Responsibilities:
- Direct and develop a professional purchasing team to deliver current and future business needs
- Support a team of specialists and purchasers covering all indirect categories.
- Develop and oversee stakeholder relationships, oversee critical negotiations, and monitor and improve performance measurements.
- Develop and maintain supplier relationships in collaboration with the Regional and Global Teams.
- Develop regional initiatives to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost across the North American Region for Indirect value chains.
- Be a change agent and secure capability by engaging with key stakeholders and implementing professional purchasing processes.
- Ensure implementation of module strategy and the Vestas Procurement Process in the region.
- Identify key risks and ensure proper risk assessments are completed appropriately and promptly.
- Identify year-over-year cost-out opportunities, ensuring proper alignment, signoff, and execution within the region.
- Implement regional digital procurement strategies, including procure-to-pay, vendor creation, and eAuctions.
- Develop and promote key strategic supplier relationships.
- Facilitate initiatives that provide in-year EBIT contribution, year-over-year continuous cost-out, and control cost of poor quality (CoPQ) recovery from suppliers.
- Identify, contract, and qualify new suppliers who can reduce TLC (total landed costs) and drive regional localization (where appropriate).
- Act as liaison between global functions, key stakeholders, and manufacturing facilities within the North American Region.
- Develop and implement regional procurement strategies.
- Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the indirect material market dynamics and the competitor landscape.
- A key contributor to the overall strategic objectives of the Procurement Organization
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Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in business, Economics, Supply Chain, or similar commercial or technical degree. A master's degree is advantageous.
- 10+ years of procurement, supply chain, or contracting experience required. Working in a manufacturing environment is considered an asset
- 3+ years of experience in people management
- High-level business knowledge (understanding of financial statements, cash flow, EBIT, inventory, etc.)
- Proven history of leading and developing teams
- Demonstrated success in negotiating and closing complex agreements where long-term partnering is crucial to growth.
- Demonstrated history in understanding commercial terms and negotiation strategy, balancing business profitability and stakeholder needs.
- Ability to understand technical language and develop scopes of work collectively with your stakeholders
- Comprehensive written and verbal presentation skills
- Strong analytical skills and ability to make business case comparisons for internal and external presentation
- Comprehensive organizational and influence skills. You can demonstrate the ability to influence without authority, leveraging Vestas's functional support matrix
- Ability to perform under high pressures and in a varied work environment, implementing multiple deliverables
- Able to travel domestically and internationally based on business requirements; a valid passport is required
- Displays high standards of ethical conduct. Exhibits honesty and integrity
Competencies:
- Advanced problem-solving skills
- Ability to develop and supervise a team
- Ability to effectively participate in a cross-functional team that may include internal, external, domestic, and international stakeholders
- Ability to work efficiently in an environment with limited guidance
- Understanding and capability to work within a matrix organization
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite computer skills (Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SAP and additional software programs)
- Effective written and oral communication skills; able to express oneself clearly and in technical and non-technical terms in English
- Ability to work flexible hours and with a variety of cultures (coordinating with various time zones)
- Ability to effectively coordinate a cross-functional team that may include internal, external, domestic and international stakeholders
- Ability to travel as business requires
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About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than our competitors in the renewable energy arena. We consider ourselves forerunners within the industry, as Vestas continuously aims to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, Vestas has an unmatched history demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 29,000 employees globally, Vestas is a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution - today, tomorrow, and far into the future.
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