There's an energy across IDEXX that is contagious - join a great team where caring and committed people come together to make things better. This is an outstanding opportunity to join an expanding, public, pet healthcare company that is well positioned for future growth.

IDEXX is currently hiring for a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager supporting Operations, including our Worldwide Warehousing and Logistics team. This is an exciting opportunity to drive category management activities for a global leader in innovative diagnostics and technologies for better veterinary care and safer food and water.

At IDEXX, the Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for their assigned spend categories, including the associated suppliers, internal stakeholders and the sourcing strategy. Candidate must display strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills and be proficient in project management and complex supplier negotiations to drive sourcing initiatives which have a significant financial impact for specific functional/operational areas or specific spend categories. In addition, this role delivers value-added category management activities which include strategic sourcing, client stakeholder management, supplier performance / risk management, supply market monitoring, continuous improvement and ongoing cost reductions, supplier review and issue resolution.

Sourcing Strategy:

• Create and implement the category and supplier management strategies including sourcing and supplier base management for the operations / global warehousing and logistics teams

• Support strategic goals to enable bottom-line and top-line company growth, and corporate social responsibility leadership

• Display expert industry knowledge of key suppliers, products, software, and services in supply chain

• Collaborate internally and with suppliers to develop innovative solutions

• Drive improvements & compliance of procurement processes

• Deliver cost savings, supplier rationalization & increase of spend under contract according to strategy

• Develop involvement with key stakeholders when implementing strategy, communicating results and targets and being a proactive business partner

Supplier Management:

• Drive changes with key suppliers, products, software, and services in supply chain resulting in positive impact to IDEXX.

• Create and leverage strong business and professional relationships with strategic suppliers and industry players to influence their supply chain capabilities, efficiency, and effectiveness

• Develop innovative ways to manage and measure suppliers for continuous performance improvement

Sourcing Project Management:

• Leverage program and project management tools and techniques

• Effectively manage multiple competing projects and deadlines

• Efficiently solve problems and make decisions for primary and strategic execution and tactical issues within the relevant portfolio of projects and or processes

• Provide oversight, guidance and drive execution of project plans

Leadership and Teamwork:

• Successfully motivate and collaborate within their team and across their peer group, and director level and above

• Lead cross functional teams, mentor and develop others

• Demonstrated leadership and proven experience and the application of best practice procurement skills

EDUCATION:

• Bachelors Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required; supply chain or Logistics discipline preferred.

• Functional Training: Demonstration of continuing education in transportation & logistics

• Member of ISM with a C.P.M. or A.P.I.C.S. C.P.M. certification preferred.

• Training and/or experience with LEAN and Six Sigma practices;

• Proficient in Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

EXPERIENCE:

Candidates for this position should have a demonstrated track record of a minimum of 8 years in developing and advancing category sourcing strategies that support key business objectives and result in significant cost savings and process improvements within the Operations / Warehousing & Logistics category. Parcel and 3PL contract negotiation experience preferred.

We offer outstanding opportunities for personal growth and success, and support excellence, world-class standards, and continuous improvement.

IDEXX has a new state of the art, LEED certified, world campus which fosters an innovative and collaborative work environment and promotes wellness; offering an impressive onsite fitness center, health clinic, and many healthy dining choices! In support of health and wellness, IDEXX is also a tobacco free campus.

If you are looking for a challenging work environment that unleashes creativity and energy, is refreshingly honest and comfortably casual, and offers opportunities for unmatched personal growth, we want to hear from you!

We offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits plan and relocation assistance if needed.

About the Area: Portland, Maine recently ranked number 6 on Forbes magazine's list of America's Best Cities for Young Professionals, was ranked by Bloomberg Businessweek as one of the best places to raise kids, was listed by Forbes.com as one of America's Best Hipster Neighborhoods, was named the Foodiest city in the US by Bonappetit magazine, was ranked by Yahoo.com as having one of the healthiest and most affordable housing markets, made the top 10 list of healthiest cities for women by Women's Health Magazine, and has recently been nominated for "Best Town Ever" by Outside Magazine; the magazine chooses its top 10 places to live based on a balance of great culture, breathtaking scenery, reasonable home prices, low-stress living, and, of course, easy access to the outdoors!

Why IDEXX?

We're proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from diseases. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 11,000 talented people.

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

Let's pursue what matters together.

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBT individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.

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