Strategic Sourcing Senior

Overview: Executes Strategic Sourcing Projects, Contract Management, Supplier Performance and Relationship Management Programs, and overall Supply Chain Process Improvements.

Essential Duties:

• Analyze spend data to determine opportunities for total cost reduction in specific spend categories.

• Execute sourcing initiatives through implementation, including all direct and indirect spend categories including post award contract management.

• Contribute to the administration of a Strategic Supplier Performance and Relationship Management Program.
• Ensure Supplier contract compliance and resolve open issues.
• Provide quarterly market updates to forecast and mitigate market disruptions. 
• Utilize sound cost modeling to determine negotiation strategies to obtain optimal contract outcome
• Contribute to a continuous improvement culture through process standardization, regular metric review and process updates.
• Contribute to the enhancement of Sourcing KPI’s, ensure accurate measurement of KPI’s, and report out as needed. 
• Ensure compliance with preferred suppliers, negotiate with suppliers to reach mutually beneficial solutions.

Skills and Abilities: 

Ability to:

• Perform all assigned duties. 
• Utilize creativity, analytical skills and judgement to solve problems and drive down total cost of ownership and improve Supplier performance (with supervision). 
• Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Demonstrate above average written, verbal communication and presentation skills needed to influence without direct authority.   
• Understand of commercial and legal terms and conditions and the ability to negotiate.
• Effectively interact with internal customers and upper management to ensure that all requirements are met. 
• Demonstrate solid organizational skills and prioritize work to meet deadlines with direction from supervisor. 
• Excellent data analytical skills and use of Microsoft Office products required.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge in the field of supply chain management concepts, practices, and procedures supplier management strategies. 
• Experience with Category Management and Strategic Sourcing methodologies and application preferred
• Mechanical, rotating equipment, or industrial manufacturing category management or strategic sourcing experience preferred. 
• Knowledge of ERP system (i.e. Oracle/SAP/JD Edwards) preferred.

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Minimum Education and Certification:

• Bachelor's degree in related field (i.e. Business/Supply Chain/Industrial Engineering) required. 

Minimum Experience:

• Typically at least 5 years’ related experience in a supply chain or related role.

Leadership:

• Expected to serve as a resource to others for knowledge transfer, training and checking work.

  • May occasionally lead a team.

  • Expected to be able to influence others within and outside of the Supply Chain team.

 Physical Demands: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions)

• Regularly required to stand, walk, and bend with good balance, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.

  • Regularly required to sit, perform repetitive duties, use a PC and to talk and hear.

  • Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

  • Regularly required to lift, move and carry up to 10 pounds.<