This position reports to Director, Procurement for IT Software and is based at Skillman, NJ (Kenvue's corporate headquarters is currently located in Skillman NJ, but is scheduled to move to Summit, NJ in or around early 2025.) or remotely within US.
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Role reports to: Director, Procurement for IT Software
Location: Skillman, NJ (Kenvue's corporate headquarters is currently located in Skillman NJ, but is scheduled to move to Summit, NJ in or around early 2025.) or remotely within US.
Travel %: 10%
Pay: $113,000 to $195,500
What you will do
The Senior Manager, IT Software Procurement is responsible for supporting the development of category practices for the organizational Software needs, including development of sourcing strategies, stakeholder management, maximizing total cost of ownership and identifying savings opportunities through Procurement's value contribution while achieving compliance with policies, strategies, and processes.
Striving to meet the mutually agreed Procurement targets contributing to the overall budgeting targets
Deliver financial, ESG, service, and innovation targets
In addition to the elements mentioned above the Senior Procurement Manager is accountable for defining and achieving clear targets in conjunction with his/her Procurement counterparts and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Defines Category Strategy for the Global Software category
Analyzes category and defines category profile, incl. risk assessment, supply base assessment and SRM strategy
Benchmarks category practices to identify improvement initiatives
Build category specific strategic plans in alignment with the regions / countries and aligns strategic plans to financial budget and global business strategies
Defines procure to pay (P2P) and efficient buying channel strategy, identify and consider automation potential and P2P/Channel effectiveness
Deliver financial, ESG, service, and innovation targets
Lead Global Software category strategy implementation and savings realization
Initiate internal and external analysis
Consolidate requirements, acting as a business partner for business / other functions, supporting the alignment and optimization of specification with the business / other functions
Leads contract implementation and drives contract compliance
Accountable for efficient alignment enablement / activation of negotiation outcomes by increasing the level of automated content within the category, instructing on new content updates and by providing clear instructions about the category strategy to enable compliance
Accountable for savings delivery according to the mutually defined target
Align to company wide Diversity goals and supplier value capture objectives.
Support the work and efforts of a cross-functional Sourcing Team in all stages of a strategic sourcing project
Collaborates and aligns with global / regional / local procurement teams as applicable
Supports supplier selection and fact-based negotiations
Contribute to leading practice exchange throughout Procurement organization
Lead RfX through E2E execution
Collaborate with legal to finalize contractual agreement and its administration
Work with Global Procurement Leader to implement and activate contracts globally
Manage strategic commercial supplier relationship management with key suppliers within the defined category scope
Maintain and manage relationship with suppliers identified as key suppliers in the software category both globally and regionally, monitors performance of key suppliers according to the guidelines
Lead supplier management activities, set up cross-functional review meetings with key strategic suppliers in order to improve performance and increase value creation
Support the identification of potential contract improvement opportunities and re-negotiations
Manage key business stakeholders and business representatives
Act as escalation point for category related issues and drives resolution in line with global Procurement policies
Achieve "buy-in" from key stakeholders for major procurement initiatives
Partner with the business partner to create and outline contribution for budget improvements
Manage relationship with regional and local business units to foster category insights to incorporate into category strategies
Supports resource allocation between global and regional / local category initiatives
Promotes / escalates region specific procurement requirements on a global level including changes of local legislations and policies
Qualifications
What we are looking for
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree is required.
A minimum of 8 years working experience in strategic sourcing, category management, implementation, business partner and/or supplier management is required.
Demonstrated leadership and deployment of best practices in ESG strategies is required
Proven track record delivering against a balanced portfolio of key performance indicators (KPIs) is required
Experience in identifying and harnessing customer oriented innovative solutions is required
Ability to influence and understand the diverse needs of stakeholders (e.g., IT, Supply Chain, Finance) is required
Expert category management and sourcing execution on a global basis is required.
Extremely good knowledge of procurement strategy development and conveyance is required.
Strong knowledge of procurement tools and data, content, and automation is required.
Expert in risk and compliance management is required.
Strong ability to analyze specifications and influence demand is required.
Extensive capability to independently interact throughout the company is required.
Project and process management knowledge and experience is required.
Excellent presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills is required.
Demonstrated leadership and deployment of best practices in ESG strategies is required
Leadership, communication, influencing, and collaboration skills is required
Proficiency in English is required.
Desired Qualifications
MBA or other advanced degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Legal or comparable profession preferred.
What's in it for you
Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $113,000 to $195,500.This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate's skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.
Competitive Total Rewards Package*
Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!
Learning & Development Opportunities
Employee Resource Groups
*Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable) and benefits. Your Talent Access Partner will be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the recruitment & hiring process.
Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
