Job Summary

This Procurement Supplier Manager (PSM) position is responsible for performing tasks relating to strategic management of suppliers towards performance, cost and compliance goals. Work with Strategic Sourcing Managers and Area Procurement leaders to qualify new Suppliers, negotiate pricing and manage the performance of Suppliers. Provide support to internal customers and participate in special projects and activities that enhance the department’s effectiveness.

Market Area or Regional in scope: It is expected the person will be involved with Enterprise initiatives, may back up an APM and is very knowledgeable on the whole procurement process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily.  Other minor duties may be assigned and may vary by location.

• Establish the sourcing strategy, or assist Strategic Sourcing for assigned spend categories. Once a sourcing strategy has been developed, the PSM will help communicate, monitor and manage business unit compliance with the strategy. The PSM will also establish working relationships with cross-functional teams (with other PSMs and functional subject matter experts), bringing a strategic sourcing perspective to all key processes.
• Build up and maintain overall supplier & internal customer relationship. Work with key stakeholders to deploy effective procurement strategies for select spend categories and to increase the ability to leverage volume and spend.
• The PSM will cooperate with and provide market area input to Corporate Strategic Sourcing Manager(s) as needed.
• Facilitate area RFPs and continually search for opportunities to reduce bottom line cost at the area level.
• Monitor and report the local performance of suppliers. Supplier performance will be tracked, reported and managed by the PSM. Formal and informal review procedures will be developed to provide feedback to suppliers and ensure that supplier performance issues are quickly addressed.
• Measure, track & report supply chain performance within each spend category. PSM will identify sources of data for required performance metrics, create a process to collect the data, and champion the actual collection efforts. Each quarter, the PSM will report to their Area Procurement Manager (APM) performance data for their assigned commodities. The PSM will conduct and support the supplier business review in region.
• Support Supplier Development and Continuous Improvement in Region.
• The PSM will team up cross-functional teams to look for year over year improvements in: total cost of ownership, value-added services and contract compliance.
• Maintain expertise in the assigned spend categories through relationships with other PSMs, business units, suppliers, market experts, and enterprise/regional liaisons. Know and apply value chain and value stream concepts.

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.

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.