STRATEGIC SOURCING BUYER

Responsibilities

Negotiate contracts and agreements. Develop strategies for goods and services based on an understanding of market knowledge, business requirements and balance leveraging with competition.
Develops negotiating strategy with input from internal customers, acts as key commercial expert during negotiations, acts as primary contact for target suppliers.
Negotiate legal and commercial terms to achieve optimal business results.
Identify key contract risks and the associated mitigation strategies.
Challenge operational procedures.
Develop the negotiations plan. Work closely with Operations and Planning to develop and refine the negotiations strategy and plans of the region
Manage relationships across all department lines.
Professionally communicate and interact with all levels of management both inside and outside of Procurement.
Create strategic alliances with vendors. Develop and maintain longterm supply partnerships with the vendor base to work together and find different avenues for reducing the total cost.
Manage transfers supplier to supplier, outsourcing and various projects in collaboration with engineering and quality.
Monitor and continuously improve suppler performance against contractual standards.
Secure commitment from suppliers in terms of quality, cost, and delivery
Implement cost reduction plans with suppliers by challenging existing portfolios.
Lead various sourcing projects and transfers based on internal procedures and within assigned commodities.
Estimates costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements pertaining to New Product Introductions for Costing purposes.
Responsible for supplier visits to better understand manufacturing processes and identify areas for efficiency improvement and cost reduction.
Actively contribute to supplier qualification, selection, and OnGoing evaluation
Evaluates supplier reliability and aligns with Supplier Engineering, Design
Engineering, and Supply Chain Management to develop new supply sources as needed.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in relevant fields Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business, Industrial Engineering.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
Proficient in both English and Spanish
Passport and US visa available
Knowledge of supply chain processes and best practices including strategic sourcing, market analysis, contracting methodologies, risk analysis, principles of contract law and supplier performance management.
Strong influencing and negotiation skills to interact with suppliers and coworkers in a teambased environment.
Analytical skills to aggregate, normalize and analyze spend data to identify trends and prioritize strategic procurement opportunities.
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, establish targets, and develop implementation plans in support of business objectives.
Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with various disciplines and levels within the organization.
Ability to operate efficiently in a fast paced, challenging environment.
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