Supply Management Specialist II

Overview:

TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is the brand name of Deere & Company, an American corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains used in heavy equipment, and lawn care equipment.

Position: Supply Management Specialist II

Location: Waterloo LA 50613

Duration: 36 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Remote

Job Description:

• Supports and may lead a commodity Strategic Sourcing team with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies for enterprise/region/division/unit.

• Builds and develops a supply base for procuring less complex and strategic materials, products, supplies and services.

• Responsible for quality, delivery, supplier performance and establishing appropriate material replenishment process.

• Coordinates and leads efforts to address chronic supplier performance issues and/or validation of suppliers during the early supplier selection process as part of Enterprise Product Delivery Process (PDP). Facilitates the quality planning activities with suppliers.

Duties:

• Investigates availability of suppliers and materials in the marketplace; implements enterprise/division sourcing strategies and integrates suppliers in supporting the Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP) and Enterprise Order Fulfillment Process (EOFP).

• Leads and/or participates on multi-functional teams responsible for make vs. buy decisions, resourcing activities, and developing and implementing sourcing strategies; supports The Engineering Change Management (ECM) process so design changes and product improvements are implemented in a timely and cost effective manner.

• Maintains an ongoing relationship with assigned suppliers to monitor and improve supplier performance; measures the performance of the supplier and defines corrective actions; obtains assistance from other functional representatives as appropriate; may negotiate with suppliers in order to resolve short-term performance problems.

• Drives continuous improvement in terms of performance and lowest total cost with the supply base utilizing Achieving Excellence process/criteria and other appropriate supply management tools.

• Develops and executes inventory plans to achieve inventory/asset management and material flow goals; resolves shipping, receiving, invoicing and payment problems to ensure prompt and accurate payments to suppliers.

• Leads continuous cost reduction/value improvement activity, focusing on Shareholder Value Added (SVA); develops and implements communication plans to key stakeholders.

• Supports negotiation of supply agreements with specific suppliers resulting in cost models, an implementation strategy and a documented agreement, ensuring the Company meets its overall goals for cost, quality, continuity of supply, etc.

Your Responsibilities

• Maintaining cost forecast - Working with buyers to ensure accurate forecast

• Leading/co-leading cross-functional cost reduction ideation events

• Developing & distributing monthly cost metric reports for the team

• Reconciling cost forecast monthly

• Completing cost analysis in support of negotiations with suppliers

What Skills You Need

• Good interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills

• High level of attention to detail and accuracy

• Experience analyzing large amounts of data

• Project management experience

• Bachelor's degree (Business degree is preferred but not required)

What Makes You Stand Out

• Previous experience

• Experience with JDSN (MyProjects)

• Experience with Tableau or Power BI

• Experience with SAP

• Experience in cost reduction

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity/affirmative action Employer (m/f/d/v) supporting workforce diversity.