Procurement Specialist, Capital - Northridge
About The Position
At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world. The Impact You Will Make This is an exciting new position at our Northridge site as a Procurement Specialist, Capital. This individual will be accountable for the execution of tactical procurement activities, including negotiations, preparation of electronic requests for proposal and electronic auctions, value capture administration and supporting all global Procurement efforts across the Corporation on Capital within the allocated spend responsibility. Ensures effective, professional internal and external communications that reflect alignment with best Procurement practices to efficiently and effectively enable Business Units and functional partners to maximize their value and exceed their objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree. Science or Engineering majors.
- Recognized Qualification in Procurement or equivalent preferred.
- Practical experience in eSourcing and running eRFP, eRFQ, eRFI, forward and reverse auctions preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- 3 Years’ experience in Capital Procurement.
- Leading experience and knowledge in negotiation preparation and execution.
- Strong verbal English and written English communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences industry preferred.
- Solid working knowledge of ERP in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) preferred, Oracle or SAP and MRP is an advantage.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Category Managers to execute activities supporting Capital spend throughout the Corporation.
- Works with regional Procurement and the business to ensure the effective execution of tactical procurement activities including preparation of electronic Requests for Proposal and electronic auctions, value capture administration, and transactional order processing if necessary.
- Ensures alignment with Finance business partners throughout all aspects of the capital procurement process.
- Creates detailed negotiation plans and conducts effective negotiations.
- Creates an environment of continual value creation with a world class supply base.
- Identifies and drives cost-savings and cost avoidance opportunities.
- Effectively manages risk through partnership and contracting.
- Ensures contractual arrangements follow policy, process and governance for negotiations, contract approval and execution and adheres to procurement policies.
- Makes recommendations for new sources of goods and services to the Corporation.
- Minimizes working capital of the Corporation through the use of a variety of strategies such as leasing agreements and extended payment terms.
- Generates business case reports to record projects which create value for the Corporation.
- Ensures relevant KPIs and KRIs are met or exceeded. Obtain tiered pricing wherever possible for unit volume ranges.
- Follows a Communication Plan for information flows to and from all stakeholders.
- Participates in an established cadence of internal and external meetings in line with the Communication Plan.
- Ensures sourcing is conducted on a global scale to create value from suppliers.
- Minimizes the total costs of ownership whilst maximizing Value to the Corporation.
- Provides management reports as requested.
- Maintains the highest levels of professionalism both internally and externally.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
