Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Metallic

Job Description Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Metallic Requisition ID: 6128 Job Location: Oak Brook - Illinois - United States Category: Purchasing Job Type: Full Time Working Mode: Hybrid Apply now Apply Now Start applying with LinkedIn Start Please wait... About Us At CNH, we're driven by a clear purpose: we serve and advance the people who feed and build a growing world. As a global leader in agriculture and construction, we create the equipment, technology, and solutions that help our customers work more productively and sustainably. Our success starts with our people, and we foster a collaborative culture where innovation thrives and every employee has the opportunity to grow. Grow a Career. Build a Future. If you're ready to make an impact and build a career with purpose, there's a place for you at CNH. Job Purpose The Senior Sourcing Specialist will lead the strategic sourcing, total acquisition cost, supplier relationship, cost management and purchasing strategy management. This position will oversee the overall commercial relationship and overall supplier performance to drive cost reduction and organizational initiatives. This person will create, execute, maintain, and continually improve upon commodity strategies for the commodities assigned; focused on current and future alignment of technology requirements, and achieving objectives in terms of total cost, lead-time, capacity, inventory management, risk mitigation, and over all supply chain effectiveness. You will lead the development of these strategies in coordination with global colleagues and other functional areas (e.g., Quality, Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Service Parts, and Logistics). Key Responsibilities Lead the evaluation and selection of new suppliers, development of existing suppliers, and overall supplier management. Develop competitive negotiations to drive cost reduction initiatives with the global supply base, while meeting capacity and quality requirements. Manage and negotiate supplier contracts and long-term agreements with preferred suppliers to ensure that market trends, supplier performance, and future business needs are aligned with strategies. Collaborate and build strong working relationships with supporting resources and internal customers (Manufacturing, Materials, Engineering, Distribution, global supply chain, and other functions as needed) to achieve plan, ensure adequate cycle time to procure materials, and escalate critical materials from supplier based to meet customer demands. Anticipate, recognize, analyze and solve complex supply problems, communicating to and involving colleagues, management and stakeholders as necessary. Provide leadership in and develop an understanding of and insight into the market for the commodities assigned; including industry trends, cost drivers, global pricing, lead-times, technology and manufacturing capability of company suppliers and suppliers in the market that best meet expectations and objectives. Manages annual budget proposal for assigned NAFTA AG/CE commodities/perimeter. Updates budget monthly and tracks performance against opportunities and risk projections. Make modifications based on changes in economics, raw materials, volumes, etc., investigates, and explains budget variances. Manage supplier relationships and performance to meet company expectations and objectives. Leads teams in identification of opportunities to meet objectives for supplier reduction, creation of value, supply chain improvement, and customer satisfaction. Support continuously develops, and trains team members to meet the highest possible standards and to ensure the achievement of challenging purchasing and company goals while demonstrating CNH's key performance & leadership values. Up to 25% Domestic and international travel required with little or no notice ranging from several days to several weeks at a time. Experience Required Bachelor’s Degree - Business/Supply Chain or other similar degree progra…

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