Job DescriptionFunction: • Manage core operational responsibilities (i.e., material master data maintenance, material planning, purchase order issuance and management) for department. • Drive internal adoption to and compliance with established procurement policies and processes, and development of scalable business systems. • Engagement with strategic sourcing to support supplier identification and development efforts, analysis of business proposals, contract negotiations, supplier database management and supplier business reviews / performance scorecard programs. • Assist in driving key procurement initiatives to support ongoing business (CIP/WIN) goals and continuous improvement of systems and processes in the procurement organization along with other projects as directed by management.Roles and Responsibilities:Management • Creates, trains and supports buyers on standard work, in order to maintain consistency in quality and quantity of work output. • Purchase order approval. • Capacity planning and balance of department workload. • Select, train, and develop skill level of subordinate personnel. • Lead buyers to meet target metrics. • Management of overall team performance including annual appraisals. • Responsible for effective implementation of relevant Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).Supplier Management • Establish and ensure suppliers meet operational and project performance objectives. • Engages and may lead specific supplier business reviews. • Supports development of supplier strategies to meet Company performance and growth. • Drive installation of business interruption mitigations and commercial agreements with selected suppliers. • Completes key assessments for selected suppliers: cost benchmarking, quality system, capability and capacity reviews. • Support (or lead where required) supplier forecast and performance reviews to support supply planning and buffer demand volatility. • Project and production support. • Track line down occurrences and perform root cause analysis. • Implement corrective actions to remove supply chain risk. • Ensure expeditious delivery of all critical materials; and drive improvement initiatives with project or production management as applicable.Cost and Contracting • Complete annual cost reduction plans to achieve corporate initiative plan where required. • Support (and may lead) implementation of business and quality agreements with selected suppliers to secure expectations for delivery, quality, cost and other obligations of the business relationship. • Supports standard cost setting activities.Inventory Management • Implement inventory management techniques (Kanban) to increase raw material inventory turns performance. • Manage and provide critical inputs to excess and obsolescence reviews.Business Systems • Increase productivity of buyers by reducing/eliminating administrative tasks with improved leverage of core business systems. Examples include: • Schedule agreement / control cycle. • Automating purchase orders placement. • Online quoting. • Paperless record management. • Drawing management/communication to suppliers. • Development/improvement of existing reports, create new reports/tools/automation improvements.Compliance • Ensures department and staff operating procedures meet established business processes and guidelines. • Develops and maintains applicable department work procedures and instructions.
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