AddressReq ID 65976 | OSS Washington, United States
Responsible for purchasing activities for Non-Production Material for the assigned commodities/regions NA/SA, according to Purchasing Directives, Policy and KPIs
- RFQs, supplier selection and negotiation of price and T&Cs, contracting and implementation.
- Issue Purchase Orders in the respective system
- Support, quote, manage and present sourcing cases according to purchasing policy.
- Support negotiations and contract development with strategic and acceptable suppliers.
- Achieve annual KPI’s for cost reduction, approved payment terms, strategic supplier content, supplier consolidation and other annual KPI’s as assigned by management.
- Support key commodity initiatives and work with other commodity groups on cross-commodity projects such as equipment moves and equipment refurbishments.
- Drive implementation, maintenance, and usage of e-catalogs and e-auctions.
- Analyzing the conditions of the market, products and suppliers, incl. developing and supervising the list of local bidders, cooperating, networking and assessing strategic suppliers
- Identifying and leading cost reduction initiatives, optimizing local supplier base as well as analyze, challenge, and consolidate the stakeholder’s needs
- Undertaking individual assignments depending on management needs and individuals
- Support Regional Leader and Global Commodity Manager on reporting.
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's degree required
- Minimum 3 years experience in non-production purchasing (commodity and/or operations), supplier development, operations or equivalent
- Experience with handling negotiations and know-how regarding principles and techniques of Purchasing.
- Technical / engineering skills.
- English verbal and written skills.
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