The Associate Procurement Operations Lead role is responsible for leading plant- and cluster-level procurement operations, ensuring effective sourcing execution, supplier performance management, data accuracy, contract compliance, and alignment with cluster and regional Procurement strategies. The role works closely with Plant/Cluster stakeholders, Cluster Procurement, Category Managers, and Shared Services to drive sourcing initiatives, identify cost savings and productivity opportunities, mitigate supply risks, and improve procurement processes. It also serves as a key link between local operations and regional Procurement teams, ensuring consistent implementation of procurement policies, strategies, and standards across assigned plants or clusters.
What You'll Do
- You will lead plant- and cluster-level procurement activities, ensuring effective sourcing execution, supplier performance, data accuracy, and contract compliance.
- You will support Plant/Cluster stakeholders, Cluster Procurement, Category Managers, and Shared Services in sourcing activities, supplier analysis, reporting, and issue resolution.
- You will drive the local implementation of cluster and regional sourcing strategies, identifying opportunities for cost savings, productivity, risk mitigation, and process improvement.
- You will lead local sourcing events and support cluster-level bids, including supplier identification, RFI/RFP development, bid analysis, supplier clarifications, and sourcing recommendations.
- You will maintain and validate supplier master data, pricing records, contracts, source plans, and sourcing documentation in applicable Procurement systems.
- You will monitor supplier compliance with approved sources, negotiated pricing, service levels, contract terms, and sourcing decisions.
- You will coordinate supplier approvals, source changes, pricing issues, contract gaps, and transactional escalations with Shared Services, Finance, Legal, and end users.
- You will prepare and analyze reports on plant and cluster spend, savings, supplier performance, cost changes, risks, compliance, and productivity initiatives.
- You will monitor market and supplier intelligence for assigned categories or plants, including pricing trends, supplier capabilities, inflation drivers, supply risks, and benchmarking data.
- You will provide market insights and recommendations to Cluster Procurement and Category Managers to support sourcing strategies and negotiation planning.
- You will identify opportunities for standardization, consolidation, localization, and supplier development across plants and countries within the cluster.
- You will serve as the primary plant/cluster-level contact for assigned key suppliers and support cluster-level supplier relationship management activities.
- You will monitor supplier performance, lead corrective action follow-up, and escalate recurring or critical issues to Cluster Procurement or Category Management.
- You will support supplier reviews, business continuity actions, payment and invoice resolution, pricing discrepancies, service concerns, and improvement initiatives.
- You will partner with local leadership and functional stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver timely Procurement support and sourcing solutions.
- You will act as the key connection between local stakeholders, Cluster Procurement, Category Management, Shared Services, Finance, and Legal.
- You will support the adoption of Procurement tools, policy updates, sourcing processes, and regional initiatives while helping resolve implementation barriers at the local level.
What We're Looking For
- You will have a strong understanding of procurement, sourcing, supply chain, supplier management, and contract compliance.
- You will demonstrate strong analytical, communication, organizational, follow-up, and stakeholder management skills.
- You will have the ability to lead sourcing activities with limited supervision and influence plant and cluster stakeholders.
- You will be able to identify opportunities for cost savings, productivity, compliance, and supplier performance improvement.
- You will hold a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Operations, or a related field.
- You will have at least three years of relevant experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, operations, finance, or a related field.
- You will bring experience in managing sourcing events, supplier relationships, bid analysis, contract compliance, and procurement reporting.
- You will have experience working with operations, cross-functional stakeholders, and cluster or regional Procurement teams.
- You will ideally have experience supporting remotely located stakeholders and managing supplier relationships across different locations.
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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate
Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
