Senior Director of Global Procurement leading a team in sourcing and procurement strategies at Sensata. Collaborating across functions to drive supplier innovation and cost optimization.
Responsibilities
Lead a global team of sourcing & procurement managers to drive excellence in procurement strategy
Collaborate cross-functionally across engineering, operations, and supply chain teams
Directs cross company collaborations to promote the lowest total cost of ownership sourcing solutions/value proposition
Building successful relationships internally and externally to execute strategy plans
Focus on mitigating supply risks and enabling growth
Ownership of supplier selection and sourcing decisions, in collaboration with category strategy team
Manage all VA/VE and cost optimization activities
Develop negotiation strategies and direct managers in negotiations for cost reduction initiatives
Support and represent Global Procurement in Business Unit (BU) meetings
Requirements
A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience
Ability to lead, coach, and develop team members
Holds self and others accountable to achieving goals and standards
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers
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