Purchasing Agent II

Stanley Black & Decker•Troy, MI

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Purchasing Agent II - Hybrid 3 Days Onsite in Troy, 2 Days Remote Troy, MI, United States. Come make the world and accelerate your success. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®. As a Purchasing Agent II, you’ll be part of our team working as a hybrid employee. You’ll get to support the execution of category strategy within their region. You will be a critical thinker that can analyze the current situation, develop a plan to improve, and execute the plan while be able to communicate the plan to obtain internal adoption. You will identify and onboard new suppliers that are in alignment with the category strategy. You will drive world class cost and margin enhancement (TCO Improvement) to deliver 5% YOY productivity. You will lead and manage supplier relationships as the local representative for global affiliates. You will support the Lead Category Manager (LCM) on project management and executing category and regional strategies. You will have experience building category cost models/clean sheets, and monitoring raw material, FX, and market trends. You will have strong influencing and change management experience with the ability to successfully manage complexity and multiple priorities. You will have experience working with a global and diverse team in North America. You will have a strong Excel background with experience in ERP systems such as JDE LX.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree
3+ years purchasing experience
Automotive industry in background
Strong Excel background with experience in ERP systems such as JDE LX
Strong influencing and change management experience with the ability to successfully manage complexity and multiple priorities

Responsibilities

Support execution of category strategy within their region.
Analyze the current situation, develop a plan to improve, and execute the plan while be able to communicate the plan to obtain internal adoption.
Identify and onboard new suppliers that are in alignment with the category strategy.
Drive world class cost and margin enhancement (TCO Improvement) to deliver 5% YOY productivity.
Lead and manage supplier relationships as the local representative for global affiliates.
Support the Lead Category Manager (LCM) on project management and executing category and regional strategies.
Build category cost models/clean sheets, and monitor raw material, FX, and market trends.
Manage complexity and multiple priorities.
Work with a global and diverse team in North America.