Procurement Program Manager - Special Projects

Overview:

This role is responsible for leading a high-performance team, driving the digital transformation of procurement and supply chain tools, and ensuring successful project execution through effective performance management. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in strategic sourcing, stakeholder management, and procurement operations, with a proven ability to collaborate across global teams. They will be instrumental in developing and implementing procurement strategies, overseeing the PMO, and ensuring continuous improvement in business processes. A strong background in project management, financial analysis, and change management is essential to excel in this position.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Implement performance management processes, ensuring KPIs are executed and dashboards are updated in alignment with project execution. Experience in a matrix organization and managing senior stakeholders globally is ideal.
• Lead a high-performance team, enhance relationships with key stakeholders, and present executive reports to senior leadership and business unit teams.
• Supervise and advise the development of solid business cases, monitor and ensure project timelines, deliverables, budget, quality, critical activities, and other important KPIs are within expectations and forecasts.
• Collaborate with the PSM team to ensure project deadlines are met. Lead the Procurement & Supply Chain Programs Management Office (PMO) in coordinating and prioritizing major capabilities scoping and development, closely working with Strategic Sourcing, Center of Excellence, and Field/Corporate Procurement.
• Drive the digital transformation of procurement and supply chain planning tools and processes, focusing on cross-functional collaboration, process simplification, and continuous strategic focus on customer satisfaction.
• Act as a sparring partner to the PSM Team, supporting business decisions to optimize financial impact and create business structure and control.
• Facilitate and collaborate across the PSM senior leadership team to develop and implement the vision and key actions related to the procurement strategy.
• Drive the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives, translating strategies into actionable work projects.
• Identify performance gaps and opportunities, developing new strategies and initiatives to address them, drawing on external sources for solutions to complex problems.
• Oversee PMO activities, including savings, business processes, and procurement tools.
• Conduct savings cost analysis and work with the Finance team on project cost analysis, supporting the Change Management Stream, and attending and chairing governance meetings.
• Manage a large number of projects globally, prioritize tasks efficiently, and communicate complex matters effectively across all levels of the business.
• Maximize the use of procurement tools, implement a procurement governance model, and establish and communicate policies and procedures to standardize and improve purchasing efficiency.
• Be responsible for the PSM scorecard, including gathering, modeling, and KPI reporting, while working with the three PSM pillars to ensure progress on their KPIs.
• Perform procurement-related budgeting and support other departmental needs, such as presentations to the Leadership Team.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s/MBA preferred.
• Six Sigma Black Belt with highly analytical, data-driven thinking and project management experience.
• Certifications in Project Management and Change Management required.
• Expert understanding of purchasing policies, procedures, practices, and the value and use of procure-to-pay (P2P) digital platforms.
• Technical skills in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Visio), SAP, Oracle, and Ariba.
• Excellent understanding of multi-step strategic sourcing processes and strategies.
• Demonstrated excellence in managing internal customers, change management, and stakeholder management. Comfortable with ambiguity and adaptable to changing business needs and priorities.
• 15+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, centers of excellence, and procurement operations.
• Experience with ERP systems, Spend Data Analytics & Reporting, eSourcing, and contract management systems required.
• Demonstrated responsibilities in project management and PMO, with a focus on identifying and driving change and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Strong influencing skills to persuade others toward a common goal. Proven leadership and collaboration skills to build and maintain trusted relationships with leadership and peers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to confidently present complex information to senior executives.
• A flexible, dynamic, self-motivated, and proactive individual with a strong ability to motivate themselves.
• Ability to think strategically and develop the organization’s future state strategy.
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to understand challenges from the perspective of business leaders.
• Transformational leader with experience and knowledge in the elevator industry or similar sectors.
• Agile and strategic leader with a proven track record of results and collaboration across multiple business functions, leveraging facts and data to influence decisions.
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency to deliver results.
• Proven track record in leading procurement organizations and transformations.
• Experience in the OEM elevator industry or similar business is preferred.