Strategic Sourcing Buyer

Your role

The Strategic Sourcing role is accountable for developing and executing a sustainable procurement strategy within their assigned commodity area. This includes establishing and managing long-term agreements and service-level commitments, optimising and rationalising the supplier base, and ensuring effective supplier onboarding. A key focus of the role is strengthening supply chain resilience by building diversified, high-performing supplier networks and proactively mitigating risk. The role drives strong supplier relationships and performance to ensure parts are delivered on time, to specification, and at the lowest sustainable total cost.

Main Responsiblities:

Lead Sourcing Activities to Support Ceres Technologies
• Develop and execute category strategies for assigned commodities, ensuring alignment with divisional and Product Company objectives.
• Build and maintain an optimal supplier portfolio that supports current operational needs and long term strategic goals.
• Establish effective integrated material supply methods along the entire chain through Buffer Stock Agreements (BSA) and Letters of Warranty (LoW).
• Conduct structured supplier performance reviews covering service, delivery, quality, and compliance, and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure sourcing strategies support divisional sustainability objectives.

Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience, Compliance and Business Continuity
• Develop and maintain business continuity plans for critical suppliers and critical parts, aligned with divisional strategy.
• Ensure supplier compliance with regulatory, ethical, environmental, and corporate governance requirements.
• Secure supplier capacity through proactive planning, capacity assessments, and contractual commitments.
• Embed agility requirements into SLAs (e.g., ±20% ramp up/down within agreed lead times).
• Monitor and communicate developments affecting purchased parts (obsolescence, regulatory changes, raw material trends, currency impacts).

Drive Product Cost Improvement and Operational Excellence
• Identify, lead, and deliver cost reduction initiatives across the supply base.
• Collaborate closely with manufacturing to optimise material flow and ensure supply chain efficiency.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to enhance process performance.
• Apply Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) thinking to uncover innovative supplier driven savings opportunities.

Build Strong Cross Functional Collaboration
• Develop strong working relationships with Engineering, Production, Customer Service, Quality, and other internal stakeholders.
• Establish effective communication channels and governance with divisional teams and other Product Companies within Edwards and Atlas Copco.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to the supply chain team to drive individual development and strengthen team performance.

Enable Early Supplier Involvement in Technology and Innovation
• Facilitate early supplier engagement in technology and product development projects to leverage external expertise.
• Assess supplier capability gaps against future technology requirements and drive improvement plans.
• Share relevant technology, market, and supply chain trends with internal stakeholders to support informed decision making.

To succeed, you will need

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.

Education level
• Minimum bachelor's degree in engineering, Business Administration, or Supply Chain
• CIPS qualification Level 4

Relevant Previous experience (minimum years of experience to competently carry out the role, not total year of experience)
• Minimum 10 years procurement experience preferably in a manufacturing or engineering environment
• 5 years in a strategic role, or experience in developing category strategies

Knowledge areas/Skills (minimum level of knowledge to fullfil the role's responsibilities)
• Cost analysis and supply market intelligence
• Proficient in reading and understand technical drawings
• Excellent communication skills across all levels of an organisation, both internally and externally with suppliers
• Track record improving supply chains, supplier relationships and performance.
• Procurement and supply chain best practices
• ERP Experience preferential, i.e. SAP, Encompix, Oracle, etc
• Ability to work in a complex and fast-moving business environment
• Excellent planning, organisation and task prioritisation skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite

Other requirements (e.g. Language skills; competencies; expected travel requirements)
• A willingness to demonstrate/develop product knowledge within a categoryAbility to adapt, focus and reprioritise effectively, meeting deadlines in a dynamic, fast changing environment
• Negotiation skills
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Process Management
• Drive for Results
• Customer Focus
• Managing & Measuring performances
• Continuous improvement mindset and techniques

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

Salary: $90,000-100,000/yr

Job location

This role requires you to work on-site at our office in Saugerties, NY. You will be part of a dynamic team and enjoy the benefits of face-to-face collaboration.

Contact information

Talent Acquisition Team: Kasey Griffin

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