Sr. Indirect Buyer - Strategic Purchasing

Sr. Indirect Buyer – Strategic Purchasing

On-Board Services, Incorporated is an on-site contract service provider for a local manufacturing entity providing full time positions to our employees. We offer benefits as well as 401k.

Position Type: Contract

Job Location: Mankato, Mn

Benefits: 401K, Dental insurance, Life Insurance, Medical Insurance, Vision Insurance

Compensation: $49.31/hour

Job Description: This position is recognized as a strategic buyer responsible for procurement of indirect materials and services for certain commodities in support of all business sectors in the Americas. This position will collaborate with multiple site facility leaders and work within the global procedures for Strategic Purchasing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Process purchasing award summaries and purchasing documents for suppliers directly related to maintenance, repair and operational goods and services within global compliance policies
• Develop sourcing lists and monitor supplier performance
• Aggressively resolve all pricing, invoicing, and contract related issues with the suppliers
• Negotiate pricing, terms and annual contracts with suppliers, especially for goods and services utilized at operational facilities in Mankato, MN.
• Analyze supplier cost/pricing information and benchmark the competition
• Manage purchase requisition queue, vendor invoice management queue
• Maintain open communication between internal departments, management, and suppliers
• Actively identify, drive, and support cost savings initiatives
• Support the implementation of a standardized process approach utilizing common forms, measurements, and structure
• Maintain good housekeeping practices
• Promote a compliance culture in area of responsibility, and live the letter and the spirit of the Code of Conduct
• Perform special projects as required

Minimum Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Materials Management, Finance or Packaging Engineering, and 5 years of procurement, materials management, supplier cost analysis, or supply chain management experience; or 10 years of experience in procurement, materials management, supplier cost analysis, or supply chain management
• Minimum 5 years of experience handling confidential, sensitive matters with discretion
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with others
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent working knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures
• Strong financial/cost analysis skills and problem-solving ability when issues are complex
• Excellent organizational, planning, and follow-up skills
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation communication skills, and the ability to understand the needs of the internal customer
• Strong ability to interpret blueprints and engineering documents
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently with little direction
• Ability to learn commodity processes at supplier locations
• Ability to travel on a limited basis
• Proficient with PC and MS Office Suite

Preferred:

• Specific knowledge of construction, site professional services, and facilities management procurement processes
• Experience developing and executing contracts and service level agreements

Work Conditions:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
• Daily work is performed in an office, general manufacturing environments.
• This position has a Monday through Friday work schedule, as business requires.
• While performing tasks of this position, the employee is regularly required to operate a computer inside the facility.
• Next, an employee will be occasionally required to come in contact with wet or humid conditions.
• Finally, this position within the work environment, employees are occasionally requested to endure noise while performing daily tasks.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, crouch, or reach within the facility.
• Also, the employee will occasionally be required to grasp items to carry that are 10-25 pounds once per day.
• Finally, the employee is occasionally required to push or pull items that 10-25 pounds once per day.
• Specific vision requirements for this position include close vision, distance vision, see color.

Hard Requirements:

• Procurement experience in indirect realm (procuring services, not just commodity buying); working with procurement of services, experience with contract management
• At least 5 years of experience if bachelor's – the more the better
• SAP experience, advanced Excel experience
• Ability to travel (may need to go to supplier sites) – 10-15% travel

On-Board Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.