Senior Manager, Procurement Cover Letter

I would like to submit my application for the senior manager, procurement opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for category specialist support to a procurement spend category by maintaining accurate procurement master data and achieving service level agreements.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Needs to be self-sufficient and experienced in working in a fast track environment
• Advanced excel skills and excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Analyze global/regional spend data and understand the business needs
• Provide global/regional market and supplier insights to maximize opportunities
• Develop sourcing strategy with implications
• Supply market cost monitoring and risk management / mitigation
• Track record of delivering sustainable and consistent cost saving projects
• Self-motivated person who enjoys challenges and working in a fast-paced environment with a daily sense of urgency

Please consider me for the senior manager, procurement opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for break-in support for short wavelength sourcing, contracting and negotiating (as required by Procurement Category teams, due to business demand and capacity).

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• International team leadership experience
• Technical expertise in typical production processes
• Familiarity with CAD modeling (SolidWorks, ProE)
• Comfortable in leading effective executive presentations to communicate results, strategy, or performance
• Can bridge finance/procurement and engineering discussions to support predictive cost estimating and cost modeling
• Experienced leading direct reports and global virtual and extended teams
• Possess a history of creating a business or engineering vision to align an organization to cost reduction programs and for innovation
• Strong commitment to the highest standard of personal and professional integrity

I would like to submit my application for the senior manager, procurement opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for procurement and Supplier Management expertise in supporting the business, managing the procurement and contracting activities for projects values between £15K - £1m.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Experience in sourcing of IT equipment, hardware and software preferred
• Knowledge of principles and practices of procurement and supply-chain management
• Knowledge of business practices related to purchasing
• Knowledge of laws, policies and procedures governing public procurement and contracts
• Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of administration, organization, budget preparation, personnel management, supervision, training and development, financial administration and public relations
• Knowledge of administrative problem solving and the implementation of effective solutions
• Knowledge of cost accounting as it relates to price and cost analysis
• Confident in presenting to decision makers in public and private organizations

In response to your job posting for senior manager, procurement, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for business intelligence for key Procurement projects, including among others Procurement Benchmarking, Category Strategy Development, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Procurement Social Responsibility, Supplier Diversity, Business Partner Reviews and Business Process Improvement.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Knowledge of software licensing, protection of Intellectual Property (IP) rights/ownership
• Prudent sourcing & procurement business practices and techniques
• Knowledge of commercial business contracts and contracting related processes
• Basic understanding of Information Technology (IT) practices
• Advanced Experience or Knowledge in Hosted solutions, managed Services, Cloud Computing and Virtualization is preferred
• Working knowledge of Excel used for financial analysis and Word/PowerPoint for reports and presentations
• Experience leading end-to-end strategic sourcing processes for capex, including spend analysis, supplier screening, benchmarking, clean-sheet costing, negotiations, supplier performance management, scorecards, contracting, and savings tracking
• Proven track record of delivering cost savings, particularly in decentralized organizations

In response to your job posting for senior manager, procurement, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for thought leadership and guidance to business units in the area of procurement and supplier management for the $150 million indirect spend category.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experience managing supplier relationships, especially for IT service suppliers
• Expertise and experience in managing contract change requests
• Possess solid experience within a similar level Procurement role with cross-category expertise ideally within either Transportation / Logistics / Services or Direct Strategic Materials
• Special Leave cover
• Ariba and SAP experience, or with similar ERP or e-Procurement solutions/systems and processes necessary
• Previous procurement and new product introduction experience is desirable
• Microsoft Office & specifically Excel/ PowerPoint skills would be an advantage
• Strong motivational skills in personnel management and goal development