Associate Director, Operational Procurement

The Associate Director of Operational Procurement plays a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services for the company. 
This position is responsible for the procure-to-pay process, raw material planning, and source-to-contract activities for select categories. 
The Associate Director ensures compliance with company policies, procurement systems and practices, and legal requirements while striving for continuous improvement in procurement strategies. 
Working in concert with various departments, they forecast needs and strategically plan procurement activities, leveraging strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and a collaborative leadership approach. 
Effective written and verbal communication skills are crucial for this position, including the ability to deliver executive summaries as well as detailed analyses.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
• Develop and implement processes for meeting finished goods and raw materials forecast requirements, managing inventory levels, and optimizing ordering cycles across direct and indirect categories to ensure material and service availability.
• Support, lead, and develop the Operational Procurement team, provide resources and guidance, ensuring effective task allocation and quality of work, and report on progress and productivity; communicate and resolve escalations as required.
• Design and apply Operational Procurement policies, practices, standards, and procedures, ensuring they are managed, maintained, adhered to, and align with Penumbra values and processes.
• Understand ERP, MRP, P2P, and analytics systems used for executing and monitoring raw material planning, and order management areas. 
• Identify opportunities to improve procurement practices and drive Operational Procurement compliance across standardized practices. 
• Support the design, documentation and execution of raw material forecasting and order management processes for key suppliers and critica...