{"id":3556,"date":"2017-01-25T10:13:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T10:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2017\/01\/25\/procurement-manager-jobs-who-is-the-best-candidate\/"},"modified":"2021-07-15T04:04:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T08:04:55","slug":"procurement-manager-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/procurement-manager-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Procurement Manager Jobs:  Who Is The Best Candidate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWho are\u00a0the best candidates for procurement manager jobs?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a question that is on the mind of every supply chain director seeking to fill an open procurement manager position.<\/p>\n<p>Is there an obvious answer?<\/p>\n<p>Well, there is a common answer: \u00a0procurement specialists.<\/p>\n<p>But that isn\u2019t the only good answer. \u00a0And may not be the best answer.<\/p>\n<p>There is more than one path to a procurement manager job. \u00a0Here are some \u2013 but not all \u2013 various job roles that have led into procurement manager positions and the contexts in which they make the most sense:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Engineer:<\/strong> \u00a0It\u2019s been written that 80% or more of a manufactured product\u2019s cost is determined when the design is finished. \u00a0If the procurement department is responsible for cost control, that fact leaves little room for procurement influence \u2013 particularly if the procurement department is not involved early in product design. \u00a0And it is often difficult for a procurement department to get invited to the product design party. \u00a0That\u2019s because procurement is often perceived as a function without engineering expertise and, as such, one that can contribute little to no value. \u00a0However, if the procurement specialist assigned to the category in which products are being developed is an engineer, that boosts procurement\u2019s credibility immensely. \u00a0And \u00a0if that credibility can be leveraged into increased early procurement involvement, then procurement can have much greater cost control influence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accountant:<\/strong> \u00a0In many organizations, the perceived value of procurement depends on cost savings. \u00a0More specifically, legitimate, verified cost savings. \u00a0I add those adjectives because I have seen many procurement cost savings claims be ridiculously inflated. \u00a0Where standard cost savings\u00a0definitions are vague or even non-existent, goofy things often show up on cost savings reports. \u00a0To have credibility, cost savings claims need to have a clear impact on an organization\u2019s financial statements. \u00a0Unfortunately, not every procurement professional is trained on financial principles and that leads to an unacceptable disconnect between procurement cost savings reporting and financial reporting. \u00a0By having an accountant in a procurement manager role, the procurement department is positioned to reconcile its cost savings calculations with financial reporting, gaining more credibility in the process.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Warehouse Manager:<\/strong> \u00a0There is an unfortunate schism between the \u201cwhite collar\u201d workforce and the \u201cblue collar\u201d workforce. \u00a0This can lead to turf wars where the blue collar warehouse staff is never found in the white collar procurement staff\u2019s office space and procurement professionals rarely visit the warehouse. \u00a0So much procurement-related activity happens in the warehouse area as materials move from the receiving dock to inventory shelves to the shipping dock or manufacturing area. \u00a0And many material availability problems arise between these points. \u00a0Understanding the flow of materials can help a procurement professional tweak procurement processes or make changes in how suppliers are asked to perform to avoid problems. \u00a0Promoting a warehouse manager to a procurement management position can accelerate the learning curve and drive some true improvement in supply chain processes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Procurement Specialist: \u00a0<\/strong>A procurement specialist is often a great choice for a procurement manager position. \u00a0The reason it is not the only choice is often because many procurement specialists take a narrow view of their role. \u00a0Instead of taking a comprehensive view of the organization and how to optimize processes for the business, they simply focus on being good at only the core procurement functions. \u00a0That\u2019s not enough in today\u2019s business world. \u00a0However, if a procurement professional commits to learning the ins and outs of all functions that interact with procurement: \u00a0finance, inventory, quality, social responsibility, etc. while also being a master of core procurement functions, then a promotion from within can be a superior choice for filling that procurement manager position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you can see, there is no single set of work experiences that qualifies a candidate for a procurement manager position. \u00a0Hiring directors need to evaluate where the most potential for improvement is and\/or what problems require solutions most urgently when determining what past experience will be most valuable in taking the procurement department to the next level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWho are\u00a0the best candidates for procurement manager jobs?\u201d Don\u2019t miss [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with 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