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Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

I. Job Summary

The Director, Strategic Sourcing is a member of the Procurement Leadership Team responsible for:

Achieving and sustaining $240M to $480M of auditable annual savings over a 2.5 year period (of which there is 1.5 years remaining)

Broadening functional focus from sourcing to complete and cost-effective end-to-end supply chain management

Improving internal stakeholder perception of the function in order to expand its involvement in spends not historically managed

Selecting and developing people resources within the function to build a world-class level of capability and performance

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

Work hand in hand with VP Supply Chain to develop long term and annual initiative plans for Supply Chain department to achieve strategic objectives

Manage and own tracking and verification of anticipated and realized savings (in total cost of ownership terms) for the supply chain department relative to engineering and construction projects for recycling, renewable energy, and landfill construction services. Work with the other Supply Chain Directors (category owners) to pressure-test savings initiatives, savings estimates, and timelines. Identify risks to value capture (magnitude and timing) and push development of mitigation plans

Lead transformation efforts (e.g. procurement waves, supply-chain efforts), generating step-change savings. Identify opportunities, scope initiatives, and assign manage teams of business analysts to execute these initiatives. Help teams develop total cost of ownership reduction and negotiation strategies. Ensure close coordination with field resources, internal customers, and supply-chain category owners

Manage team of sourcing specialists to perform category-specific analyses as needed; work with category owners to identify needs for such efforts, assign resources, structure the work analysis, pressure-test the results

Develop credible communications of supply-chain savings across the company; ensure clear separation between EBIT improvements vs. capital savings vs. cost avoidance

Fosters and sustains collaborative relationships with Company managers and executives impacted by Procurement results

Leads/coaches/develops people resources and role models effective professional behaviors at all times

Demonstrates competency in setting negotiation strategies and planning for execution of same; fostering use of appropriate analytical tools by team; leading problem solving activities with team and developing team to do the same; building credibility with other internal organizations and constructively dissenting when appropriate to push organization to pursue maximum value; communicating effectively with internal and external partner organizations

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

The highest level of supervisory skills required in this job is the management of managerial employees. This includes:

Direct supervision of up to 10 full-time employees, including

Indirect supervision of up to 10 full-time employees

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Engineering, Sciences, or Technology

Experience: Ten years of prior procurement work experience with five years directing or managing corporate or division procurement organizations (in addition to education requirement). Alternatively, equivalent experience in procurement consulting services or similar analytical roles (e.g. Finance) and a track record of collaboratively driving change working with field and corporate organizations.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

C.P.M or CPSM acknowledged

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

Must be a customer-focused change agent with demonstrated leadership, collaboration, communication, influencing and organization management/development skills

Possess environmental and sustainability experience

Must be a team player who can work within a matrix organization to achieve results

Demonstrated ability to develop and build strong relationships and facilitate changes in systems and processes to support internal and external customers; has quickly evaluated a complex system and identified problems and potential solutions

Ability to use software and information technology to more effectively manage and grow the function

Experienced in articulating the business and product strategies emphasizing the strategic importance of the various products, systems and services

Demonstrated strong strategic thinking and ability to execute and implement

Demonstrated ability to partner and build relationships in diverse businesses

Demonstrated ability to successfully lead cross-functional teams to results

Possess strong financial acumen and operational expertise

V. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is: office setting and/or landfill/outdoor.

Benefits

At Waste Management, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

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