Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for global subcontractor management. Develops and negotiates collaborative agreements with suppliers. Develops and executes broad based negotiation strategies that include price schedule and terms & conditions.
- Manage Operational performance of the subcons
- Responsible for the strategic purchasing of indirect materials and globally.
- Develop and manage key supplier partnerships to reduce overall total costs and enhance product and/or service performance.
- Identify and develop new/alternate suppliers for key indirect commodities to ensure uninterrupted material flow and/or services into all facilities.
- Develop and implement robust global/regional strategic commodity strategies and supply chain projects associated with Indirect commodity to drive cost savings.
- Develop and drive the implementation of new sourcing and cost reduction strategies.
- Able to influence align proactively and work collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders on indirect spend requirements.
- Able to project manage a cross-functional team including suppliers to successfully implement a commodity strategy cost savings initiative or transition a source of supply.
- Use data analytics strategic sourcing methodologies and negotiation to build a robust pipeline of cost savings initiatives.
- Synchronize supply and demand through collaborative planning and forecasting processes and tools
Educational/Certification Requirement:
- BA/BS degree in business administration operations management strongly preferred. Directly related experience may be considered.
- APICS/CPIM certification preferred
Experience Requirement:
Work Experience:
- 15 years in a fast paced manufacturing environment with a broad knowledge of materials purchasing production control methods manufacturing methods and techniques
- Experience in major subcontract negotiation and management.
- Familiarity with software applications including Microsoft Office ERP systems e.g. SAP Microsoft Team.
Management Experience
- 5years experience managing personnel at all levels of the supply chain organization;
Required Experience:
Manager