Procurement Specialist
Company: CF Industries
Location: Woodward
Posted on: May 26, 2023
Job Description:
Location:
Woodward, Oklahoma
Business Area:
Procurement
Schedule:
Full Time
At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed
and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe
and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined
capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part
of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging
knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work
and you'll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that
help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different
areas. You'll take pride in working for a company that lives its
values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an
authentic team that encourages you to share your views and
opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States,
Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage,
transportation and distribution network in North America, and
logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our
strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the
world's transition to clean energy.Function: ProcurementJob
Summary:The Procurement Specialist leads the development and
execution of sourcing strategies for assigned areas of spend within
the site and across CF. Promotes the CF Industries site procurement
and materials control organization by supporting the strategic
direction of the company-wide function, all appropriately
integrated with relevant business functions. The incumbent provides
leadership in identifying and implementing best practices in all
procurement processes, and builds supportive internal and external
relationships within procurement with other functions, and at the
plant management level.Job Description:Job
Responsibilities:Strategic Accountabilities
- Leads the development of procurement strategies at the site,
regionally and potentially global level in support of the vision
and strategic direction of Procurement and Material Control.
- Supports compliance to the procurement process at the site and
increases involvement of procurement in alignment with the
business.
- Facilitates continuous engagement with the stakeholder
community in the procurement process and category management.
- Supports the site based procurement team to deliver to the long
term and annual goals of the procurement function in alignment with
the business and site specific plans.
- Participates in the long term strategic plan and the annual
goal setting process addressing the key areas of cost, safety,
risk, reliability, continuous improvement, technology adoption,
supplier innovation and service.
- Contributes to improvement in turnaround and capital project
planning, contracting and execution.
- Understands and leverages knowledge of the company's and
competitor's products, industry trends, and superior business
practices, and integrates the same into procurement operations in
ways that achieve competitive advantage.
- Contributes to the development and execution of the risk
management plan that addresses key risks in contract management,
supply, supplier management and procurement processes.
- Supports the "One Company" philosophy in all procurement
initiatives.
- Manages key supplier relationships in conjunction with
stakeholders to increase alignment and value generation between the
supplier and CF.
- Drives process standardization and optimization in procurement
strategies as well as within the areas of supplier management, risk
management, supplier qualification and the procure to pay
process.Operational Accountabilities
- Participates in site meetings and support site initiatives
around safety, reliability and the community.
- Participates in early planning for turnarounds and key
projects.
- Facilitates key interactions across the sites.
- Develops and executes sourcing strategies that increase
productivity, improve supplier performance and reduce costs.
- Ensures on-going efficiencies of the procurement and material
control functions by reporting quarterly on the progress being made
with regard to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Ensures and initiates implementation of all procurement related
policies, practices and process improvements.
- Participates in and promotes the work of CF Commodity and
Improvement teams.
- Supports the material control function to optimize inventory
levels, minimize stock outs and sales of obsolete equipment and
materials.
- Drives process standardization and optimization in procurement
strategies as well as within the areas of supplier management, risk
management, supplier qualification and the procure to pay
process.
- Leads the sourcing process including managing proposals,
developing proposal recommendations, negotiating the final contract
and creating and executing supplier transition plans.
- Issues contract releases and purchase orders and expedite
materials and services as needed
- Manages the administration of the supply base to include:
introduction of new suppliers, evaluating supplier performance,
managing insurance requirements and ensuring required training is
completed.
- Coaches junior members of the procurement team in sourcing
strategy development, contract execution, stakeholder engagement
and negotiation.
- Manages appropriate supply and service agreements, and
facilitate any necessary improvements to increase accuracy,
visibility and productivity and to ensure compliance to the
contract management process and any applicable state and federal
laws and regulations.
- Segments supply base on the basis of impact and implements
supplier performance management and continuous improvement process
accordingly with appropriate KPIs and governance.Internal
Controls:Establishes and implements processes and procedures to
meet departmental internal controls requirements. Ensures that
established processes/procedures are followed as designed. Works
with Internal Controls Department to identify deficiencies in
existing processes/procedures, the need for new ones, and the
extent to which such processes/procedures are being followed.
Develops and implements corrective actions with regard to
department internal controls as necessary.Successful incumbents
will have:
- Bachelor's Degree required preferably in Business, Supply
Chain, Engineering or other related disciplines.
- Six or more years of experience in procurement, supply chain,
engineering or other commercial experience.
- Track record of delivering substantial results in a complex
organization.
- Experience in developing and deploying regional strategies and
processes.
- Certification in procurement or supply management
desirable.
- Experience in managing strategic relationships with external
suppliers.
- Excellent technical knowledge of good procurement practice
including negotiation, demand management, supplier qualification,
sourcing, bidding and contracting, supplier performance management
and risk management.
- Knowledge of SAP, Ariba and other procurement systems.
- Experience in heavy industrial environment, knowledge of
chemical manufacturing and major capital projects. What We
Offer:You'll enjoy competitive compensation, consisting of base pay
plus an incentive program available to all full-time employees, and
a comprehensive benefits package including high-quality healthcare
options, a well-being incentive program, 401k, life and disability
insurance, generous time off (with time off to volunteer) and much
more! Additionally, we offer several Flexible Work Arrangements to
support a healthy work-life balance. You will be part of a team
that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and
diverse talents together to deliver important work, and you'll be
able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you
continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas.
You'll take pride in working for a company that lives its values
and gain a sense of fulfillment knowing that you're working with
purpose, to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world
sustainably.
- CF Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
- Employees in the US can learn more about their rights by
viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster (PDF) and others as
detailed below: Pay Transparency
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdfFMLA:https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlaen.pdf
Employee Polygraph Protection
Acthttps://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf
- Employees in Canada can learn more about their rights by
viewing the "Canadian Human Rights Act". If you need any assistance
seeking a job opportunity at CF Industries, or if you need
reasonable accommodation with the application process, please call
847-405-2400 or contact us at cfhire@cfindustries.com.JOIN OUR
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Keywords: CF Industries, Edmond , Procurement Specialist, Professions , Woodward, Oklahoma
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