Overview & Responsibilities
Lead the development of regional strategic sourcing strategies for the assigned region. Categories will contain a large spend level across a diverse set of commodities. Work with the supply chain team and other functional groups (e.g. sales, engineering, projects, etc.) to identify spend forecasts, assess current suppliers, identify needs for new suppliers. Develop sourcing strategies accordingly and negotiate strategic contracts with suppliers in each commodity.
Key Responsibilities
- Strong leadership to work with cross‑functional, global and/or local teams to develop robust category and commodity strategies
- Strong business acumen to enable development and negotiation of value‑adding strategic sourcing agreements
- Coordinate with regional procurement teams to effectively implement the sourcing strategies and gather feedback
- Coordinate with global supply chain development team to identify and develop new and existing suppliers to fill gaps in the category and commodity strategies
- The job requires frequent communication with the procurement team, quality team, sales and applications engineering and frequent contact with global and/or local suppliers, principally at a management level
- This position requires leading and participating in global cross‑functional teams. Travel is sometimes needed and is typically of one week duration
- Lead, develop and implement global and/or local cost reduction programs
- Develop and then implement local sourcing strategies
- Lead cost reduction activities
- Develop and coordinate with buyers to implement commodity strategies and cost improvement programs
- Evaluates recommendations from cross‑functional personnel regarding new sources of supply
- Lead negotiations of strategic contracts including price, quality and delivery
- Collaborates with Supply Chain Development to identify sourcing gaps and assess potential new suppliers
- Travels to supplier facilities to build relationships, conduct negotiations and evaluate performance
- Collaborates with Sales and Applications Engineering to develop competitive offers to customers and ensure the best total cost of ownership, quality and delivery
Leadership
- Position is primarily an individual contributor with responsibility to assist managers with mentoring and development of buyers
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree or equivalent experience required; master degree in business or finance is preferred
- Minimum of 10 years buying experience
- Excellent general background in all phases of procurement and strong financial/commercial acumen
- Excellent knowledge of Elliott and Ebara purchasing policies and procedures
- Minimum of 5 years management experience and proven leadership
Key Competencies
- Strategic thinking with hands‑on execution capability
- Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management
- Analytical mindset with data‑driven decision‑making
- Collaborative leadership and communication skills
- Continuous improvement and cost optimization orientation
Travel Requirements
- Up to 25% regional and supplier site travel required
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