Procurement Lead

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE
-Create the strategies and policies carried out by employees with purchasing responsibilities within the organization.
-Oversee the purchasing of services and supplies necessary for operation of an organization including machinery, equipment, tools and raw materials.
-Review proposals for price, delivery time and quality and then select suppliers. Approve and qualify vendors.
-Assist in instituting and promoting cost reduction projects. Monitor the cost, schedule and performance factors of major subcontractors.
-Coordinate with other departments to determine materials needed and schedules to be met.
-Use RFIs/RFPs, leveraging, and benchmarking to deliver business results and competitive advantage. Establish and execute pertinent written agreements.
-Research and develop sources of supply for assigned commodities.
-Analyze suppliers and markets to identify trends, industry dynamics, opportunities for marketplace advantage, and new ideas for products, processes and services.
-Gather information about competitors’ materials, technologies, supply base, sourcing strategies, etc. to benchmark competitors’ costs, service, etc.
-Work to develop/publish/implement strategies that enable high quality, delivery, and productivity cost savings.
-Negotiate with suppliers to achieve the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source and urgency of need.
-Develop and maintain appropriate and productive supplier relationships.
-Identify business unit needs and opportunities related to indirect purchases, inbound, raw material freight and the procure-to-pay process. Develop and coordinate projects between Corporate or Company Purchasing and the business unit.
-Improve cooperation across geographic and organization boundaries by identifying barriers and working with Regional Purchasing Leaders and Global Procurement.
-Develop and maintain appropriate and productive supplier relationships, including involvement in critical negotiations.
-Other duties as assigned

WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN YOU
-Bachelor’s degree required, with engineering related discipline is highly preferrable.
-5 to 8 years indirect purchasing/procurement or related experience with Supervision and Leadership experience preferred.
-Excellent customer service skills.
-Excellent oral and written communication skills.
-Proven vendor selection and negotiation skills with strong business acumen.
-Knowledge of negotiating and developing contracts.
-Possess leadership, mentoring, training and project management experience and skills.
-Presentation experience and skills required.
-Understanding of related computer systems, such as Google Workspace, ERP tools, and other common procurement tools used for sourcing and analytics.