**SUMMARY**
This position will have primary responsibility for sourcing and secure required materials and component parts needed to produce products at lowest total systems cost.
**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Coordinate new suppliers / parts and engineering changes with Materials, Engineering, Quality Assurance and external suppliers.
- Responsible for supplier selection, negotiations with suppliers involving price, quality, delivery, payment terms, etc. that meet products requirements in terms of year over year total cost goals.
- Effectively and tactfully communicate verbally and in writing externally to suppliers and sell ideas and strategies internally.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, resolve problems, meet deadlines, and handle fast paced critical work environment.
- Understand, communicate, and enforce Electrolux Major Appliance's policy as it pertains to supplier and internal issue.
- Ensure that SEUs (Significant Energy Users) bidding and purchasing process comply with an energy performance and cost assessment through a life analysis cost.
**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**
- Minimum of 3 years purchasing experience with demonstrated professional growth.
- BS degree in a related field
- Knowledge and understanding of engineering drawings.
- Expertise in supplier processes and cost drivers.
- Demonstrated negotiation skills including year over year cost reductions as well as negotiating complex business issues and risk assessment.
- Understanding of Global Purchasing markets (Asia, Mexico, South America, China and Eastern Europe)
- Material flow process knowledge) transportations, lead times, tier 2 supply, etc.)
- Outstanding leadership skills including leading supplier resources and cross functional teams.
- Analytical ability.
- Internal and external conflict resolution skills.
- Personal computer skills including Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and mainframe operations procurement related software.
- Basic knowledge of purchasing/accounting processes.
Pay: From $39,992.00 per month
Work Location: In person