Lead the global IT procurement strategy, managing over $500M, developing sourcing strategies, and maintaining supplier relationships, while leading a team of senior buyers.
Position Title: Sr. Manager, Global IT Procurement
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Oakbrook Terrace
Grade: Grade 06
Requisition ID: 37837
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role .
McCain is going through a digital transformation. Our Global Procurement Technology Sr. Manager is on the frontline of this exciting revolution and is responsible for building/executing our progressive global IT strategy while also ensuring we're leveraging our volume and relationships to maximize flexibility, agility and value creation. The role ensures compliance with global and regional technology requirements by forging seamless trust and partnership with our Global Technology Leaders. Our Sr. Manager, Global IT Procurement, is accountable for over $500M and leads three Global Senior Buyers. This forward-thinking Sr. Manager reports into McCain's Global Senior Director of IT Procurement.
What you'll be doing .
The above list of responsibilities is not exhaustive, and any other responsibilities/tasks necessary to ensure the desired outcomes are achieved may be assigned.
What you'll need to be successful . • Bachelor's degree or related experience in Business, Technology or Finance• 5+ years of Procurement related experience and/or leading a high performing team• Proven ability to build, develop and retain top Procurement Talent• Strong hands-on negotiation, analytic, finance and supplier relationship skills• Expertise in Procurement fundamentals include SRM, complex global negotiations, procurement category management and stakeholder mapping/management • Proven experience with Global Enterprise deployment of legacy software/services, SaaS, Cyber Security, IT Professional Services and Technology Consulting• Strong Executive Presence, Business Acumen and experience collaborating/influencing Senior Leaders• Expert change management, project management and communication skills• Ability to influence without authority and execute despite complexity• A self-motivated, independent thinker with business acumen that's comfortable with ambiguity and calculated risk taking• Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills• Diversity mind-set: ability to manage in a matrix organization, across regions and cultures
About McCain .
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles .
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain experience .
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We're big believers in the power of working together in person-it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.
Compensation Package : $107,600.00 - $143,500.00 USD annuall y + bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education/training, and other organizational needs.
Benefits : At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and wellbeing at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & wellbeing programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Wellbeing programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned to country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit details available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Procurement
Division: Global Procurement
Department: Indirect IS
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Oakbrook Terrace
Grade: Grade 06
Requisition ID: 37837
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role .
McCain is going through a digital transformation. Our Global Procurement Technology Sr. Manager is on the frontline of this exciting revolution and is responsible for building/executing our progressive global IT strategy while also ensuring we're leveraging our volume and relationships to maximize flexibility, agility and value creation. The role ensures compliance with global and regional technology requirements by forging seamless trust and partnership with our Global Technology Leaders. Our Sr. Manager, Global IT Procurement, is accountable for over $500M and leads three Global Senior Buyers. This forward-thinking Sr. Manager reports into McCain's Global Senior Director of IT Procurement.
What you'll be doing .
- S4/HANA Procurement • Lead multiple SAP/Partner ecosystem RFPs & highly complex contracting and sequencing including the System Integrators and Hyper-Scalers (SaaS, IT PS, SI & VAR's)• Lead S4/HANA orchestration with multiple vendor/contract interdependencies (including System Integrators & Hyper-Scalers) and ensure BOM right sizing, SLAs with clear milestones and penalties• Lead the retirement of legacy SAP assets/services and surround systems to maximize value and minimize risk
- Setting Category Sourcing Strategy• Develop global Sourcing strategies that are tightly aligned with diverse business needs• Execute and institutionalize the global Sourcing Procurement strategy• Seamlessly partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance and other critical stakeholders in the development, approval and execution of the global strategies• Set targets and expectations, in conjunction with internal stakeholders, to drive world class total value creation including quality, cost avoidance, working capital and hard savings targets• Provide expert-level global category knowledge and negotiation techniques
- Supplier Relationship Management• Creates in incubator encouraging collaboration and innovation• Partners with VMO to build/maintain strong critical supplier relationships• Negotiates all technology on behalf of McCain IT• Fosters strong internal-external partnership/alignment
- Leadership / People Development• Provide thought leadership and share best practices with stakeholders • Develop a high performing team of global procurement professionals• Represents the category at global meetings and industry events• Build competence, process rigor and capability in global, regional and local procurement teams
- Global Alignment• Primary point of contact responsible for ensuring positive stakeholder experience• Actively engage stakeholders to understand business unit needs, align on goals and objectives and provide category insight• Share best practices and wins within the categories across all regions• Ensures regional alignment and active participation in the global IT strategy • Successfully and collaboratively resolve regional differences
- Knowledge Development• Develops and maintain a strong knowledge base for the category; ensure transfer of knowledge across stakeholders• Continual review of external and internal business, market and technology trends
The above list of responsibilities is not exhaustive, and any other responsibilities/tasks necessary to ensure the desired outcomes are achieved may be assigned.
What you'll need to be successful . • Bachelor's degree or related experience in Business, Technology or Finance• 5+ years of Procurement related experience and/or leading a high performing team• Proven ability to build, develop and retain top Procurement Talent• Strong hands-on negotiation, analytic, finance and supplier relationship skills• Expertise in Procurement fundamentals include SRM, complex global negotiations, procurement category management and stakeholder mapping/management • Proven experience with Global Enterprise deployment of legacy software/services, SaaS, Cyber Security, IT Professional Services and Technology Consulting• Strong Executive Presence, Business Acumen and experience collaborating/influencing Senior Leaders• Expert change management, project management and communication skills• Ability to influence without authority and execute despite complexity• A self-motivated, independent thinker with business acumen that's comfortable with ambiguity and calculated risk taking• Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills• Diversity mind-set: ability to manage in a matrix organization, across regions and cultures
About McCain .
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles .
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain experience .
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We're big believers in the power of working together in person-it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.
Compensation Package : $107,600.00 - $143,500.00 USD annuall y + bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education/training, and other organizational needs.
Benefits : At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and wellbeing at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & wellbeing programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Wellbeing programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned to country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit details available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Procurement
Division: Global Procurement
Department: Indirect IS
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Top Skills
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McCain Foods Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, USA Office
Excellent access to the East-West (I-88) and Tri-State (I-294) Tollway, I-290, I-55, Route 83, and Butterfield Road. There are many restaurants and hotels varying across different levels within a one-mile radius of Oakbrook Terrace Tower.
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