Job Overview

Supervises a team of buyers and the process for the acquisition of products for one or more product groups.

Job Requirements

ACTIVITIES:

•    Ability to understand root cause of quality issue and facilitate communication with Regional Management, supplier, and BU’s for resolutions.  
•    Understanding of Supplier Approval Process and relationships of related functions to ensure compliance.  
•    Understanding of strategies, risk and opportunities within assigned commodities as developed by the Regional Commodity Managers. 
•    Facilitate development of Procurement strategy and identify risk and opportunities within scope; Manage implementation of strategies within scope. 
•    Support Multiple BU’s and Natural Owners. 
•    Ability to perform cost/price analysis with total cost of ownership as objective. 
•    Ability to identify, negotiate and implement cost avoidance/reduction opportunities through total cost analysis as applicable. 
•    Responsible for meeting targets for assigned areas. Lead and facilitate internal teams and supplier meetings. 
•    Lead projects within scope, may be cross-functional, within assigned areas of responsibility. 
•    Knowledge and understanding of timely execution of escalations.   
•    Understanding of JIT, consignment and VMI. Ability to resolve invoice blocks on orders in their responsibility. 
•    Ability to ensure requirements are met by supplier through order placement, submission, and walk-through.   
•    Ability to lead direct reports including goal setting, people development, performance management and the use of the career management tool.
•    Prior leadership and/or facilitation of internal teams and supplier meetings a plus 
•    Experience in Project management driving results on time is a plus 
•    Coaching and Mentoring skills to continue developing the internal team.

What your background should look like

REQUIREMENTS:

•     Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineer or commercial degree required; Master's Degree is a plus. 
•    Bilingual, or at least 85% of English, both verbal and written
•    5 - 7 years of purchasing, supply chain, engineering, or technical management experience. 
•    Project management knowledge and background in handling multiple projects at same time. 
•    Advanced knowledge in the use of MS Office apps, i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, and Power Point. Experience with MS Project as well as SharePoint is a plus. 
•    SAP knowledge a plus 
•    Able to work under stress, organized, results oriented and excellent communication abilities.

Competencies