Sourcing Analyst II

Milwaukee Tool•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

Sourcing Analyst II Job Description: INNOVATE without boundaries! At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success -- so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to provide support to your business unit. Behind our doors you'll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to support the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you'll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen. Your Role on Our Team: Create, communicate and drive strategy across all facilities in North America. To be successful you will need to be motivated, a self-starter working in a fast-paced, extremely flexible/responsive, team-oriented, collaborative environment. Strong communication skills is a must with ability to effectively communicate up and down, spanning multiple business units, functional organizations and supplier partners to build strong cross functional coalitions and working relationships. Educate and ensure all Procurement activities are understood, supported and aligned with stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in technical field or business administration
Minimum 1 years of progressive experience within Indirect procurement.
Proven experience creating, communicating, and executing cross functional strategies that align with and support stakeholder needs.
Working knowledge of business law and creation/negotiating legal contracts, including multi-year supplier agreements
Excellent negotiating skills
High level of analytical skills
Results driven and deadline orientated.
Ability to manage multiple activities and projects to aggressive schedules and results.
Strategic thought leadership
Out-of-box creativity
Ability to develop and nurture productive business relationships, and influence and educate internal and external customers.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience analyzing and developing strategy in a true greenfield space is a plus.

Responsibilities

This role spans several departments and facilities in North America supporting all facilities services, and utilities.
Provide support across all facilities in North America on strategy, department activities, ensuring that materials and services are purchased and delivered at the most competitive terms and market prices.
Ensure contracts with suppliers and vendors are consistent with corporate objectives.
Lead contract negotiations with top supplier partners.
Develop dashboard metrics for Procurement and manage performance to the metrics.
Oversee supplier partner relationships to ensure smooth and mutual business connections.
Develop creative supplier partner sourcing strategies, communicate and execute them in partnership with the Operations leadership teams to support company objectives.
Direct and develop Procurement strategies that mitigate risk, generate productivity and drive KPI performance.
Communicate procurement processes and strategies to management team to ensure stakeholder alignment.
Act as Procurement liaison to all departments across the organization
Drive the best cost position strategy by negotiating increasingly favorable terms (discounts and payables days), along with annual 5% productivity, including volume growth rebates, commitment to KPI and SLA performance with all supplier and service partners.
Collaborating with all facilities across the US to drive strategy and consistency to leverage spending power.