Procurement Director - IT & Corporate Services - Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers' products - whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals - and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We've recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.

As our Procurement Director - IT & Corporate Services, you will provides leadership, vision, direction, and structure to the procurement function in their category to drive effective, efficient, and value-add procurement strategy and management aligned with Axalta's strategic priorities and business needs. The primary purpose of this position is to be the lead for the Global Procurement team that manages approximately $225MM+ in annual spend. Located at our Global Headquarters in Glen Mills, PA.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Sourcing Specialists & Category Managers that are responsible for developing and implementing strategic sourcing strategies for IT categories, including hardware, software, cloud services, and IT services. Real Estate, Fleet, Subscriptions, Travel & Entertainment are additional areas of responsibility within the Corporate Services category.
• Provide leadership by informing and supporting business planning, bringing forth innovative approaches to solve unmet needs, and reducing waste through improved procurement processes and vendor efficiencies.
• Develop and implement overarching policies, procedures, systems, structures, and frameworks for all procurement-related activities to deliver the best proactive procurement and contract management solutions.
• Lead complex negotiation strategy with procurement partners and suppliers. Establish collaborative stakeholder and strategic supplier relationships to maximize the organization's influence. Develop and influence key relationships with suppliers that deliver optimal value.
• Delivers overall category management and sourcing methodologies, and strategies across their category.
• Develops and implements a robust and repeatable spend database with a full understanding of external spend. Delivers an improved vendor risk assessment framework and mitigation strategies to key strategic vendors.
• Owns procurement governance forums and scorecards for decision-making and performance monitoring.
• Build robust procurement capability and performance across the organization.
• Establish key performance indicators and qualitative and quantitative metrics to capture, report, and evaluate the benefit and performance of all procurement activity.
• Establish market intelligence, performance benchmarking information, and innovative approaches to market changes.
• Provide guidance and coaching to team members, fostering their growth and development within the organization.

Core Competencies

• Excellent negotiation skills complementing strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Leads complex strategic vendor relationships and negotiations.
• Influences positively and constructively to initiate actions, gain clear understanding, and commitment across the regional enterprise.
• Gains credibility at all levels and functions within the region and among regional peers.
• Leads with integrity and empowerment. Instills a sense of accountability and bias for action.
• Champions and acts as an advocate for the highest standards of ethical and professional behavior.
• Drives innovative problem-solving and implements solutions through strong knowledge of full spectrum of procurement levers and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrates a focus on broader organization business results.
• Drives cost-savings goals at the organization level.
• Executes business results that balance risk management while creating sustainable solutions.
• Builds relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Inspires and guides others to