A client of Insight Global's is looking for a procurement expert who can develop, plan, implement, and maintain leading edge raw material and component sourcing strategies.
Essential Duties:
Provide sourcing category expertise for raw materials for battery production.
Support development of category strategies based on rigorous analysis of spend data, supply market dynamics, category intelligence, and business requirements
Identify profit improvement opportunities beyond sourcing, such as demand management, process improvements, insource vs. outsource, innovation, etc.
Actively drives value beyond cost e.g., growth, innovation, risk management
Regularly monitors the market for category leading practices and demand/supply shifts such as supply consolidation, technology innovations, etc.
Execute strategic sourcing initiatives following the 7-step Sourcing Methodology
Gather stakeholder and subject-matter expertise/insights and market intelligence to ensure sourcing solutions meet business needs
Assess supplier capabilities and identify new potential suppliers
Analyze supplier proposals and facilitate fact-based supplier selection process
Prepare and present business cases and should-cost models; perform complex data analysis and build financial models (i.e., ROI, NPV, supplier scorecards, savings tracking, make vs. buy decision models)
Analyze and summarize RFP responses and results and prepare recommendations for Senior Management
Develop negotiation strategies, plan, and lead negotiations to maximize total value and minimize risks
Establish contract terms and conditions and coordinate with legal to execute contracts with suppliers that optimize the relationship. Partner with internal stakeholders to develop and implement transition plans to new supplier(s)
Develop qualified, competitive sources of supply on a continuing basis through comprehensive financial and market review
Lead local implementation of national, regional, or global supplier contracts. Establish expectations for local supplier teams and ensure that business needs will be met effectively.
Provide feedback on performance, seek continuous improvement and innovation
Work with suppliers and key stakeholders to manage supplier performance and develop new capabilities
Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders and third-party providers
When performance issues emerge, identify root causes and work with internal and external stakeholders to drive efficient resolution
Identifies, oversees, pursues, and manages re-engineering, value engineering and demand management opportunities to enhance operational effectiveness, interfacing with cross-functional teams
Implements and drives procurement strategy, policies, and procedures
Enforces compliance to procurement policies and works to increase adoption
Conduct analysis in Excel, Tableau, and other BI tools to support procurement activities including spend analytics, budget analysis, etc.
Leverage spend analytics to identify consolidation opportunities; understand total cost of ownership and cost drivers, analyze product/service specifications to identify rationalization opportunities; analyze demand and spend to identify patterns and reduction opportunities
Analyze market intelligence to build business cases and should-cost models to identify and quantify improvement opportunities for both sourcing and non-sourcing e.g., demand management, process improvements, insource vs. outsource, etc.
Gather requirements and specifications from business and category experts to ensure that proposed solutions meet business needs
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Bachelors Degree in relevant area such as supply chain, business or STEM
10+ years relevant strategic sourcing experience
Participation in Manufacturing Process Improvement
Understanding of contract terms, management of stakeholder timelines etc.
Experience designing end-to-end procurement strategies
Category Management Strategies (opportunity diagnostic, strategic sourcing process, supplier management)
Understanding of Lean Six Sigma concepts
Knowledge of utilizing Supplier Management tools
SRM, Business reviews etc.
MBA and other relevant degree/certification (e.g., ISM CPSM)
Experience in EV industry
Experience working with raw materials supplier identification, development and management
Background in supplier relationship management (SRM).
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.