Job Description Summary

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Drive cost out projects and negotiations with crane suppliers and cross functional teams targeted at achieving annual cost goals.
• Manage supplier contracts service agreements and terms and conditions with preferred suppliers to ensure that market trends supplier performance and future business needs are aligned.
• Develop and execute long term regional commodity strategies for a diverse group of suppliers with varying levels of complexity.
• Collaborate with global supporting resources (services engineering product line quality supply chain and regional teams) to achieve schedule and ensure adequate cycle time to meet timelines.
• Lead the evaluation and selection of new suppliers development of existing suppliers and overall supplier management.
• Define and drive use of preferred suppliers plus develop alternate sources.
• Interact with site teams to understand business needs and develop supply chain strategies that optimize total requirements.
• Develop technical and market expertise in commodity areas.

Required Qualifications

• For roles outside of the USA This role requires significant experience in the Sourcing & Supplier Quality Assurance. Knowledge level is comparable to a Masters degree from an accredited university or college or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
• For roles in USA Masters degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s).

Desired Characteristics

• Drive cost out projects and negotiations with crane suppliers and cross functional teams targeted at achieving annual cost goals.
• Manage supplier contracts service agreements and terms and conditions with preferred suppliers to ensure that market trends supplier performance and future business needs are aligned.
• Develop and execute long term regional commodity strategies for a diverse group of suppliers with varying levels of complexity.
• Collaborate with global supporting resources (services engineering product line quality supply chain and regional teams) to achieve schedule and ensure adequate cycle time to meet timelines.
• Lead the evaluation and selection of new suppliers development of existing suppliers and overall supplier management.
• Define and drive use of preferred suppliers plus develop alternate sources.
• Interact with site teams to understand business needs and develop supply chain strategies that optimize total requirements.
• Develop technical and market expertise in commodity areas.

Additional Information