Lead Procurement Operations

Descripción General:
**Responsabilidades**:
**Position Summary**:

- Running the day to day management of all aspects of Procurement operations.
- Lead the local team that executes transactions for Raw Materials, MRO, and Corporate Services - to ensure reliable supply of goods a service
- Work together with the regional leaders to develop and integrate the local team with the Americas Strategic Sourcing Team.
- Help develop and execute a strategy for Procurement Operations and how it integrated with Accounts Payable and Strategic sourcing
- Support the Procurement Operations manager in executing the departmental strategy, work on improvement and automation ideas.
- Reporting to the Manager Procurement Operations

**Areas of Responsibility**:

- Ensure that team executes procurement transactions and data maintenance in SAP with good quality
- Ensure compliance with BCP, and Celanese Policies and Procedures
- Standardize Procurement Ops processes and improve efficiency and effectiveness
- Work with Strategic Sourcing Leaders on relationship management and issue resolution needs with key suppliers
- Ensure proper staffing and development of personnel
- Lead the improvement / development of departmental policies and training documents
- Deliver according to agreed service requirements
- Lead department process and system improvement initiatives

Competencias:
**Requirements**:

- 3-5 Procurement experience
- Familiarity with SAP transactions
- Experience in leading a team of individual contributors
- Ability to lead projects
- Excellent problem solving and communication skills
- Ability to liaise with other Departments and Business Stakeholders
- Pro-active attitude, great coordination skills
- Fluent English
- Understanding of P2P (purchase-to-pay) process is an advantage