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You should be comfortable partnering across Global Finance, Legal, Operations, R&D, HR and IT teams, and business leadership, while bringing structure, accountability, and continuous improvement to the procurement function. If you've already been doing this — improving processes, challenging the status quo, creating efficiencies, and making procurement a stronger business partner — this job is for you.About the Role:We are looking for an ambitious, commercially minded Procurement Manager who sees procurement as much more than purchasing. This is a role for someone who naturally asks, \"Why do we do it this way?\" and then has the drive and capability to make it better.The Procurement Manager will be responsible for managing all aspects of procurement activities while continuously improving the processes, systems, supplier relationships, and operating practices that support the function. This person will have the opportunity to influence how procurement operates across the organization, identify opportunities to reduce complexity, strengthen controls, improve stakeholder experience, and deliver measurable business value.The ideal candidate is someone who has already demonstrated the ability to build, change, simplify, and improve procurement processes — not someone who is looking to simply maintain an existing operation.Skills:RequiredBachelor's degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Operations, or a related discipline5+ years of progressive procurement, sourcing, purchasing, or supplier management experienceDemonstrated experience leading end-to-end sourcing initiativesExperience managing a team, and a global portfolio of suppliersExperience of working in a global environment and managing a team abroadDemonstrated success improving procurement processes or operational workflowsStrong ability to work cross-functionally with Finance, IT, Operations, and 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