Strategic Sourcing Buyer

Overview

Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove the leading manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances is a longstanding, family-owned company in the Madison area. Icons of design and paragons of performance and quality, Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove are the refrigeration, cooking, and dishwashing specialists found in world’s most luxurious homes. We look for team members who are driven by innovation and excellence, striving to serve our customers by doing what is right—with integrity, teamwork, and accountability.

The Strategic Sourcing Buyer will be responsible for managing assigned commodities as well as enabling/innovation projects through the Strategic Sourcing Department. Primary duties include working on cross functional teams, creating and monitoring pricing/commodities, helping develop and execute sourcing strategies, developing risk mitigation strategies, RFQs and supplier selection process, negotiating, and total cost management.

Growth and development are important aspects of this position. Whether you aspire to be a leader or a technical expert, this position will set you up for success in the future.

Primary Responsibilities

Be valued as an individual! Sub-Zero Group, Inc. is a family-owned company where talent and hard work are recognized and rewarded, people work as a team, and everyone is guided by a clear vision: to create the world’s most innovative refrigeration and cooking appliances. We are proud of what we do, and who we are.

We are looking at someone who has experience with strategic sourcing of a variety of commodities.  The ideal candidate will have a desire to be challenged and a thirst to be an instrumental part in helping develop innovations for new technologies.

• Select, qualify, and develop a strategic supply base.
• Acquire sources for new technologies that provide us with a competitive advantage.
• Serve as a commodity specialist by tracking and reporting market trends and economic conditions affecting assigned commodities.
• Identify high-risk supply chains and implement contingency plans internally and externally.
• Formulate sourcing strategies to support short-term and long-term operational requirements.
• Develop accurate material cost forecasts based on market/industry/economic factors and suppliers’ pricing strategies.
• Initiate and implement cost improvement projects with input from relevant stakeholders.
• Lead and/or support supplier improvement initiatives and supplier quality assessments/audits.
• Negotiate and maintain comprehensive contracts
• Develop material and component cost models within commodity responsibilities to accurately predict future material costs for the organization.
• Select and qualify suppliers based on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) incorporating customer needs, organizational goals, and market conditions.
• Ability to work with technical personnel both internally and externally in early stages of design in order to drive down cost out and insure adherence to specifications that support company’s strategic vision.
• High level of interpersonal and organizational savvy
• Demonstrates creativity, technical skills, and problem solving attributes.
• Exudes leadership qualities
• Intermediate knowledge of materials and manufacturing methods/processes.
• Willingness to continue technical education in assigned commodities.
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Some travel (20%+) will be required. Potential for international travel
• 3+ years of purchasing experience in manufacturing
• Excellent customer service and computer skills
• Ability to read Engineering prints/CAD
• High level of interpersonal and organizational savvy
• Demonstrates creativity, technical skills, and problem-solving attributes

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field
• CPSM/CPM
• SAP experience
• Prior experience negotiating contracts
• Intermediate knowledge of materials and manufacturing methods/processes

We value our employees by providing:

• Competitive compensation based on skills
• Industry leading health, dental, and vision plans
• Generous 401 (K) savings and profit sharing
• On-site UW Health clinic, fitness center, and walking paths
• Education assistance and internal training programs
• Electric vehicle charging
• Maternity & paternity leave
• Interested in learning more on our robust benefits package we offer? Click here!

This position requires a pre-employment drug/alcohol test and background check, which will be administered after a conditional job offer is extended. A negative drug/alcohol test result is required for employment. Refusal to take the test or a positive result may disqualify a candidate from further consideration.  All drug testing will be conducted in accordance with federal and state laws.