Position Purpose:

Lead and develop purchasing practices that are efficient and effective, pertaining to current product and direct purchases. To assess capabilities of prospective suppliers and to source and negotiate pricing and terms for parts that are used by Auxiliary production and aftermarket functions. Also responsible for leading the development and implementation of logistics and freight strategies, and arrangements for the company.  Responsible for facilitating the Demand Management Team.  

Essential Functions:

·       Develop strategic plan to manage supply base for all commodities and to achieve goals of quality, delivery, and cost improvement for both production and aftermarket.

·       Develop and manage team using commodity management strategy. 

·       Take active involvement in training and mentoring team. 

·       Provide an uninterrupted flow of materials, supplies and services required to operate the company.

·       Develop a strategic sourcing model to assure a supply base that is stable, reliable, cost effective, technologically superior, quality conscious, and integrated with the division’s strategy.

·       Lead or monitor the bidding process, evaluation and selection of suppliers. Negotiate and administer long-term agreements for goods and services to achieve and exceed the needs of the division. Lead the involvement of suppliers in new product development process.  Support the plant cost reduction initiatives.

·       Vendor management: costing, set up lead times, payables, quality, and negotiate terms.

·       Research and evaluate potential suppliers both technically and financially to meet Auxiliary’s needs and drive continuous improvement, including international suppliers.

·       Consolidate the supply base to the best performing suppliers.

·       Evaluate PPV and VA/VE metrics and take action to meet budget through market analysis, supplier negotiations and program development.  

·       Quality: Ensure parts we need meet specifications.  

·       Signing authority for buyers

·       Coordinate costs with division locations for bulk buying.

·       Keep inventory investment and loss to a minimum.

·       Participate in corporate Purchasing Excellence team.

·       Organize and develop a Purchasing staff that is committed to continuous improvement and the organization’s goals.

·       Establish, document and simplify purchasing related processes within IATF Quality standards. Ensure organization acts in accordance with defined systems and procedures.

·       Provide strategic plan to optimize freight, logistics and inventory throughout the supply chain.

·       Analyze freight and logistics cost and benefits; provide cost effective recommendations to support division strategy.

·       Lead all aspects of evaluation, selection and negations of freight and logistics suppliers.

·       Develop and implement supplier and carrier performance reviews.

·       Lead implementation of reusable containers where appropriate.

·       Establish, document and simplify freight and logistics related processes within IATF Quality standards.

·       Facilitate the Demand Management process.

·       Manage the department to achieve plant Metrics.

·       Use and/or develop Index based raw material agreements for steel and other commodities with the supply base.

·       Scope:  Spend of $80 to $100 Million spend with cost reductions goals of $800K to $1M annually.