Indirect Sourcing Director - MRO, Corporate Services, Energy

Aligned with the strategies of the businesses, the director of indirect sourcing is responsible for establishing the strategic direction and procurement of all indirect materials, globally - including MRO, Energy, Corporate Services, and IT. Immediate focus of this role is to champion a new MRO operating model and cross functional stakeholder management for spend globally, lead a high performing team of sourcing professionals - inspiring innovation, reducing cost, and improve supplier quality across the enterprise. Further, this role will utilize various industry information and benchmarking, draw upon knowledge of the global markets, interpret key stakeholder requirements, and leverage actionable data analytics in evaluating strategies, developing options, and executing tactics to deliver sustainable sourcing solutions.

As a member of the Global Sourcing Leadership Team, the director of indirect sourcing mustdemonstrateteamwork and commitment to the overall success of Owens Corning.This role is a recognized leader with unquestionable integrity that makes and influences key business decisions anddemonstratesour corporate values and commitment to winning with our customers and growing our talent through performance management and talent development.

Reports to: Vice President, Global Sourcing &Enterprise Supply Chain

Span of Control:18

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Trusted Business Partner

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  Effectively manages stakeholders across the business to drive organizational change,build credibility and trustregardingall indirectspendwith a specific activebusiness transformation initiative in MRO.

  
  

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  Persuades,enrollsand aligns internal and external stakeholders to a specific vision or desired outcomes.Conveysopportunities in a way that inspires and energizes team members and business partners into action.

  
  

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  Knows our customers,participatesin direct customerinteractionand has a thorough understanding of customer issues across their supply chain including specifications, raw material inputs, OC competitors or alternative products, energy and indirectspend.

  
  

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  Manages supply base,inflationand savings forecasts in a data driven manner accounting for potential short,mediumand long-term risks andallocatesresources to mitigate supply & supplierriskas necessary.

  
  

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  Partners with the VP of Global Sourcing, VPsof Operations(Operations Leadership Council), VPsof Finance, HR, IT, and Sustainabilityacrosstheenterprise,and owns the agenda with the Corporate Risk ManagementCommittee (CRMC) for risk management actionsand other key stakeholders to deliver on the objectives of the business.

  
  

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  Inspires teamwork across business segments and regions to maximize the performance of Owens Corning and the development of people.

  
  

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  Isregarded by the employees of Owens Corning as a role model for their growth,developmentand conduct.

  
  

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  Teaches financial acumen and concepts to assure financial based decision making occurs at every level of the business

  
  

Supplier Relationship Management

Continuously builds intimate insight and knowledge of critical supplier base, their business, what is necessary for the supplier to be successful, and the value that our current and future global supplier base delivers to the business.

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  Ensure operations are consistent with the global supplier code of conduct and OC values.

  
  

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  Provide leadership to the indirect Sourcing team to deliver productivity by working with suppliers and business leadership.

  
  

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  Develop strong business relationships with all levels of key supplier base with focus on senior levels appropriately

  
  

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  Visit suppliers regularly to assess their capabilities, and understand their business strategies and priorities

  
  

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  Ensureappropriate levelof Supplier Management (including overall commercial account management) for supply base and make this a linchpin of continuous improvement for OC/supplier relationship and results

  
  

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  Develop strong understanding of key supplier industries through "outside in" perspective and regularly calibrate the contemporary state of this perspective

  
  

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  Benchmark our key suppliers and spend regularly

  
  

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  Lead supplier management for business, including:

  
  

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  • Key account management
  • Performance management platform
  • Supplier recognition
  • A process for auditing performance
  
  
  
  

• Sustainability

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  Lead the negotiating and codifying of key contractual relationships where and when appropriate

  
  

Developing and Executing Strategy

Develops and executestimelystrategy to centralize MRO spend, create more efficient channels for MRO delivery. Works with leaders over energy, IT, Corporate services to devise strategies and develop capabilities thatsupportsthe growth of Owens Corning.

Keeps a forward-looking, long-term view of key trends and activities which will significantlyimpactthe business

Ensures sourcing is a competitive advantage for OC through:

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  Maintaining a sophisticated and purposeful forward looking and externally oriented global view of the key goods and services required by the business, and to the industries which provide them.

  
  

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  Understanding the commercial and supply chain strategies of the businesses and aligning Sourcing strategies accordingly to create economic value and/or mitigate business risk

  
  

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  Ensuring supply security at the best economics for all commodities

  
  

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  Support of the company's Sustainability initiatives with the supply base

  
  

Strategic Sourcing Expertise

Accountable for all negotiations within the business' global supply base, including third-party providers. Responsible for ensuring all sourcing activities adhere to the highest ethical standards, consistent with OC's values and business code of conduct. In addition, this role is accountable to:

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  Assure corporate processes andpurchasingtransactions adhere to all corporate and sourcing policies, including SOX and proper Levels of Authority approvals.

  
  

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  Continuously improve sourcing processes with theobjectiveof minimizing back-office sourcing transaction costs.

  
  

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  Understand the daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly needs of each of the business supply chains and ensure the right materials/products/services are at the right place, at the right time, at the right cost.

  
  

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  Ensure suppliers deliver to specifications called for and that theappropriate qualitylevel is delivered.

  
  

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  Work with the operations and technical group to understand and improve specifications on a six sigma, continuous improvement basis

  
  

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  Communicate consistentlyregardingresults and the status of key initiatives, and on forward looking risks and opportunities with the supply base or with sourced goods and services.

  
  

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  Providea sophisticated view of the markets, so risks and opportunities are well understood by business decision makers, and specific actions are taken as a result

  
  

Leading and Developing Talent - Global Talent Management

Ensures global sourcing key capabilities by having corefoundationskills, and that allemployeesdevelop and grow as a trusted business partner,thrustrategic sourcingexpertise, and supplier relationship management.

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  Designs the business' sourcing organization in a way that creates "complete" jobs with strong accountability and development opportunities.

  
  

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  Creates an environment where talent is developed through effective performance management and talent evaluation.

  
  

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  Effectively builds a diverse team with competent people using theappropriate mixof internal promotions and external recruitment to satisfy near-term performance, longer-term succession needs and toensurethe organization has the necessary outstanding talent.

  
  

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  Invests in the growth and development of direct reports and other identified talent in their organization.

  
  

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  Engaged in personal development.

  
  

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  Encourages cross-functional moves and talent planning

  
  

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  Partners with other business leaders in driving performance management throughout the function by recognizing strong performers and coaching marginal performers.

  
  

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  Engages with key business partners in upgrading talent with our external recruiting efforts to fill openings.

  
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

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  An undergraduate degree in business, finance,engineeringor related field of study; MBA preferred

  
  

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  Fifteen plus years of global sourcing or relevant business or commercial experience (engineering, operations, finance, general management) with progressive responsibilities

  
  

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  Leadership of a global functional organization; overseas assignment strongly preferred

  
  

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  Project management that drives impact, strong results and leads to change

  
  

EXPERIENCE:

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  Experience at creating and implementing strategies at a comprehensive and global level within a corporate environment for supplychainor businesses.

  
  

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  Strong teamplayer, with experience and strong results in team-based matrix organizations geographically and functionally.

  
  

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  Strong background in MRO, Corporate Services and Energy Sourcing.

  
  

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  An experienced global manager and motivator of teams, able to select, develop andretainhigh performing team; hassignificant experiencemanaging teams across geographic boundaries and bringing fresh thinking to talent management and succession planning.

  
  

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  Demonstratedtrack recordof results, strong commercial orientation, with thorough understanding of financial statements, especially cash flow and cash generation, cost reduction, productivity, and working capital.