Procurement Specialist - Austin, United States - American Innovations

American Innovations Austin, United States

3 weeks ago

Description

American Innovations protects people and the environment by providing proven compliance solutions to oil and gas professionals from the field to the office. More than 30 years of experience drives innovative solutions that address the need for efficient data collection, reporting, and analysis - an integrated family of hardware, software and professional services backed by relentless customer service.

Reporting to the VP of Supply Chain, the Procurement Specialist is responsible for all purchases from suppliers to keep the business running. Their primary responsibilities include researching key suppliers, negotiating purchase agreements, and ensuring all products and materials meet company standards. The Procurement Specialist will work very closely with the Supply Chain Planner to support the process to efficiently balance supply and demand and achieve customer service levels. The position has a large impact on the company, revenue, and people.

Are you ready for the next chapter in your professional career? Are you looking to join a company that is the leader in our core market and are rolling out our next generation of products now? Join our Supply Chain team and take our company to the next level

About the role:

Provide overall thought leadership, ownership of strategic sourcing
Lead the organization's purchasing processes, participate in organizational strategic and tactical planning processes
Champion cost reductions initiatives driving for the best total cost solution
Drive targeted, sustainable improvement in Supplier OTD, Margin Expansion, Inventory, and related KPI's by leveraging negotiation skills and the change management process
Develop and maintain strong collaborative partnerships across the organization and with the supply base

What do you need to be successful?

3-5 years of order management experience utilizing a procure to pay system
Proficient in purchasing negotiation techniques; negotiate ethically with suppliers to drive results
Keep current on key market indicators and commodity pricing
Develop and manage relationships, across all levels in an organizational structure; highly collaborative
Drive supplier rationalization and supplier financial risk management
Strong verbal and written communication skills; excellent ability to communicate with internal business partners and suppliers
Ability to problem solve; thinking strategically and systemically
Self-motivated, dynamic, with a customer focused attitude and strong sense of accountability
Results focused with a positive approach to continuous improvement
Preferred experience in an electronics design & manufacturing environment

What we can offer you:

Competitive benefits focused on your physical well-being, including Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance and company provided Life and Disability
Programs to improve your financial well-being, including a 401(k) plan with an employer match up to 4% with immediate vesting and financial education courses
Opportunities to give back to the community, including paid volunteer hours
Supportive and collaborative environments, happy hours, and fun events
Assistance to further your learning and development
A rewarding culture, with a focus on positive business practices and protecting the environment

Requirements

Position Alignment

What you can offer us:
1. Purchasing (40%)

Ensure purchasing is derived from MRP, maintain MRP product attributes essential to production
Benchmark and incorporate best practices that move closer to industry best practices that are applicable to our operations & supply chain
Provide purchasing support for Production as well as non-inventory purchases
Support Finance as needed to facilitate supplier payment and new supplier set up
Establish relevant KPI's/Metrics to measure/monitor the execution performance and risks

2. Strategic Sourcing (30%)

Drive cost savings initiatives based on targets and associated metrics for Cost Reductions and Cost Avoidances
Drive the corporate sourcing strategy; communicate with stakeholders and adjust per business needs
Monitor and evaluate supplier performance including formal business reviews with supplier scorecards
Lead and manage the competitive bidding process to facilitate the lowest possible product cost
Collaborate with Engineering team to lead the supplier selection, qualification/on boarding while executing to supplier commercial terms

3. Planning & Process Improvement (20%)

Partner with Supply Chain Planner and Production Manager to plan materials to exceed customer expectations
Understand Product Life Cycle Management and product specific inventory strategies while ensuring continuity of supply and avoiding component cost increases or E&O exposure

4. Development (10%)

Understand your strengths & weaknesses, identify your career desires, develop a plan to get better
Continuously develop leadership and influence skills
Support and strengthen the culture, clearly understand & communicate purpose & culture

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in the US and must be able to pass a pre-employment background and drug test.? American Innovations is an?equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for?employment?without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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