Procurement Manager

ANDRITZ AG•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Procurement Manager would be responsible for a growing team of 5 individuals: 4 Procurement Specialists and 1 Logistics Specialist. In addition to the management responsibility, as a working manager, the individual would be required to execute some of the more complex procurement related tasks to support the team during peak loads (ex: lead large RFQ’s; negotiate large PO’s; resolve vendor issues, etc.).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business with a concentration in supply chain preferred
Logistics min 7-10 years business experience.
Experience in purchasing large industrial components and/or complex engineered parts (castings or machined parts). Experience in production control, expediting, logistics and/or EPC projects is preferred.
Worldwide sourcing experience including excellent logistics knowledge to deliver parts to job sites in the US.
Experience in procuring large service contracts.
5-7 years of ERP system experience (SAP is a plus).
Strong computer skills (MS Excel, Access, Word, Project). Familiarity with scheduling software is a plus.
Knowledge of contract law, terms and conditions, sourcing, total cost of ownership and supply chain principals.

Nice To Haves

Experience in purchasing large industrial components and/or complex engineered parts (ex: large weldments, castings/forgings or machined parts), preferred.
Experience in supply chain management, expediting, logistics and/or EPC projects, preferred
Experience with sourcing and award of large labor service agreements, preferred.
Federal Acquisition Regulation experience
SBA Management and Reporting experience
Seasoned in handling commercial terms & conditions
Seasoned in vendor management
Responsive and accountable
Ability to clearly communicate, deliver presentations, simplify, explain variances and issues to a team and propose solutions
Demonstrated positive relationships with internal/external customers
Demonstrated problem solving and innovative thinking
Well organized, detail-oriented, and self-disciplined with the ability to prioritize work and manage multiple simultaneous activities.
Must be assertive and highly proactive with the ability to stimulate action to achieve on time delivery of parts, equipment, and materials.
Knowledge of market trends and purchasing best practices
Employs fair, ethical, and transparent procurement practices
Ability to priorities tasks and work under pressure
Organized and structured
Proficiency in English

Responsibilities

Provide guidance to the team, assign tasks, manage workload and manage priorities
Perform resource loading and capacity planning on a quarterly basis
Support the Procurement Director in defining and executing strategic procurement initiatives
Assist in implementing strategic directives laid out by management
Help establish department goals and objectives
Manage strategic vendor relationships
Assist in new vendor development initiatives
Assist in the roll out of Global Procurement initiatives
Work closely with Project Directors to resolve issues
Work closely with Engineering managers and Quality managers to resolve issues and impact change
Enforce company policies, procedures and guideline related to procurement
Collect, analyze, and report on procurement KPI’s
Assist with vendor issues and claims
Participate and lead in major vendor claims (active/passive)
Validate and sign-off on supply budgets for the sales & proposals team
Review and participate in the vendor selection process
Review and vet procurement approval requests. Digital Approval Workflow
Assist/lead the more critical commercial negotiations around Terms & Condition
Approve new vendors
Generate, validate, and publish various procurement reports
Place purchase orders in peak load periods, as needed
Oversee the proper issuance of service agreements for site labor services
Support the implementation of new tools
Assist/lead any process improvement initiatives
Assist in various RCA (root cause analysis) exercises, as needed
Ensure that procurement procedures are kept up to date
Train new employees or organize refresher trainings as needed
Manage annual frame agreements with vendors
Visit vendor facilities
Help resolve vendor payment issues
Other duties as assigned