Manager Procurement Excellence

About Us

We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability. We create sustainable and efficient residential, commercial and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies. We protect temperature-sensitive goods throughout the cold chain. And we bring comfort to people globally. Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, software and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead.  

Whether you are a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate with an advanced degree, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact. Join our team and start your journey today! 

Description

The Manager of Procurement Excellence will support the implementation of the Copeland Business System best practices across the enterprise with a strong focus on procurement and supply chain through lean capabilities. They will be responsible for collaborating cross-functionally and with the procurement, operations, materials, and supply chain leaders to ensure successful implementation while being a driver of culture change. The right candidate will have experience in lean management as well as experience in the procurement function, ideally within a manufacturing organization.

As the Manager of Procurement Excellence, you will:

• Lead the Process Excellence function within the larger Procurement Excellence team

• Apply Copeland Business System tools and methodologies to achieve continuous improvement

• Facilitate impactful global improvements, specifically focused on the procurement function in alignment with strategic objectives and expectations

• Manage the Process Excellence team while mentoring, training, and guiding the group to achieve business goals

• Collaborate with the Oracle IT teams to enhance the Oracle platform to align with global policies

• Connect with the analytics organization to develop standardized metrics and dashboards

• Document newly rolled out processes as per global policies and train key business users

• Become the SME on Oracle procurement and planning processes for the center-led procurement organization; build trust with the BU procurement and materials teams

• Analyze business metrics, trends, and processes to develop improvement strategies

• Design new analytics and KPIs focused on process improvement and system parameter accuracy; train users to adopt new dashboards and reports

• Utilize a team-oriented structured problem-solving approach to analyze current conditions, diagnose problems, and identify improvement opportunities; demonstrate success with data

• Uncover and investigate complicated problems using data and various systems; make recommendations to cross-functional teams to resolve any issues

Required education, experiences & skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, finance, engineering, or IT field

• Minimum 7-10 years of related work experience in a continuous improvement, procurement, materials management, or IT functional analysis role

• Experience in a manufacturing environment

• Prior work focused on driving system and process change

• Intermediate to advanced experience with Oracle EBS or Oracle Cloud but will consider other ERP experience

• Experience with lean transformation and rollout across multiple businesses with a global platform

• Proven knowledge with developing business analytics, preferably with tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Sigma, or Domo; SQL or other programming experience is desirable

• Prior experience leading projects and tracking goals and milestones

• Experience building presentations and presenting to functional business leaders

• Ability to engage with all levels of the organization, including training of peers as well as executives

• Approachable leader always willing to train and mentor direct reports as well as others

• Ability to travel 10-25% (mostly domestic travel)

Preferred education, experiences & skills

• Masters’ degree in business, supply chain, finance, or engineering preferred

• Prior ERP implementation experience highly desirable
  
  Why Work in the Greater Miami Valley Area  Our facility is located in Sidney, OH conveniently located within driving distance to several larger cities, such as Dayton, Troy, and Columbus. The area’s generally low costs of living, excellent school systems, and low crime rates create a family-friendly environment. The area is home to several growing communities with restaurants, festivals, shopping, and arts scenes that make them exciting places to live and work. 

About our Location 

The newly renovated Sidney campus has 1M square feet of manufacturing floor with an additional 120k square feet of leading-edge lab facilities. This location is the headquarters for the air conditioning and cold chain businesses. Through our 30 years of scroll compressor expertise, our air conditioning related products help bring comfort and convenience in commercial, industrial and residential spaces. The cold chain business helps ensure that food safely and efficiently travels from farm to fork. Approximately 1600 employees work in Sidney, who all support a multitude of business functions. With the blend of businesses and functions represented under this one roof, there are many opportunities for advancement within the Sidney location

Collaboration First Hybrid Work Arrangements:

This role is hybrid eligible with the requirement to be in office at least three days per week. Colleagues are expected to demonstrate a collaboration first mindset, which is the understanding that teams will work together in-person and colleagues should be flexible to adjust their hybrid days based on business needs. You will have an opportunity to work with your team and leader to determine when you should be in office to drive meaningful connections and to best serve our customers.

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Our Commitment to Our People 

Across the globe, we are united by a singular Purpose: Sustainability is no small ambition. That’s why everything we do is geared toward a sustainable future—for our generation and all those to come. Through groundbreaking innovations, HVACR technology and cold chain solutions, we are reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency in spaces of all sizes, from residential to commercial to industrial. 

Our employees are our greatest strength. We believe that our culture of passion, openness, and collaboration empowers us to work toward the same goal - to make the world a better place. We invest in the end-to-end development of our people, beginning at onboarding and through senior leadership, so they can thrive personally and professionally. 

Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more. We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave.  

Together, we have the opportunity – and the power – to continue to revolutionize the technology behind air conditioning, heating and refrigeration, and cultivate a better future. Learn more about us and how you can join our team! 

Our Commitment to Inclusion & Belonging

At Copeland, we cultivate a strong sense of inclusion and belonging where individuals of all backgrounds, and with diverse perspectives, are embraced and treated fairly to enable a stronger workforce.  Our employee resource groups play an important role in culture and community building at Copeland.

Work Authorization 

Copeland will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire. 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Copeland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment. 

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