- Manages day to day category supplier relations and seeks growth or revision opportunities within supply base.
- Partner with internal stakeholders (engineering, operations, materials, quality) to capture commodity requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality - partner with regional or business unit sourcing teams as needed
- Under the direction of Category Manager assist with developing & executing detailed commodity strategy:
- Assess Opportunity for commodity including spend segmentation, commodity maturity, cost drivers, and supply market analysis
- Accountable for execution of sourcing projects including continuous improvement, consolidation, cost take out, etc.
- Conduct or support negotiations and supplier selection
- Responsible for delivering commodity productivity through price negotiations, supporting value analysis/engineering projects (VAE) and other continuous improvement projects.
- Support supplier segmentation, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and quarterly supplier reviews.
- Support commodity continuity of supply - engage with plants (Materials Managers, Buyers, etc.) to help local teams efficiently resolve escalated issues.
- Support region/sector NPD Procurement teams through preferred supplier programs and RFQ's.
- Responsible for forecasting, reporting, mitigating, and recovery of commodity inflation
- Assist with development and presentation of periodic Commodity Reviews including updated projects, metrics, strategy, and countermeasures
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering or related field
- 3 + years procurement sourcing experience, consulting, buyer, and/or analyst experience
- Demonstrate competence in negotiating skills and assessing vendors.
- Candidate must have demonstrated experience coordinating, facilitating discussions, consultation and conflict resolution skills
- Professional communication; both verbal and written are required.
- Ability to travel up to 30%
- Supply Chain Acumen – Ability to drive global development and execution of supply chain strategies for assigned components or services to achieve optimal results in the key areas of Quality, Delivery, & Price.
- Project Management – Review and approve project plans, oversees project execution, balances projects between short and long-term focus, secures alignment with cross-functional partners.
- Global Business Thinking/Strategizing-Demonstrates deep global knowledge of suppliers, industry trends, emerging markets and technology, builds this knowledge into GSC strategies/playbooks, develops global talent.
- Problem Solving—Identifies/anticipates potential problems, supports root cause analysis, evaluates robustness of corrective action plan and oversees plan implementation.
- Relationship Management – Creates collaborative environment with cross-functional partners, assures regular/appropriate two-way communication flow, builds/maintains relationship with industry peers and suppliers.
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Associate Sourcing Engineer - Columbia, United States - Hubell
Description
Job Overview
Support Chemicals Category Manager in on-going cost-reduction and supply chain resiliency activities. Engage with internal stakeholders (Engineering, Operations, Quality) to capture material requirements and prospect for suppliers to deliver those requirements. Learn Category-specific negotiation skills and, in time, assume responsibility for ongoing negotiations of select products and/or product groups. Advises on options risks, total cost of ownership, and business impacts.
This is a 100% remote position: candidate will preferably live in the Southeast US Region
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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
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Initiative and DriveCommunicating and InfluencingEnabling ExecutionGlobal Business AcumenPlanning, Organizing, and Decision Making
