Procurement Manager (Capital Projects)

Title: Procurement Manager (Capital Projects)

Company: Syngenta Global Type of Work: Full Time

Where Job is Located: Slater, IA or St. Gabriel, LA

Can Work from Home: No Must Hire By: N/A Job/Work/Project Description: Role purpose:

In the support of the Crop Protection Capital Project Group prepare and agree procurement strategies and lead the sourcing of significant capital projects, ensuring a strategic approach and adopting best in class methods to maximize the business contribution.  

To be the company expert in the market places that they operate. By interfacing regionally and globally across Syngenta identify and implement opportunities to leverage Syngenta equipment and services spend.  Capable of operating at a high level and representing Syngenta within supplier organizations, while bringing value as an integral member of Syngenta project and business teams. Accountabilities: •Develop and implement project procurement strategies

•Negotiation of commercial agreements including legal contracts as appropriate •Understand Syngenta's requirements and identifying appropriate suppliers •Develop and promote the use of a structured Supplier Relationship Management approach •Utilize and promote the use of available procurement and sourcing tools

•Demonstrate highest ethical standards and ensuring company procedures are adopted and followed. •Continually seek and identify potential opportunities •Ensure measurement and delivery of Purchasing KPI's aligned with business objectives.

•Accountable to maintain current market knowledge and industry trends. •Accountable for the leadership and management of any direct reports. Critical knowledge:

•Bachelors Degree in either Technical or Business.

•MBA or CPM desired but not required.

•Engineering and construction contracts and project methodologies •Ethical purchasing policies and procedures.  Knowledge of relevant business market trends. •Comprehensive knowledge of Purchasing Policies and Procedures. •Minimum of 5 years Purchasing experience Critical Skills: Excellent Negotiating skills.  Communication and Interpersonal skills.  Understanding of project and plant operations.  Project administration and policy writing. Leadership skills including mentoring, coaching, and team building.  Ability to establish relationship with Site Procurement and regional category Procurement Managers. Critical experience: •Experience in a manufacturing/plant/project environment •Procurement of engineering and construction goods and services •Engineering,design and construction contracts •Understanding of the Business environment.  Successful people leadership and management experience.

Critical Success Factors/Key Challenges:

•Ensure all supply and service contracts are negotiated and finalized to realize Syngenta synergy savings for future target achievement. •Knowledge of project needs, spend data and implementation of procurement strategies, contracts and processes to support business values and project needs. •Change or improve processes as required. •Challenges the way Syngenta Spends. •Ensure successful interface with capital project teams.

Other Behaviours Critical  for the role: •Record for developing successful Teams. •Team player/leader •Develops effective networks across the global and regional organization. •Contributes positively to the values and the culture of the Business Additional information: •All applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

•Travel requirements approximately 20%

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