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Procurement Manager – Process Systems

Location

North Carolina

City

Greensboro

Role Type

Permanent

WHO WE ARE

ITG Brands is the third-largest tobacco company in the USA with offerings of some of the most well-known cigarette, cigar, and e-vapor brands. As a member of the globally recognized Imperial Brands PLC family, we are a forward-thinking partner with operational integrity.

ITG Brands is committed to putting consumers at the center of what we do, while creating an innovative workplace that is diverse and inclusive. This empowers us to bring our true selves to work, to collaborate more effectively through showing our passion and being confident to bring new ideas to the table.

We are not afraid to seize opportunities and make things happen – both individually and collaboratively. We strive to exceed expectations by seeing things differently and doing things differently. This truly is a place where we all share a challenger mindset which drives our success.

What You Will Do

- JOB SUMMARY

The Procurement team is part of the Global Supply Chain function and is spread across many locations. It is undergoing an exciting transformation as it is looking to bring more consistency in practices across these different locations and categories of spend.

The Procurement team is structured by Category teams (Leaf, Non-Tobacco Materials, New Generation Products and Indirects), Business partnering and regional teams, and Procurement Excellence and Transformation. This role will report to the Procurement Senior Manager for Process, Systems & Data who is responsible for 1 of the 3 pillars within Procurement Excellence team (the others 2 pillars being Procurement Supplier Relationship Management; and ESG), with primarily responsibility of the US Procurement business. This role is instrumental in identifying as-is and formulating to-be processes and policies as well as supporting their implementation in Procurement system landscape in order to drive consistency in procurement practices across all procurement teams. To best support both Procurement and the wider business, the policies and processes need to be value adding, risk based, easily accessible and simple to use.

- WHAT YOU WILL DO

_(This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary by the Company)_

+ Establish consistent Procurement ways of working across the end-to-end Sourcing to Pay process, including Source-To-Contract as well as Purchase-To-Pay processes and Buying Channel deployments.

+ Define, develop & embed all functional Policies into US business

+ Manage the functional Procurement policies, processes and alignment within the procurement system landscape, ensuring alignment with business risk appetite, integration with adjacent processes and compliance & governance through implementation of good practice.

+ Define, develop & embed relevant functional processes, ensuring integration & alignment as part of the overall business process suite to the US business.

+ Manage the roll out, implementation & training around Procurement Processes and system guidance.

+ Ensure compliance & governance to process, managing metrics around compliance & remediation.

+ Ensure governance & exception reporting KPI’s are both leading & lagging to enable timely decision making.

+ Ensure global policies & processes are aligned to US regulatory environment, i.e. where markets specifics such as local legislation or set up differs and therefore calls for adaptation.

+ Manage Procurement training needs identification for process (incl. procurement systems) & collective training plans.

+ Drive continuous improvement of ITGB procurement policies, processes and tools.

+ Manage requirement definition and collection for implementing standard processes within the Procurement system landscape and act as solution matter expert for Procurement.

+ Ensure Procurement system landscape meets core Procurement requirements and manage their utilization across the Procurement function and wider Business.

+ Manage procurement data requirement gathering and their implementation within the Procurement and relevant ERP system landscape.

+ Ensure Data requirements are implemented to support operational and KPI reporting.

•Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

- REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Management, or related field of study and 10+ years related work experience

+ Must be 21 years of age or older

Knowledge of:

+ Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, & PowerPoint) and Microsoft Teams

+ End-to-end Procurement processes and key disciplines

+ Process mapping tools (ideally Signavio)

+ Procurement Systems (ideally SAP Ariba, SpendHQ PPM)

Skilledin:

+ Developing and utilizing Procurement competency framework, identifying training solutions and coordinating training plans

+ Numerical, financial and data analysis

+ Implementation of procurement policies

+ Verbal and written communication

+ Attention to detail

+ Problem/situation analysis

+ Effective time and task management

+ Negotiation

+ Multitasking capabilities

+ Flexibility and adaptability

Ability to:

+ Travel internationally and domestically

+ Communicate to a broad and diverse audience

+ Influence stakeholders at all levels

+ Plan, organize, prioritize, and manage projects or programs

+ Develop and maintain effective working relationships

+ Demonstrate critical thinking

+ Work with diverse populations and varying education levels

+ Receive and communicate information orally and in writing

+ Prioritize assignments, workload, and manage time accordingly

- PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

+ Work experience in a regulated environment (e.g., automotive, aerospace, medical device, pharma, et cetera)

+ Experience with supply chains

+ Proven record of successful cost reduction programs

Work Environment and Physical Demand

+ Requires light physical effort. Occasionally lifts or moves moderate to heavy weight objects (10-50 lbs.).

+ Walks, sits, or stands for prolonged periods.

+ Use of manual dexterity and fine motor skills

+ Requires prolonged machine operation including computer and keyboard equipment.

_This job description is intended to be generic in nature and describe the essential functions of the job. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities, and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position_ .

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits package that includes medical/dental/vision/life insurance/disability plans

• Dollar for dollar 401k match up to 6% and 5% annual company contribution

• 15 Company-paid holidays

• Generous paid time off

• Employee recognition and discount programs

• Education assistance

• Employee referral bonus program

• Hybrid workplace – remote / in office

• Summer hours

• Casual dress policy Monday through Friday

Applicant Information

This job description describes the essential functions of the job at the time the job description was created, but it is not an exhaustive list of tasks, duties and responsibilities. In addition, the position may evolve or change over time and such changes may not be reflected in the job description until it is next updated.

Everyone Belongs

**ITG Brands and ITG Cigars provides equal employment opportunities.** All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. If you have a concern about discrimination in the application or hiring process or you need an accommodation based on religion, disability or pregnancy in the application or hiring process, please contact us at [email protected] .

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