Procurement Manager

Location: Windsor, CT Corporate Office

Job Type: Full-Time, Salary 

Build your career in the early childhood education field and become a valued member of our team at BrightPath Kids! As a proud member of the Busy Bees global childcare community, we offer exceptional opportunities for your career to thrive. Join our diverse community of over 5,000 dedicated employees, and experience competitive pay and benefits, including a childcare discount. With our rapid growth, now is the perfect time to apply and shape an extraordinary future with us. Unleash your potential and join BrightPath!

What will you be doing?

As a Procurement Manager, you will play a leading role in the development and implementation of multi-year sourcing strategies aligned with global business goals. Responsibilities include:

• Developing metrics, tools and processes to monitor and optimize sourcing strategies and performance implementing protocols for effectiveness and efficiency of critical initiatives.
• Managing and optimizing the daily use of the key business information systems - through item masters, profiles and categories.
• Building positive relationships with internal stakeholders to understand needs and drive successful project outcomes.
• Supporting internal stakeholders on sourcing initiatives, leveraging procurement best practices and strategies to ensure effective implementation and execution.
• Developing and implementing strategies to leverage negotiations for optimum pricing, payment methods, terms and conditions and service levels.
• Supports business initiatives for a range of categories including facilities services, food, office supplies, ESG, information technology and systems.
• All other duties as assigned.

Top Reasons to join BrightPath:

• We offer a 60% child care discount to ALL employees so that your family can take advantage of our great learning environment!
• All staff are eligible to participate in the 401(k) program which offers a company match – this is free money!
• We will support your long-term career goals by offering opportunities for professional development and tuition reimbursement for courses related to your field.
• Full-time staff accrue 2 weeks of paid time off in their first year.
• Full-time staff are given 7 paid holidays off.
• Full-time staff are offered health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance and $10,000 of company-paid life insurance.

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Business, Commerce, Finance or Procurement-related field
• 5 years of experience in procurement or related business fields.
• Working knowledge of P2P process and systems technology.
• Proven success in implementing cost-saving programs and optimizing supplier relationships.
• Experience with internal KPI’s and metrics measurement to assure world-class procurement performance.
• Demonstrated analytical, organizational, strategic, and planning skills.