About the position
Driving strategic sourcing initiatives of North America and foreign markets by negotiating contracts and optimizing supplier relationships by considering technical capabilities, quality, source reliability, and process improvements. The position is Hybrid with 3 days in the office in a work week.
Responsibilities
- Strategic sourcing initiatives, developing procurement strategies, manage complex contracts and leading supplier negotiations
- Conduct supplier evaluations and negotiations to secure favorable terms, pricing, and contracts
- Oversee the procurement process from sourcing suppliers to contract execution and delivery, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, fostering a collaborative and mutually beneficial partnership
- Analyze quotations received, recommend, and select suppliers
- Interface with and manage all commercial aspects of assigned supplier relations including supplier agreements, monitoring overall supplier performance, resolving invoice/price discrepancies, supporting escalation of LOG & Quality issues, and supplier development/follow-up
- Review existing, and where necessary, establish new contracts including planning and completing annual price negotiations for responsible commodities to achieve cost savings goals
- Support Purchasing team members in escalation rounds for all the above
- Review all foreign commodities and find North American sources
- Source materials from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source and urgency of need
- Study market trends and suppliers, recommending sources of supply and work closely with Project Purchasing in various plants to identify and realize potential savings projects
- Participate in annual business planning process for responsible commodities
- Integrated member of worldwide commodity team (may include international travel)
- Provide guidance to other buyers
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Computer Science or similar discipline from an accredited institution or 5 years experience in Sourcing, Commodity Management, Logistics Management, Purchasing or similar discipline
- 10 plus years in production planning, scheduling or buying with a manufacturing or production environment
- MS Office familiarity
- Strong knowledge of procurement best practices, contract management, and supplier relationship management
- Analytical mindset with the ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions
- Familiarity in IT systems used in Logistics (e.g. ERP-systems like SAP, database software (Excel, Power BI), data mining)
- Customer focused and clear communication skills for various channels (face to face, phone, email, Teams)
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- Health savings accounts (HSA)
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401(K) retirement plan with employer match
- Wellness programs
- Life insurance
- Short and long term disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Reimbursement of education expenses
