Procurement Specialist

Solar Turbines•San Diego, CA

1d•$112,704 - $169,056•Onsite

About The Position

Employees in this position work directly with a specific group of suppliers in the Forgings Supply Chain and cross functional clients daily to help ensure uninterrupted availability of material through the Global Supply Chain to worldwide locations in direct response to our customers’ requirements. The Procurement Specialist have a direct impact on improving and sustaining supplier performance with impact to quality, cost, delivery, and ultimately to customer commitments and satisfaction. Responsibilities include day-to-day and strategic supplier management including, but not limited to: purchase order placement, follow-up, issue resolution, communication of demand and forecasts, preparing contracts, negotiating contract terms, providing solutions to a wide range of issues, managing supplier relationships and performance metrics, facilitating communications and mitigating risk that could impact Solar’s ability to meet customer commitments or business plan. This position acts with a sense of urgency and is diligent in providing timely support to internal clients and external customers. This individual operates in compliance with corporate and Supply Chain policies and procedures and continuously practices and demonstrates Safety and acts in adherence to Our Values in Action. A Procurement Specialist will manage relationships of moderately strategic to complex suppliers. This individual has no direct reports but works within a team structure typically including a Sourcing Specialist, Supply Chain Coordinator/Planner, Supplier Technical Engineer and reports directly to a Supply Chain Manager. There is an expectation to both participate and lead projects from conception to maturity that directly support organizational objectives. The work environment is office based with occasional visits to internal production areas as well as external supplier sites, which may involve domestic and/or international travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 5-7 years of purchasing experience or equivalent experience in similar business role.
Alternatively, a Master’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain or other related field with 3-5 years of purchasing experience or equivalent experience in similar business role.
Experience with ERP software and proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio).
Fluent in Business English in written and oral form.

Nice To Haves

Supply Chain Certification from a professional institution (ASCM, APICS, IIPMR, ISCEA, ISM, or comparable International Certification).
Affiliation(s) with ISM, ASCM/APICS or comparable professional purchasing organizations.
Demonstrated background(s) in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field.
Individual Contributor Behavior consisting of customer commitment, priority setting, proactiveness, accountability and professional growth.
6-Sigma certification as a Blackbelt or Greenbelt with project and team leadership experience.
Understanding and application of Lean Manufacturing principles.
Strong Communication and Analytical Skill Sets.
Proven Influencing and Interpersonal Skill Sets.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day and strategic supplier management including, but not limited to: purchase order placement, follow-up, issue resolution, communication of demand and forecasts, preparing contracts, negotiating contract terms, providing solutions to a wide range of issues, managing supplier relationships and performance metrics, facilitating communications and mitigating risk that could impact Solar’s ability to meet customer commitments or business plan.
Manage relationships of moderately strategic to complex suppliers.
Participate and lead projects from conception to maturity that directly support organizational objectives.
Ensures procurement processes meets audit, regulatory, and legal standards.
Develops and maintain relationships with internal clients and supplier executives.
Applies advanced Supply Chain knowledge to manage processes, establish policies, and develop value-adding strategies.
Monitors and manages ownership of risk from financial, business continuation, and compliance perspectives.
Drives cost management through identifying and implementing opportunities for cost reduction, utilizes cost modeling techniques, and analyzing TCO to ensure the best overall value to Solar.
Manages and maintains the supplier relationship at a day-to-day and strategic level.
Day-to-day activities include purchase order issuance and maintenance, grief resolution, and business review meetings.
Supports NPI, global strategic sourcing, and supplier selection to ensure flexible capacity and consistent supply from qualified suppliers to support business objectives.
Develops agreements that align with sourcing strategies and utilizes appropriate standard Solar contracts with legal review, as required.
Identifies and balances key risks at all stages.
Integral in tracking contract execution, leading contract teams, closing contracts, and enforcing any applicable rights beyond contract completion.
Works closely with users defining supplier performance measurements and reporting frameworks.
Leads commercial negotiations and is accountable for contract execution and maintenance (NDA’s, GP’s, PSAs, JDAs, etc).
Creates negotiation strategies based on thorough knowledge of business requirements.
Communicates negotiation strategies and parameters to negotiating team and defines roles.
Able to ethically execute negotiation strategy for moderately critical and complex items displaying varied negotiation techniques to achieve best results.
Identifies and resolves areas of risk.
Applies business strategies to daily activities, contributes to make-buy decisions, identifies market opportunities, gaps and trends.
Understands, applies and coaches others in building and analyzing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models.
Resolves highly complex purchasing related grief issues with minimal assistance.
Manages PO’s from issuance through invoice, and support Supply Chain initiatives.
Understands financial markets and is able to analyze cost/pricing models.
Identifies and mitigates risk to the business.
Executes risk mitigation strategies to avoid Supply Chain disruption.
Initiates and promotes cross functional teaming in Supplier development, problem resolution, and continuous improvement efforts.