Primary Purpose of the Position:
• Report directly to Procurement Operations Lead, responsible for attending to Indirect Material needs for Americana plant, developing solutions, and proactively managing sourcing needs for the categories assigned.
• Ensure appropriate collaborative communication is occurring between buyers and shared services transactional teams. Lead and support Procurement Specialist on the sourcing strategy.
• Drive procurement policy compliance across the organization for procurement activity within scope.
• Account for cultural and organizational specifics to assess readiness for change and overcome any barriers to change.
Main Responsibilities:
• Serve as the first point of contact for suppliers related to the category of spend.
• Support Procurement Operations Leads with strategic supplier relationships through data-driven recommendations. Ensure appropriate collaborative communication is occurring between strategic sourcing teams and shared services transactional teams.
• Actively participate with Procurement Specialists, supporting them to define the sourcing strategy and then execute negotiations for local contracts in order to meet financial targets.
• Maintain relationships with local suppliers based on Global Procurement supplier segmentation strategy.
• Support organizational change management efforts for plant or country. Account for cultural and organizational specifics to assess readiness for change and overcome any barriers to change. Also accountable for compliance management.
Education & Certifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or a related field.
Experience:
At least five (5) years of Procurement experience.
Experience in multinational or large national companies is desirable.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Advanced English skills.
• Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong financial/statistical analysis and organizational skills, experience with database programs.
• Excellent communication, team player, strong written and verbal communication skills, influence & leadership skills, ability to work in a very fast-paced and multi-tasking environment. Proficient negotiation abilities and application of strategic sourcing process.
• Project Management and Change Management skills.
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