Role Purpose:
Responsible for assured supply of materials equipment and services (on time best price high quality) in addition to competitive costs minimizing inventories while ensuring optimum materials utilization and supplier performance.
Key Responsibilities:
* Assists with Business Global Supply Management (GSM) Strategy Development. Deploys GSM strategies and plans to make decisions necessary to purchase product or services aligned with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies.
* Assures Contribution Metrics are updated and linked with site/business cost reduction portfolio.
* Key player for negotiations with Suppliers including Contract Administration.
* Owns/Assists with Supplier Relationship Management Process (including supplier audits).
* Creates and maintains contractual documents (Supply Agreements Pricing Agreements Non-Disclosure Agreements Certificates of Insurance etc.).
* Assists with Commodity Reviews and Supply Intelligence
* Inventory Management (where applicable): Organizes controls and minimizes materials on hand slow moving and obsolete materials.
* Acts as GSM liaison between plants including materials and quality areas.
* Recommends changes to purchasing practices/supply management to ensure conformance with established laws policies and ethical principles activity-based costing). Participates in the planning and implementation of these changes.
* Acts as main contact for RTP to ensure invoicing issues are eliminated or resolved immediately.
* Participates in cross-functional teams focused on process improvements cost reduction and supply chain issue resolution
* Protects Intellectual Property (IP).
* Ensures compliance with internal and external auditing requirements related especially to GSM or any other certification (if applicable)
* Makes sure that the suppliers are environmental compliance and that the scrap is correctly disposed
* Champions and advocates for the Global Buying Policy. Ensures compliance.
Performance Metrics:
* Contribution Metrics
* Assigned suppliers quality and performance metrics
* Shared Objectives Score %
* Global Objectives Performance
* Strategic Suppliers and/or % Under Contract / Management
* Transaction Reduction and process simplification
* Inventory Turns/Days of Supply
Competencies (knowledge skills and behaviors):
People:
* Conflict Management
* Cross-Cultural Agility
* Influencing
Business:
* Global Business Knowledge
* Problem Solving
Function/Technical:
* Commodity/Supply Chain Expertise
* Contract Writing/Management
* Negotiation
* Price/Cost Analysis
Leadership- Global Leadership competencies most pertinent to this role are:
* Act with Integrity and Authenticity
* Focus on Customers
* Value Differences in People and Ideas
Education:
* Bachelors Degree - Preferred (Technical field preferred but not required)
* Associates Degree - Minimum relevant experience
Required Experience:
** * 5 years experience as a plant or corporate buyer. **
** * Hands-on Buyer experience required. Must have experience with duties such as placing orders familiarity with MRP and communication with key stakeholders and suppliers.
** * Experience using SAP **
* Experience working in a matrix environment or on a cross-functional team.
* Experience in manufacturing operations planning quality engineering supply chain.
Desired:
* Experience with GSM processes and systems.
* Experience across multiple businesses division and/or technologies.
* Experience with global manufacturing and business through work or project experience.
* Yellow or Green Belt Certification.
* Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) or Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) APICS or certification related to Supply Chain.
Role Purpose:Responsible for assured supply of materials equipment and services (on time best price high quality) in addition to competitive costs minimizing inventories while ensuring optimum materials utilization and supplier performance.Key Responsibilities:* Assists with Business Global Supply M...
Role Purpose:
Responsible for assured supply of materials equipment and services (on time best price high quality) in addition to competitive costs minimizing inventories while ensuring optimum materials utilization and supplier performance.
Key Responsibilities:
* Assists with Business Global Supply Management (GSM) Strategy Development. Deploys GSM strategies and plans to make decisions necessary to purchase product or services aligned with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies.
* Assures Contribution Metrics are updated and linked with site/business cost reduction portfolio.
* Key player for negotiations with Suppliers including Contract Administration.
* Owns/Assists with Supplier Relationship Management Process (including supplier audits).
* Creates and maintains contractual documents (Supply Agreements Pricing Agreements Non-Disclosure Agreements Certificates of Insurance etc.).
* Assists with Commodity Reviews and Supply Intelligence
* Inventory Management (where applicable): Organizes controls and minimizes materials on hand slow moving and obsolete materials.
* Acts as GSM liaison between plants including materials and quality areas.
* Recommends changes to purchasing practices/supply management to ensure conformance with established laws policies and ethical principles activity-based costing). Participates in the planning and implementation of these changes.
* Acts as main contact for RTP to ensure invoicing issues are eliminated or resolved immediately.
* Participates in cross-functional teams focused on process improvements cost reduction and supply chain issue resolution
* Protects Intellectual Property (IP).
* Ensures compliance with internal and external auditing requirements related especially to GSM or any other certification (if applicable)
* Makes sure that the suppliers are environmental compliance and that the scrap is correctly disposed
* Champions and advocates for the Global Buying Policy. Ensures compliance.
Performance Metrics:
* Contribution Metrics
* Assigned suppliers quality and performance metrics
* Shared Objectives Score %
* Global Objectives Performance
* Strategic Suppliers and/or % Under Contract / Management
* Transaction Reduction and process simplification
* Inventory Turns/Days of Supply
Competencies (knowledge skills and behaviors):
People:
* Conflict Management
* Cross-Cultural Agility
* Influencing
Business:
* Global Business Knowledge
* Problem Solving
Function/Technical:
* Commodity/Supply Chain Expertise
* Contract Writing/Management
* Negotiation
* Price/Cost Analysis
Leadership- Global Leadership competencies most pertinent to this role are:
* Act with Integrity and Authenticity
* Focus on Customers
* Value Differences in People and Ideas
Education:
* Bachelors Degree - Preferred (Technical field preferred but not required)
* Associates Degree - Minimum relevant experience
Required Experience:
** * 5 years experience as a plant or corporate buyer. **
** * Hands-on Buyer experience required. Must have experience with duties such as placing orders familiarity with MRP and communication with key stakeholders and suppliers.
** * Experience using SAP **
* Experience working in a matrix environment or on a cross-functional team.
* Experience in manufacturing operations planning quality engineering supply chain.
Desired:
* Experience with GSM processes and systems.
* Experience across multiple businesses division and/or technologies.
* Experience with global manufacturing and business through work or project experience.
* Yellow or Green Belt Certification.
* Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) or Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) APICS or certification related to Supply Chain.
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