• Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans for the designated category of services.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers to ensure optimal pricing and favorable terms.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of services and resolve any issues that arise.
• Analyze market trends, assess supplier performance, and evaluate the impact of external factors on the procurement of services.
• Develop and implement strategies to mitigate risk and improve cost-effectiveness.
• Prepare reports and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Stay up to date with industry developments and advancements in technology related to the procurement of services.
• Look for opportunities to incrementally optimize the purchase requests for services: creation, maintenance, and related payment processes to meet future requirements or leverage delivered systems functionality and technology
• Understand and recommend high impact projects for existing and emerging products and services that drive meaningful results: reduce cost and risk and improve quality. Focus will be on Services and Products required by different departments
• Source materials and services from new and existing suppliers to improve product quality and ongoing cost reductions while mitigating supply risk and improving customer support/experience.
• Meet Cinemark’s requirements for quality, on time delivery, cost, technological/manufacturing innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Work cross-functionally with other Category/Commodity Managers, Sourcing Analysts, departments to evaluate and select sources.
• Understand and manage initial and long-term price negotiations across suppliers.
• Program management – able to lead several programs to execute on sourcing of key strategic initiatives.
• Align with team members from different departments like HR, Marketing, IT, Food and beverage to understand supplier performance expectations in meeting the supply plan.
• Function as a primary focal point for all supplier issues related to projects owned.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of “req to check” – services processes, policies, and technologies.
• Experience with vendor management, negotiating vendor agreements.
• Experience with procurement and purchasing ERP system applications, workflows, and administration.
• Strong problem solving and analytic skillsets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to create leader, user, and project documentation and procedures, clearly and concisely.
• Strong meeting facilitation and presentation skills; and
• Ability to work well with individuals at all levels within and outside the organization.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in relevant commodity categories
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
• Program management experience
• Strong communication and negotiation skills as well as proven ability to work within team structure as an active participant and drive results through direct and indirect influence/collaboration
• Ability to successfully function in “fast-pace” ambiguous environment
• APICS, ISM, PMP, Six Sigma certification strongly preferred
• Demonstrated capability of advancing further within the organization through track record of increasing responsibility and quantifiable results
• Completion of a bachelor’s or master’s degree with coursework in accounting, finance, operations management, IT, business administration, supply chain or a related field or equivalent experience, including any supply chain certification.
• 3-7 years of professional experience with requisition of services; and
• Experience with implementing ERP and/or DW/BI solutions strongly preferred.

DISCLAIMER: This job description is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Cinemark USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer