Director, Strategic Alliances – Procurement Services

Element Fleet Management Corp.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An international automotive fleet management company in Dublin seeks a Procurement Manager to enhance procurement services. This role requires over 10 years of experience in service management and exceptional communication and leadership skills. You'll be responsible for ensuring that procurement services align with business needs and drive continuous improvement. The position emphasizes stakeholder management and requires a strategic mindset to maximize procurement value.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple key stakeholders with exceptional communication skills.
• Experience implementing enterprise systems and driving adoption.
• Possess a service-design mindset and inspire transparency across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Shape, manage, and improve procurement services at Element.
• Ensure sourcing and supplier relations meet business needs.
• Maximize value from procurement services through continuous improvement.

Skills

Exceptional communication

Leadership

Collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

10+ years in procurement/service management

Job description

Element is the largest publicly traded pure-play automotive fleet manager in the world. Our success is driven by our Purpose to *Move the world through intelligent mobility*, and fueled by our team members who help our clients manage fleets that deliver the goods and services our communities rely on. We are looking for more Purpose-driven, client-centered, and inclusive team members to join us.This role is accountable for shaping, managing, and continuously improving procurement services at Element. “Procurement services” are an internal product delivered the rest of Element. This role will “own” the internal product globally, ensuring that sourcing and supplier relations are consistently delivered effectively and meet business needs.A key enabler of this role’s success will be Element’s “SSRM” (Sourcing & Supplier Relations Management) platform. SSRM is currently being implemented, and this role plays an important part on the implementation team. This role does not “own” the SSRM platform alone, but rather the global procurement services enabled and enhanced globally by SSRM. This role is focused on the internal service model, quality, stakeholder experience, and value realization associated with Strategic Alliances’ function within Element.The purpose of this role is to ensure that Element derives maximum value from procurement services through: Continuous improvement in service quality, compliance, and stakeholder experience.**Position Requirements** **Education and Experience** 10+ years of experience in procurement/service management, with service-design mindset.Exceptional communication, leadership, and collaboration skills: inspires confidence, trust, and – in turn – encourages accountability, partnership and transparency across all levels of the organization.Experience implementing enterprise systems and driving adoption.**Knowledge and Competencies**Experience engaging/managing/consulting multiple key stakeholders with Exceptional oral and written communication skills, networking skills, positive attitude and interpersonal skills.(TSX: EFN) is the largest publicly traded pure-play automotive fleet manager in the world. As a Purpose-driven and client-centric company, we deliver value through scalable, sustainable, and technology-enabled fleet and mobility solutions. Through the Element-Arval Global Alliance, we operate in over 50 countries, supporting clients across North America, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and beyond. Our global reach is further extended by Autofleet, our technology platform accelerating the modernization of our digital capabilities. Element delivers end-to-end solutions to our clients—from vehicle acquisition and maintenance to EV integration, route optimization, risk management, and remarketing.**Our People Drive Our Success**At Element, our success begins with you. Inspired by our Purpose to *Move the world through intelligent mobility*—and guided by our Values: We are always a force for good, We are experts defining the future of mobility and We are driven by client success.Everyday, our team members deliver on our Purpose and our Values for each other, our communities and our clients. It’s our commitment to how we work, grow and put our clients at the heart of everything we do.