Continuously looks for new savings opportunities through analysis of data (spend, purchase price variance, etc.) and hands on review of materials in the production areas.
Leads Request for Proposal (RFP) process with all stakeholders.
Works with suppliers and internal team members to qualify new parts.
Negotiates key items with suppliers including pricing, payment terms, lead time, and inventory programs.
Leads Supplier Development initiative for chronic poor performance suppliers
Records and tracks information as required for timely and accurate measure of performance regarding sourcing activities and savings.
Support the plants to help local teams efficiently resolve escalated issues.
Identify gaps to goals and collaboratively develop and support countermeasures and activities to close the gap and exceed targets.
Work to align strategies between commodity and sector localization, plant rationalization and similar
Works with suppliers to address significant and/or systemic issues with performance (quality, delivery, warranty, etc.) as may be required in support of plant Manufacturing, Purchasing and Quality teams
Responsible for coordinating with commodity teams, materials, operations, engineering, finance, quality, and field operations to complete projects and achieve expected benefits within project timeline.
Creates continuous improvement ideation sessions for responsible plants. Generate and evaluate new ideas and opportunities aligned with plant priorities and strategies.
Participate in and represent Sourcing function during plant or product Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) or Major Model Review (MMR) events. Responsible for collecting and communicating commodity actions following event.
Performs additional duties as assigned and participates in special projects as required
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or equivalent.
3+ years of sourcing experience.
1+ years of experience using Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and Word. Proficiency using Excel at an advanced level (use financial and logical functions; work with multiple worksheets and workbooks; edit and use macros/ import and export information) is strongly preferred.
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