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Job Description Summary
Negotiate with dedicated providers according to specific policies. Achieve the best contractual conditions while also ensuring internal customer satisfaction. In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Define and implement supplier strategy, including supplier panel management, performance optimization, and rationalization.
- Lead commercial negotiations with suppliers and allocate sourcing requirements accordingly.
- Negotiate terms and conditions in alignment with company policies and coordinate with Procurement for contract finalization and execution.
- Manage supplier claims and commercial escalations to ensure timely resolution and risk mitigation.
- Drive commercial sourcing activities, including cost analysis, benchmarking, negotiation preparation, and total cost modeling.
- Deliver cost savings and cost avoidance initiatives while ensuring optimal Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
- Develop in-depth expertise within the assigned sourcing/commodity area and apply functional policies and strategies effectively.
- Communicate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders regarding sourcing strategies, supplier performance, and commercial outcomes.
- Provide informal guidance and knowledge sharing to new team members.
- Influence projects, processes, and procedures within the discipline, operating with a moderate level of autonomy.
- Exercise professional judgment in decision-making, seeking senior guidance where required.
- Utilize analytical thinking and technical expertise to solve complex sourcing and supplier-related challenges.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders across functions to support informed commercial decisions.
- May support operational purchasing activities where required
Requirements/ Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college or alternatively a high school diploma with substantial relevant experience.
- Major experience in Sourcing and Commodity Management.
- MCIPS qualification (completed or in progress).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to plan, document, and execute sourcing strategies and programs effectively.
- Established project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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Location: Creswell
Job Description:
Job Description Summary
Negotiate with dedicated providers according to specific policies. Achieve the best contractual conditions while also ensuring internal customer satisfaction. In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Define and implement supplier strategy, including supplier panel management, performance optimization, and rationalization.
- Lead commercial negotiations with suppliers and allocate sourcing requirements accordingly.
- Negotiate terms and conditions in alignment with company policies and coordinate with Procurement for contract finalization and execution.
- Manage supplier claims and commercial escalations to ensure timely resolution and risk mitigation.
- Drive commercial sourcing activities, including cost analysis, benchmarking, negotiation preparation, and total cost modeling.
- Deliver cost savings and cost avoidance initiatives while ensuring optimal Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
- Develop in-depth expertise within the assigned sourcing/commodity area and apply functional policies and strategies effectively.
- Communicate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders regarding sourcing strategies, supplier performance, and commercial outcomes.
- Provide informal guidance and knowledge sharing to new team members.
- Influence projects, processes, and procedures within the discipline, operating with a moderate level of autonomy.
- Exercise professional judgment in decision-making, seeking senior guidance where required.
- Utilize analytical thinking and technical expertise to solve complex sourcing and supplier-related challenges.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders across functions to support informed commercial decisions.
- May support operational purchasing activities where required
Requirements/ Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college or alternatively a high school diploma with substantial relevant experience.
- Major experience in Sourcing and Commodity Management.
- MCIPS qualification (completed or in progress).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to plan, document, and execute sourcing strategies and programs effectively.
- Established project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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Posted: April 17th, 2026