Verra Mobility is hiring a
Director Strategic Purchasing

Summary

Join our team at Verra Mobility, a global leader in smart mobility, and take on the role of Senior Procurement Manager. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for contract negotiation and management, operations management, and strategic leadership. With a focus on people-first philosophy and approach, we operate with core values that include Do What's Right, Lead with Grace, Win Together, and Own It.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience, or 5+ years with a degree and certification in related field
• Strong interpersonal skills, Leadership qualities, project management, team building, managing remote teams
• Deep understanding of ERP management systems; Oracle, SAP, Great Plains, Service Now preferred
• Demonstrated experience in supplier performance management practices and cost management
• Proven experience conducting cost-benefit analysis, master service agreements and managing contract manufacturers
• Demonstrated team and project leadership
• Ability to work with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

• Provides team leadership as first point of contact with all suppliers by negotiating, reviewing, and managing contracts for the procurement of goods, various services, and capital equipment worldwide
• Ensure all supplier contracts meet legal and regulatory requirements and align with company policies thru effective negotiations with suppliers and in-house legal teams
• Manages all production planning, inventory control, purchasing, cost management and productivity activities related to purchased finished goods
• Develop, document and implement efficient processes focused on optimizing business operations and targeted at achieving strategic goals
• Develop and implement a data-management systems that aligns with functional areas and team responsibilities via individual and team metrics regarding health & performance of the organization
• Ability to set and achieve goals for team and suppliers based upon continuous improvement projects that provides annual cost savings back to the business
• Ability to operate in an environment of change, establish priorities, align team priorities and ensure optimal team performance
• Provide strategic leadership within a network of global suppliers focused on optimizing fulfillment, pricing, quality and business process to align with corporate & industry best practices
• Create and optimize purchasing strategies to align with corporate objectives; manage to defined budgets, forecasts, policies, service levels, and quality assurance targets
• Determine current and future business needs and translate these into global requirements with clear controls, documented process flows, and best-in-class quality standards