Job Description
Job Summary The Director of Procurement will be responsible for building and leading a strategic and integrated procurement function that optimizes new and existing vendor/supplier partnerships to maximize value to AYR Wellness while reducing costs. Reporting to the COO, this individual will be a key partner to business stakeholders and collaborate to meet functional and company goals.
Duties And Responsibilities - Develop and continuously enhance a deep understanding of our customers, markets, cultivation and manufacturing processes, capabilities and technologies that will enable effective use of resources and good decisions in the procurement function.
- Lead, coach, and develop a small team of Procurement Buyers.
- Define and implement standard contract development and negotiation processes and a robust supplier review program.
- Evaluates spending operations while seeking ways to improve and enhance the quality of products purchased, and timeliness of deliveries.
- Standardize procurement processes across the organization in support of reducing costs and improving supplier performance.
- Establish and manage network of strong and diverse vendor relationships that are backed up with performance metrics.
- Build and lead the deployment of vendor performance evaluation program.
- Serve as key partner to business stakeholders and collaborate to meet functional and company objectives.
- Develop and Implement risk mitigation contingency plans in the event of product shortages.
Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree
- 10+ years' experience successfully building and leading a Procurement team and creating a high-performance, high-accountability culture.
- Subject Matter Expert in building diverse supplier network.
- Demonstrated competence in negotiating skills with respect to Pricing, Service, Terms and Conditions.
- Experience managing commercial issues (e.g., payment terms, pricing increase requests) with suppliers and assessing supplier data and performance
- Experience knowledge of Supplier Quality and SCM / Supply Chain Management
- Knowledge of contract law and its applications regarding purchasing processes
- Certification CPCM (Certified Professional Contracts Manager), CCCM (Certified Commercial Contracts Manager) preferred
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cation - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering, construction, electrical, or other suitable field of study is required
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. AYR Wellness is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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