Job Description

• Participates in cross-functional teams and works with Operations to understand material / service requirements, clarify specific deliverables, and ensure compliance with company standards and processes
  
• Coordinates with Central Purchasing to gain maximum leverage from Company’s corporate supply base and identifies and evaluates local supply opportunities as appropriate
  
• Remains abreast of industry developments and corporate imperatives and helps develop strategies to achieve quality, delivery, and total cost objectives
  
• Processes purchasing requisitions / orders and other related documents
  
• Obtains and analyzes quotations for accuracy and continually audits prices of materials and services
  
• Negotiates and issues purchase agreements to ensure achievement of quality, delivery, and total cost requirement
  
• Participates in expediting functions to ensure timely delivery of materials
  
• Monitors Supplier Performance and directs resolution of complex commercial, legal, and operations supply issues
  
• Identify and assists in implementing business process improvements
  
• Manage all aspects of supplier relationships and development
  
• Prepare bid analysis and negotiate purchasing contracts
  
• Updating sourcing rules to allow proper generation of releases
  
• Other duties as assigned, 10-20% travel