Global Procurement Director

Global Procurement Director
Req ID: 53304
Location:

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 Senior Manager, 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, 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: technical, 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 Hi-Tech company- a must
Experience managing employees in Israel and abroad- a 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
Solid judgement along with the ability to think strategically
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.