Manager, Procurement COE - Learning & Development
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Chicago
Posted on: October 13, 2024
Job Description:
Job Summary: The Manager, Procurement Center of Excellence works
under the direction of the department head or assigned designee on
specific projects to support strategy and development of
Procurement procedures, processes, and tools across Walgreens.
Contributes in planning, development, management and implementation
of strategic initiatives to drive improvements in operational
efficiency, simplify business procedures and digitize processes.
Sustains the continuous growth of procurement by pursuing
simplicity, standardization, improvement upon Procurement spend and
data knowledge and by exploiting opportunities offered in new
technologies and industry best practices. Assists with ensuring
cross divisional strategic and information system alignment,
generates effective communication, builds stakeholder
relationships, and maintains objectivity and equity among
coworkers, stakeholders, and suppliers. #LI-NL1Job
Responsibility:
- Assists in creating strategies for procurement procedures,
processes and tools across Walgreens, Boots and Alliance
Healthcare.
- Acts as a Center of Excellence advisor and assists in
developing a robust Learning and Development strategy and materials
to drive compliance and efficiency across Walgreens for goods not
for resale.
- Develops and communicates creative rollout strategies, change
management plans, training, reports, policies, and standard
operating procedures.
- Assists in the development of the professional competency and
technical capability of the category team and managers to maximize
individual impact and positive contribution to procurement sourcing
and category management
- Creates strategies, tools, and guidelines to improve access to
procurement processes, analytics and insight across Group
Procurement and wider Group. Provides thought leadership to Group
Procurement colleagues to develop robust category strategies by
sharing industry best practices.
- Assists with the coordination of multiple Procurement
Transformation work streams to ensure consistency across vision and
strategy, policy and process, technology and organization.
- Assists in the development of cost-benefit,
return-on-investment, and business case analysis to aid in
decisions on program investments and system implementations where
applicable.
- Proactively seeks new opportunities to add value, through a
deep understanding of procurement practices, economics, market, and
technology trends.
- Analyzes requirements and complex procurement situations to
formulate solutions to problems.
- Develop and mentor staff through on-boarding, open
communication, training and development opportunities and
performance management processes; fosters a diverse and inclusive
workplace."About Walgreens and WBAWalgreens () is included in the
U.S. Retail Pharmacy and U.S. Healthcare segments of Walgreens
Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare,
pharmacy and retail leader with a 170-year heritage of caring for
communities. WBA's purpose is to create more joyful lives through
better health. Operating nearly 9,000 retail locations across
America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is
proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving nearly 10
million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical
role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of
pharmacy and healthcare services, including those that drive
equitable access to care for the nation's medically underserved
populations. To best meet the needs of customers and patients,
Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with fully
integrated physical and digital platforms supported by the latest
technology to deliver high-quality products and services in
communities nationwide."The actual salary an employee can expect to
receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if
applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic
location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits,
please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits."An Equal Opportunity
Employer, including disability/veterans".Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree and at least 2 years of procurement process
experience OR High School/ GED and at least 4 years of procurement
process experience
- At least 2 years of experience in category management and/or
applying procurement practices/strategies.
- Experience designing and building training materials and
comfortable speaking in front of small and large groups, as well as
facilitating and setting up meetings.
- Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with
individuals at all levels of the organization, in the business
community and with vendors.
- Experience in diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex
issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve
problems.
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel,
PowerPoint, Word)
- Willing to travel up to/at least 10% of the time for business
purposes (within state and out of state).Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree and at least 5 years of procurement process
experience OR High School Diploma/GED and at least 8 years of
procurement process experience.
- Proficiency with PowerBI and/or other data visualization
tools.
- Experience in co-creating Learning and Development curriculum
for procurement processes and systems.Salary Range $83100 - $132900
/ Salaried
Keywords: Disability Solutions, Racine , Manager, Procurement COE - Learning & Development, Executive , Chicago, Wisconsin
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