Global Procurement Director
Holon, IL
Location: Holon (Hybrid)
About us:
Sapiens is a global leader in the insurance industry, delivering its award-winning, cloud-based SaaS insurance platform to over 600 customers in more than 30 countries. Sapiens’ platform offers pre-integrated, low-code capabilities to accelerate customers’ digital transformation. With more than 40 years of industry expertise, Sapiens has a highly professional team of over 5,000 employees globally.
Description
As a Global Procurement Director, you will lead, manage and develop global procurement activity & execution of key categories. You will be responsible for a team dedicated to sourcing equipment, goods and services and technology, managing global vendors and RFP's while being also hands-on. Our successful candidate will be able to develop strategic procurement activities & prepare forecasts on changes in the market or price.
Responsibilities
- Responsibility for cross-organizational procurement activities: technology (cloud, systems, software etc), services (HR, facilities, marketing etc).
- Develop standards, processes, methodologies and stakeholder relationships to allow the group to be viewed as a center of excellence
- Develop the procurement strategy and handling the day-to-day functioning of corporate Procurement function, including sourcing, purchasing and vendor management
- Develop, lead and execute global purchasing strategies, policies and processes
- Establish corporate standards and increase leverage of company-wide supplier spend
- Provide leadership and optimization of the function, implementing the best end to end vendor selection and management processes
- Establish balanced scorecard metrics (cost, quality, service, etc.) that drive accountability for all major categories of spend
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness, assess, manage and mitigate risks.
Requirements:
- At least 7 years' experience as a global procurement manager in a global company- must
- Experience managing employees in Israel and abroad- must
- Exceptional leadership skills and the ability to coach, develop and drive others to results.
- Knowledge in all procurement process disciplines including spend category, negotiation, supplier selection, supplier management
- Interest in market dynamics along with business sense
- Well-developed negotiation and communication skills with various audiences globally
- Ability to think strategically coupled with solid judgement
- Ability to gather & analyze data from tables and figures and recognize connections
- Set priorities considering short and long-term needs of the business
- Readiness for intensive and often under pressure work
- Familiarity with SAP Business 1– advantage
- BS degree in supply chain management, logistics, business administration or other relevant degree
- Fluent in English (ability to negotiate) – must
Sapiens is an E-Verified & Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V.