Sr. Manager, Supplier Governance

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Job Summary

Leads a team of resources to accelerate maturation of Supplier Governance organization:

• Demonstrates passion, innovation and agility while delivering exceptional results, serving as role model
• Provides vision, leadership, and guidance to drive evolution of team towards an enterprise support model
• Maintains and improves processes that position team as SME and strategic leader in the management of supplier
  performance
• Instills a data driven approach throughout the team that promotes visibility, collaboration and high performance
• Delivers coaching, training and development to new and current staff
• Supports team through escalation process, driving critical issue resolution through collaboration with senior
  leadership internally and/or externally

Drives implementation of departmental vision to enable optimal value delivery:

• Translates broader vision into tactical action plan that can be pursued by the team
• Develops scalable and adaptable resource allocation strategies that cost effectively delivers departmental objectives
• Challenges team with stretched, but achievable, goals that will drive a successful and iterative evolution of the team

Spearheads the development and maintenance of inter-departmental relationships to expand the influence and scope of team
activities:

• Develops a self-guided understanding of internal stakeholder groups/responsibilities to identify areas of relationship
  building opportunity
• Proactively seeks out and establishes new relationships within the organization, aligning mutual direction in pursuit of
  team goals
• Communicates effectively to drive cross-functional collaboration at all levels

Essential Functions

• Implements broader department vision through team activities
• Establishes resource allocation strategies
• Manages and develops managers and individual contributors
• Builds relationships with stakeholders
• Improves departmental capabilities
• Supports team escalations
• Researches and hones functional best practices
• Owns execution and cross-functional accountability throughouot WWT Supply Chain
• Acts as thought leader to challenge cross-functional teams, elevate performance and ensure continous improvement through the WWT Supply Chain
• Drives strategic supply chain best practices to optimize overall operational performance across WWT Supply Chain
• Uses expertise in effective process and workflow design to drive operational excellence across WWT Supply Chain
• Educates teams and developing other leaders in best in class supply chain initiativesh
• Exhibits a potential for director level operational leadership by showcasing diversity of thought and elevating the performance and results of others within the team
• Assembles talented teams by identifying and hiring the best people
  
• Cares genuinely about people on their team, both professionally and personally, and appreciates the contributions of each
• Treats direct reports fairly, with positive intentions, and does not play favorites
• Addresses challenging direct reports in a timely manner through effective coaching
• Delegates work to direct reports, trusting them to perform without constant involvement
• Emphasizes the continued development of direct reports, challing and enabling them to grow professionally

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field required
• A minimum of 8 years' progressive experience in related field
• A combination of education, training and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Requires at least 8 years of prior experience in supplier management, procurement or related role
• Proven track record of delivering results through process development and governance oversight
• Prior experience of successfully managing direct reports, preferably managing managers
• Advanced degree a plus

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Core functional/technical skills required include: Business partnership & consulting; contracting; multi-tasking and
  prioritization; negotiation and influence; relationship management; systems thinking; technical
  communication/presentation
• Additional functional/technical skills required include: Data analysis; supplier management skills; sourcing skills; category
  knowledge; WWT knowledge; job specific software
• Basic understanding of technical subject matter inherent in hardware, software, and services supplier relationships
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to communicate through all levels of organization
• This position is required to work in a fast-paced environment with a focus on doing whatever it takes to get the job done
  and deliver customer delight
• The nature of the role requires an ability to deliver high quality, thorough and accurate work on deadlines through
  successful navigation of shifting customer requirements and competing organizational demands
• Standard business hours are generally observed, with work from home schedules and flexibility on start/end times
  
• This role will be expected to work in an open-office environment with desk sharing/hoteling practices. Travel between
  our Maryland Heights, MO and Edwardsville, IL locations is common. Standard business hours are generally observed, withwork from home schedules and flexibility on start/end times.
• Estimated amount of time up to 10% of the time Domestic and International Travel

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