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Specialist Sr, Strategic SourcingLocation:Reynosa Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, Mexico
In our 'always on' world, we believe it's essential to have a genuine connection with the work you do.
Job Opening:
Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Technology is reshaping the way we live, learn and thrive. The epicenter of this transformation is the network—our passion. Our specialists are rethinking the purpose, role and usage of networks to help our customers increase bandwidth, expand capacity, enhance efficiency, speed deployment and simplify migration. From remote cell sites to massive sports arenas, from busy airports to innovative data centers— we provide the crucial expertise and vital infrastructure your business needs to succeed. The world's most sophisticated networks rely on CommScope connectivity.
We are looking for a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist to join our Reynosa, Mexico Team.
How You'll Help us Connect the World
The successful Strategic Sourcing Senior Specialist will be knowledgeable about the aspects of CommScope's business and of how the supply chain impacts our position.
Under general direction manages the activities of team members and leads procurement assignments; responsible for raw material and expense purchases, managing the vendor base, identifying cost reduction opportunities, negotiating contracts, and contributing to the make vs. buy decision process. Sr. Specialist will actively manage the team members directly reporting to the position.
This position reports to the Procurement Manager and her/his responsibilities are considered integral to the success and profitability of the business. Continuous review and analysis of strategy is required to accommodate changes in market dynamics. Senior Specialist must help formulate strategy, recommend and implement tactical solutions and adjust accordingly. From time to time will be acting manager for the entire Procurement team when deemed necessary by the Procurement Manager.
Ideal candidate must be able to successfully multitask several disparate assignments. Sources of information must be cultivated, and relationships developed, both internal and external to CommScope. He/she must be able to communicate clearly and effectively the overall corporate strategies to a wide audience and deploy the necessary steps to accomplish the corporate task assignments
Duties and Responsibilities:
Supervise the procurement of direct materials, and responsibility for indirect materials (MRO) and services including highly complex products and service providers. Ensure that all orders are maintained in the SAP database and that all payment, delivery issues, etc. are resolved.
Supervise the activities of reporting team members. Responsible for personnel management in terms of prioritizing staff workloads, develop and train direct reports to ensure high skills levels.
Conduct cost/price analysis for all products under jurisdiction. Analyze historical commodity trends and contribute to the development of projected commodity strategy.
Coordinate effective Supply Chain Management activities.
Maintain high ethical standards and professionalism ensuring positive working relationship with supplier base. Manage supplier delivery/quality problems, capacity constraints, etc.
Continue to analyze and assess the adequacy of our supplier base for each assigned commodity and to develop additional sources of supply where deemed advantageous.
Identifies commodities for strategic sourcing agreements and screens buyer commitment reports on an ongoing basis to identify new part categories or individual part numbers for strategic sourcing.
Support the commodity/category managers as needed.
Required Qualifications for Consideration • Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Business, Industrial Engineer or a Purchasing related area.
• A minimum of 8 years of purchasing/procurement experience.
• Proficient in English Language (written and spoken).
• A minimum 3 years supervision experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Customer oriented/proactive, open to change, teamwork attitude.
• Strong leadership capabilities to deliver results and to build cross-cultural teams.
You Will Excite us if you Have
• SAP experience
Why CommScope:
CommScope is on a quest to deliver connectivity that empowers how we live, work, and learn.Our employees push the boundaries of communications technology that enables game-changing discoveries like 5G, the Internet of Things, and gigabit speeds for everyone, everywhere.With our unmatched expertise in copper, fiber, and wireless infrastructure, our global clients rely on us to outperform today and be ready for the needs of tomorrow.
If you want to grow your career alongside bright, passionate, and caring people who strive to create what's next…..come connect to your future at CommScope.CommScope is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO), including people with disabilities and veterans. If you are seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process, please contact us to submit your request at ******. You can also learn more about CommScope's accommodation process and EEO policy athttps://jobs.commscope.com/eeo
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