First Student

Provides student transportation services for districts

Vice President of Procurement

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeCincinnati, OH, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree is required.
At least 10 years of procurement or purchasing leadership and management experience is required, preferably within the transportation industry.
A proven record of leading sourcing and procurement organizational activities supporting multiple operating companies and producing tangible business results is required.
Strong knowledge and expertise across multiple commodity sourcing facets, including expert knowledge of policies, procedures, and systems for leading a large-scale procurement organization, is required.
The ability to develop high-impact sourcing strategies and demonstrate thought leadership is required.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including public speaking and presentations, are required.
The ability to adapt to changing priorities is required.
In-depth knowledge of key supply chain and logistics processes and current best practices is required.
Strong leadership abilities in procurement and program management are required.
English proficiency is required.

Responsibilities

Lead procurement requirements across North America Operations, spanning three operating companies and more than $2 billion in annual expenditures.
Partner with operating company presidents and chief financial officers to establish strategic procurement initiatives supporting the goals and objectives of North American business entities.
Establish and execute procurement strategies that support operating company expense-control initiatives and business growth.
Develop and maintain supplier relationships and strategies to support a high-performing supply chain across cost, delivery, and quality.
Lead and administer procurement, supplier development, sourcing, collaboration, management, and execution of strategies within the department.
Set supply chain metrics, goals, and rewards to guide the procurement organization in executing strategic plans.
Ensure the procurement team supports key stakeholder requirements, including those of shared service organizations, operations, and suppliers.
Plan and direct system supply chain policies, objectives, and initiatives.
Achieve supply and service cost-avoidance, containment, and reduction objectives.
Perform other duties as requested in support of the North America operating companies.
Travel domestically and internationally 10–20% as required.

Desired Qualifications

Procurement or purchasing leadership and management experience within the transportation industry is preferred.

The individual will be responsible for, but not limited to, leading all facets of the North America Operations procurement requirements spanning 3 operating companies and $2B+ in expenditures annually.

Major Responsibilities

Partner with operating company Presidents and CFO’s in establishing strategic procurement initiatives that support the respective North America business entities goals and objectives.
Establishing and executing Procurement strategies that support operating company expense control initiatives as well as supporting business growth within the company.
Develop/Maintain supplier relationships and strategies leading to a world-class supply chain (cost, delivery and quality).
Lead/Administer all aspects of procurement, supplier development, sourcing, collaboration, management, and execution of strategies within the department.
Set supply chain metrics, goals and rewards to properly lead the procurement organization in executing strategic plans.
Ensuring the Procurement Team is supportive of all key stakeholder requirements (other Shared Service organizations, Operations, suppliers, etc.) in providing exemplary customer service.
Plans and directs all aspects of the system's supply chain policies, objectives, and initiatives.
Responsible for achieving supply and service cost avoidance, containment and reduction objectives.
Performs other duties as requested, in support of the North America operating companies.

Minimum Experience or Skills Required

Bachelor’s degree.
10+ Years of Procurement / Purchasing Leadership and Management experience, preferably within the transportation industry.
Proven track record of effectively leading sourcing and procurement organizational activities in support of multiple operating companies yielding tangible business results.
Experienced procurement professional with strong knowledge and expertise in multiple commodity sourcing facets with expert knowledge of policies, procedures and systems in leading a large scale procurement organization.
Strategic ability to develop high impact sourcing strategies. Exhibits thought leadership.
Excellent communication skills, oral and written including public speaking and presentations.
Flexible self-starter willing to adjust to an environment with ever-changing priorities.
In depth knowledge of key supply chain / logistics processes & current best practices.
Strong leadership abilities both from a Procurement and Program Management perspective to ensure department and company success on varied responsibilities.
Expectation of 10-20% travel both domestically and internationally (as required).

Language Requirement
This role requires English proficiency. Federal, state, and local requirements, including U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications be conducted in English.

First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.

About the Company

First Student

Provides student transportation services for districts

First Student provides school bus transportation services across North America, operating a large fleet and handling millions of daily student rides. Its core offering is safe, reliable bus transportation for school districts, delivered through close partnerships with districts and highly trained drivers. The product works by coordinating scheduling, routing, and operations across a network of more than 48,000 vehicles in 42 U.S. states and 8 Canadian provinces/territories to ensure students get to and from school each day. The company differentiates itself through strong district partnerships, responsiveness to changing district needs, a focus on safety and trained staff, and a scalable, organized operations model that can serve many districts efficiently. The goal is to support education by providing a dependable transportation solution that starts and ends each school day safely for every student.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Cincinnati, OH
Founded: 2021

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