ years experience
• 10+ years experience in Procurement/Supply Chain leadership; Operations leadership a plus.
• 10+ years leading cross-functional global teams.
• Proven ability to exercise independent business judgment to drive strategy and results.
• Proven ability to lead a regional team to achieve results through leadership & influence.
• Ability to excel in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated thought leadership with ability to lead analysis and resolution of complex problems where success requires the evaluation of both tangible and intangible variables.
• Ability to travel internationally as required for due diligence, transition, and issue resolution

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 6-10 employees in Indirect Procurement across multiple countries in EU
• Strategically manage spend portfolio of $700MM+
• Support M&A and integration activities associated with the function in the region
• Partner with global category leaders to integrate EU into global strategies and contracts;
• Lead development and implementation of select global category strategies and contracts
• Effectively lead delivery of step change in sustainable value creation to advance company competitiveness and improve reliability of supply to meet business and factory demand
• Develop strong collaboration with business unit and factory leaders and partner to align on strategy, supplier selection, change management, and sustainability of value creation.
• Lead change management process through influence with other leaders across Supply Chain and other functions globally
• Effectively communicate and influence internally and externally to C-suite level
• Effectively manage supplier relationships up to and including C-suite level and transform from traditional buy-sell relationships to joint value creation/co-risk share models
• Manage fixed cost budget associated with the function
• Advance Sustainable Procurement and ESG progress towards longer term goals
• Institutionalize Carrier strategic sourcing process and oversee adoption and adherence (includes creating standards for supplier selection based on total cost of ownership, contracting and negotiation strategy)
• Oversee contract management activities of team using SAP/Ariba and other available tools to manage supplier performance measures, financial incentives in contracts, and continuity of supply
• Lead select high level negotiations up to C-suite level
• Drive Source to pay process improvements and technology enablement to increase speed to value and increase operational efficiencies

Our commitment to you

Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback and always challenging ourselves to do better. This is The Carrier Way.

Join us and make a difference.

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Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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