P&D Leader

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (VWTS) is a global leader in water recovery, treatment and reuse. We design, supply and service a variety of water systems and monitoring equipment in industries ranging from pharmaceutical applications to food and beverage applications, and from ultrapure water microelectronics to municipal water and industrial wastewater treatment. We are one of the world's leading manufacturers of total organic carbon (TOC) analyzers and corresponding certified reference materials. Our innovative endotoxin analyzer is the latest addition to our expanding portfolio of analytical instruments. We strive to offer not only superior technology and design, but also exceptional quality, service and application support.

Reporting into Veolia WTS’s VP-P&L Procurement, this key regional role will oversee a team of 7 Procurement team members who are accountable for ~$30M of Veolia WTS spend across multiple global regions supporting the P&D business. 

In partnership with internal functional stakeholders and business partners in the P&D product line, the P&D Procurement Director is responsible for leading overall procurement activities for the product line consisting of ozone generation equipment (standard skids and Projects), associated balance of plant (BoP) for ozone systems operation, and Ultraviolet (UV) systems and BoP.  This thoughtful and results oriented leader will be accountable for all procurement related deliverables for P&D.  This role will influence and collaborate with product line and regional leadership and suppliers to develop/deploy a procurement strategy, leveraging the broader Procurement team, including Global Category Management, to deliver reliable and cost efficient disinfection solutions that deliver value to our customers. 

Key Characteristics:

• Good leadership and management skills to lead, mentor & coach Veolia WTS’ Procurement team while influencing and collaborating with various stakeholders to drive common goals.
• Proven track record of delivering enterprise-wide financial and non-financial results in a multicultural matrix environment across multiple regions.
• Expertise in procurement sub-functions and water treatment technologies.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Leadership & Culture

• Collaborate with the Business leadership, Global Supply Chain, technology and product management to drive improvement in total product cost (material + conversion cost + operating cost) to deliver value to our customers
• Lead localization of key materials/components to drive product cost and performance efficiency in out global manufacturing centers for P&D in Canada, Europe and China
• Partner with the business to develop and deliver key new product introductions to drive future business growth initiatives

Financial Metrics

• Deliver EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) improvement for the P&D Product Line/Regions while mitigating market risks via focus on top line growth and bottom-line.
• Deliver DMI/DMP (Direct Material INflation/Direct Material Productivity) and NPI (New Product Introductions) targets to the business
• Deliver applicable GEP (Global Efficiency Plan) and Synergy targets

Procurement Collaboration

• Deliver on commitments (Project Execution, Fulfillment, On Time Delivery, Supplier Quality, etc.).
• Drive compliance to ‘Procure to Pay’ policies & procedures.
• Leverage category/regional support and strategy as applicable

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Required Skills:

• Expert: Demonstrate subject matter expertise in the field.
• Strategic: Gets the big game. Understands long term. Respects short term but doesn’t get hung up in the noise.      
• Inspirational: Ability to inspire/ motivate others.     
• Curious: Ability to pose high impact questions, seeing opportunities in areas where others see problems.    
• Courageous: Champions ideas and helps transform them into actions.      
• Humble: Respectful towards peers, team members, leadership and stakeholders. 
• Holistic: Think customer and Company first.
• Accountable: Demonstrates responsibility ownership and commitment. Taking responsibility for making tough calls when necessary.
• Ambitious: Identifies underlying truths and comes up with ideas that change the way we conceptualize issues, depicts a vision of the future that rallies teams to compete in new ways.                                         

Required Education & Experience:

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain Management or any other related field (preferred).
• 15 years’ experience in increasing roles in Procurement & Supply Chain function in several types of industries, with regional/global leadership and knowledge of business strategy, procurement strategy & processes, category management and overall execution of procurement KPIs.
• Prior experience with disinfection technologies preferred
• Salary Range: $148,000 - $185,000

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