Strategic Buyer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Purchasing and procurement activities for assigned commodity portfolio
• Manage supplier accounts within assigned commodity and support vendor performance management activities
• Support implementation and execution of Vendor Management framework, including supplier KPIs and scorecards
• Negotiate and support cost reduction initiatives within existing supply base, including pricing agreements for repeat purchasing
• Support onboarding of new suppliers and phase-out of underperforming vendors as directed
• Identify new sources of supply with technical groups where supply is constrained or products are obsolete
• Monitor commodity performance including lead times, cost, and availability, and support corrective actions
• Perform day-to-day procurement activities as requested, including order issuance, follow-up and problem resolution
• Collaborate with regional teams (NA/EU) t...