Lead Procurement Operations

Overview:**Responsibilities**:**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 initiativesQualifications:**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