Director, Procurement Partner - Plastics & Resins

.**The Director, Procurement Partner **is the leader responsible for developing and driving the Procurement vision with key colleagues in the Laboratory Plastics Essentials business unit (Plastics & Resins). You will be a key partner to the divisional operations leader with a focus on strategy, execution and implementation. In this position, you will facilitate the development and execution of long-term strategies that will optimize quality, cycle/response time, technology, risk, and total cost. You will also mitigate risk, use technology, improve processes and systems, and reduce overall cost of ownership and acquisition.**Scale of Responsibilities**- Establish and implement short and long-term goals, strategic plans, policies and procedures for the Division aligned with the Group performance metrics- Deliver on key objectives (Annual Operating Plan - AOP), delivery, quality, service, cost, innovation, and growth commitments for Division Procurement- Coordinate long range strategies with the business partners across the Division and implement plans- Engage and collaborate with Category Managers, R&D, Engineering to deliver annual value improvements and drives competitive advantage- Partner with Supply Chain to create demand plans for supplier partners- Work closely with Shared Service and Procure to Pay (P2P) process team to ensure efficient end to end delivery models- Coordinate business projects and programs (e.G