MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual’s status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.*Description** Identify opportunities to centralize similar types of spend and re-negotiate more favorable commercial contracts to drive efficiency* Develop and sustain supplier relationships through direct interaction, responsiveness and accountability, and track and manage supplier performance.* Oversee the refresh of current procurement practices across the source-to-pay spectrum, establishing and implementing best practice policies, processes, procedures tools and systems to create a robust best in class procurement framework.* Working with the finance and IT teams, optimize processes and systems throughout the procurement life cycle.* Establish strategic vision and direction for the procurement lifecycle function and oversee the execution and development of procurement strategies, policies, and procedures based on company goals and objectives.* Manage cross-functional teams using spend data analytics, market research, benchmarks, and cost modeling to define commodity and category strategies, best practices, and to identify and leverage high value opportunities that deliver innovative and sustainable value, operational efficiencies, and risk mitigation to the organization.* Ensure the development and execution of sourcing and contract management strategies, and support the procurement needs for the organization with a focus on continuous improvement and excellent business support.* Rationalize, set up, manage, and enforce policies on vendor selection, use of preferred suppliers, and multi-sourcing to mitigate supply chain risk.* Work with operations, development, and planning to support supplier development activities, new product introductions, maintenance of acceptable inventory levels and multi-sourcing projects.* Build a committed and highly skilled team to manage all aspects of procurement throughout the source-to-pay cycle.* *Bachelor’s degree* in Business, Purchasing, Supply Chain/Materials Management or equivalent. Master’s degree preferred but not required.* A minimum of 15+ years of related industry experience in high-performance, multi-disciplinary, globally distributed teams.* Prior leadership experience, managing teams, required.* Highly developed leadership and communication skills.* *Extensive Procurement, Contracting, Supplier Management, and Sourcing experience and skills** Experience in *Source-to-Pay strategies*, tools implementation and usage* Demonstrated strategic business acumen and proven team building skills across organizational boundaries and cultures* High level of initiative and the ability to influence, implement change, and communicate effectively as a member of the Global Operations team* Capable of putting together effective business presentations and insights* *Dynamic, confident, self-motivated** Capable of strategic thinking with ability to drill into details when required* Strong influencing skills with ability to see issues from multiple viewpoints and understand differing needs of stakeholders* Sound working knowledge of planning and execution methodologies* Strong verbal, presentation, and writing skills. Bilingual is a plus.My client is a global provider of automated test and assurance solutions for networks, cybersecurity, and positioning. Their innovative products and services address the test, assurance, and automation challenges of a new generation of technologies: 5G, SD-WAN, Cloud, Autonomous Vehicles, and beyond. Each year they assure the promises they assure their customers worldwide make to their customers, spanning communications, transportation, government, defense, aerospace, financial services, healthcare, retail, and more. Our network, cybersecurity, and positioning experts work closely with customers to understand their needs and deliver solutions that cover their entire technology lifecycle, from the lab to real-world deployment.* Competitive base salary* Excellent annual bonus structure* PTO package* 401K w/ match* Health benefits options: dental, medical, vision, life