Plant or Corporate Buyer

Plant or Corporate buyer

Duration: 6+ Months

Location: Manassas VA

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists with Business Global Supply Management (GSM) Strategy Development.
• Deploys GSM strategies and plans to make decisions necessary to purchase product
• or services, aligned with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies.
• Assures Contribution Metrics are updated and linked with site/business cost reduction
• portfolio.
• Key player for negotiations with Suppliers, including Contract Administration.
• Owns/Assists with Supplier Relationship Management Process (including supplier
• audits).
• Creates and maintains contractual documents (Supply Agreements, Pricing
• Agreements, Non Disclosure Agreements, Certificates of Insurance, etc.).
• Assists with Commodity Reviews and Supply Intelligence
• Inventory Management (where applicable): Organizes, controls, and minimizes
• materials on hand, slow moving and obsolete materials. May manage storeroom
• operations.
• Acts as GSM liaison between plants, including materials and quality areas.
• Recommends changes to purchasing practices/supply management to ensure
• conformance with established laws, policies, and ethical principles activity-based
• costing). Participates in the planning and implementation of these changes.
• Acts as main contact for RTP to ensure invoicing issues are eliminated or resolved
• immediately.
• Participates in cross-functional teams focused on process improvements, cost
• reduction and supply chain issue resolution
• Protects Intellectual Property (IP).
• Ensures compliance with internal and external auditing requirements related
• especially to GSM or any other certification (if applicable)
• Makes sure that the suppliers are environmental compliance, and that the scrap is
• correctly disposed
• Champions and advocates for the Global Buying Policy. Ensures compliance.

COMPETENCIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS):

People:

• Conflict Management
• Cross-Cultural Agility
• Influencing

Business:

• Global Business Knowledge
• Problem Solving

Function/Technical:

• Commodity/Supply Chain Expertise
• Contract Writing/Management
• Negotiation
• Price/Cost Analysis

REQUIREMENT:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience in manufacturing – operations, planning, quality, engineering, supply chain.
• Experience as a plant or corporate buyer.
• Experience with GSM processes, ERP and other systems.