**Role Summary**:
By partnering with stakeholders and influencing at all levels in the organization, the Procurement Excellence Lead drives actions toward continuous improvement which may include, but are not limited to quality, delivery, growth and margin expansion.
The Procurement Excellence Lead will lead with an enterprise mindset and work closely with the Platform Supply Chain leaders as well as with Shared Service Finance to drive a Procure-to-Pay (PTP) solution for Flowserve.
**Responsibilities & Requirements**:
**Responsibilities**:
- Champion cultural change across the Procurement discipline - lead with purpose, core values, and behaviors to promote and fully imbed a professional Procurement mindset within all employees across supply chain
- Together with the rest of the Procurement Excellence team, build relationships and lead with expert consultation, collaboration, and guidance
- Own and deliver enterprise level programs aligned to the advancement of the procurement function, including but not limited to:
- Procurement Optimization Initiatives
- Intercompany Procurement
- Inventory Optimization activities
- Site Supply Chain Maturity actions
- Supply Chain Systems Integration
- Continuously improve productivity and efficiency of processes throughout the procurement organization
- Provide functional leadership and peer group alignment, where appropriate and needed
- Develop, deploy and govern a Procurement Continuous Improvement Program
**Required Qualifications**:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field
- 7+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Procurement or related experience
- Deep understanding of both commercial and technical areas of supply chain
- Fluent English speaking and writing
- Travel requirements - 25-50%
**Preferred Experience / Skills**:
**Preferred skills**:
- Certified Supply Chain Professional
- Manufacturing, Aerospace, Engineering, or related business experience preferred
- Solid commercial acumen and negotiation skills
- Proficiency in Project Management
- Knowledge and good relationship of supply base in the region
- Understanding of market dynamics
- Expertise with MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of SAP and/or Oracle and sourcing tools like Ariba
**Other Posting Location**: Arnage, France;, Etten-Leur, Netherlands;, Itzehoe, Germany;, Manchester, United Kingdom;, Milano, Italy;
**Job Advertising Title**: Procurement Excellence Lead
**Primary Posting Location**: Coslada, Spain
**Job Posting Category**: Supply Chain
**Employment Type**: Full time
**Auto req ID**: 56368BR
**Country**: Spain
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