Director of Procurement - Marketing
Location: Deerfield, Illinois
Description: Walgreens is hiring Director of Procurement - Marketing right now, this occupation will be placed in Illinois. More details about this occupation opportunity please read the description below. Growth. Performance. Success. FULFILLED
There's a way. As America's most convenient provider of consumer goods and services, and pharmacy, health and wellness services, Walgreens has something for everyone who wants to build a successful career. With over 7,500 locations in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, we1re much more than your neighborhood drug store. We're a company of e-commerce professionals, analysts, nurses, pharmacists, retail store staff and more who are focused on serving our customers as much as finding better ways to run our business. Here, you'll find supportive co-workers, an innovative environment and the tools you need to grow your skills, help build healthy communities and advance your career. Job Summary Develops, directs and executes the development and implementation of category strategies for indirect goods and services related to Advertising and Marketing. Creates and executes short-term and long-term strategies that align with the Company goals for reducing costs and meeting company financial expectations, while managing vendor relationships and new product innovation. Responsible for directing, coordinating, and assuring assigned indirect spend categories and services are purchased at the lowest possible total cost of ownership. Assures purchases are made with a thorough analysis of general business economics and conditions, sources of supply, business requirements/specifications, and overall Company policy. Provides continuous leadership, oversight of work quality and constructive feedback to direct reports. Job Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent) Plans, develops and implements business plans and budgets, including long-range objectives, performance goals and metrics for each category. Collaborates with Marketing, Operations, Legal, Supply Chain and other customers as needed to champion cross-functional sourcing initiatives. Understands category specific (media and agency) principles and value of analytics. Provides continuous leadership, oversight of work quality and constructive feedback to direct reports. Communicates Company, department and individual performance goals and levels of goal achievement. Recruits, hires and trains a qualified and talented team of employees. Supervises and approves the planning process with Category Managers in developing and recommending sourcing solutions, channels for distribution and execution of best practices for the assigned categories. Applies complex analytics to enable optimized cost savings and ensure an adequate supply chain. Creates collaborative business plans with strategic vendors and negotiates strategies and programs. Oversees that Category Managers develop and maintain positive vendor relationships. Approves Category Manager vendor contract negotiations, guaranteeing the attainment of the most advantageous pricing, terms, discounts, allowances, quality, delivery, service and dating (where applicable). Ensures all goods and services meet established standards. Addresses business unit complaints, requests, and questions and resolves within guidelines. Assures proper analysis and application of internal and external industry specific research information, to determine Company direction in designated categories, reasons for pricing increases/decreases, and develops risk mitigation strategies. Directly manages complex negotiations with suppliers that require a detailed strategic plan and have a direct correlation with Walgreens operational needs goals. Manages the development of procedures to ensure goods and services are available to business units and maintain sufficient inventory levels and/or supply chain to support all events. Drives to execute divisional benefits and/or cost savings goals and targets. Assures the appropriate use of Corporate capital. Ensures positive vendor relationships are maintained; monitors supplier's performance and holds supplier accountable for the adherence to Walgreen policies, procedures and appropriate service levels. Supports the talent development of inter-divisional team members and the overall development of cross-functional teams. Collaborates with analysts, associate category managers, and category managers. Basic Qualifications & Interests Bachelor's Degree and at least 7 years of experience in Media and Agency and Print category management strategies for an organization with sales in excess of $5B. Experience in agency and media contracting, insertion, print, branding, or similar work experience. At least 7 years experience applying strategic sourcing practices focused on meeting the business challenges and needs of the organization. At least 5 years' experience developing and implementing requirements to execute strategic sourcing activities. Experience with conducting and guiding analysis to evaluate industry sourcing potential and trends. Knowledge of the strategic sourcing, procurement lifecycle and procurement best practices and methods. Experience communicating both verbally (on phone, one-on-one, to groups) and in writing (emails, letters, reports, presentations) to various audiences (work group, team, company management, prospective acquisitions, external clients). Experience interacting with senior level executives. Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling). Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font). Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns). At least 3 years experience planning, developing, and managing departmental expense and capital budgets. At least 3 years experience directly managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating, and directing people as they work. Willing to travel up to 25% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state, and internationally).Preferred Qualifications & Interests MBA or other advanced degree or CPM certification
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This occupation will be started on: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:47:54 GMT
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