Procurement Operations Manager

Requisition ID: 125052 
Sponsorship Available: No 
Relocation Assistance Available: No 

Goodyear. More Driven.

Primary Purpose

The Procurement Operations Manager develops plans for key short-term and long-term sourcing projects within geographical scope ensuring appropriate resource allocation is available to effectively manage sourcing needs. 

• Collects and utilizes stakeholder feedback to understand critical business priorities and ensures short and long term plans account for business needs. 
• Shares this feedback with appropriate strategic category team members to ensure priorities and regional needs are being met in a collaborative manner.

Primary Responsibilities 

• Executes sourcing strategies within geographical scope - including multiple plant locations, countries, or clusters - ensuring consistency with Global Indirect category strategies. Partners with Global Category and Procurement Operations Managers to develop negotiation strategy for key regional negotiations and actively participates in negotiations.
• Leads organizational change management efforts geographical area of responsibility. Ensures appropriate and effective communication is occurring at all organizational levels - with consistent messaging regarding the Global Procurement transformation efforts. Acts as an escalation point for organizational or cultural change barriers within the region and works to resolve and overcome barriers collaboratively with business partners.
• Develops and maintains strategic supplier relationships as defined by supplier segmentation strategy - with a goal to maximize value of key relationships to gain competitive advantage by building joint capabilities.
• Seeks out new opportunities for application of 7-Step SSP and EST to drive savings opportunities. Supports team learning goals.
• Directly manages Procurement Operations teams to ensure consistent strategy and delivery of operational procurement activity

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field
• 5 or more years of experience in Procurement, Internal Audit/Corporate Controls or Project Management 
• Previous experience developing organization to monitor compliance with relevant laws and statute and make recommendations on how to improve internal controls and governance processes.
• Previous Strategic Sourcing experience - Desired
• Experience in a related industry – Desired

Desired Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of Procurement Processes, Compliance related topics, Risk Management, Internal Audit Strategies/Principles
• Knowledge of Project Management fundamentals and working with International Teams
• Project/Change Management, Negotiation, Financial/Statistical Analysis, Microsoft Access/Excel (and/or other Database Programs)

About Goodyear

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 71,000 people and manufactures its products in 55 facilities in 22 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.

Goodyear is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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