Client needs a buyer (not sr. manager of procurement, but at the buyer level) with experience in a large company and in basic industry or heavy industry.
Search For: procurement, buying, materials, heavy industry, paper, mining.
Relocation Yes
Location Duluth MN
Company is an international mining and natural resources company.
This position will play a critical role in the development, implementation and communication of centralized commodity-based strategies that are designed to improve the cost, quality and delivery of purchased products. With a primary concentration on enterprise-wide value management aimed at improving service and reducing the Total Cost of Ownership of products and services, the Centralized Buyer position will contribute significantly to operational and supply chain performance. This role will have ownership
and/or direct participation in sourcing/contracts management, supplier/customer relationship management, continuous improvement
initiatives, and procurement of assigned commodities.
* Lead the development, implementation, and alignment of corporate-wide strategies for key commodities and spend categories to achieve business objectives
* Standardize procurement practices across districts to a ‘best practices’ model
* Organize and lead program status meetings; present progress reports and improvement plans
* Promote the commodity-based procurement philosophy to educate stakeholders and drive business improvements
* Ensure organizational financial goals are met, including budget, service levels, and savings
* Interface with stakeholder functional groups to ensure needs are assessed, understood, and incorporated into the program’s direction
* Build a network of information and trust throughout the organization
* Pursue continuous improvement / TCO projects both internally and externally together with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and Suppliers
Procurement Responsibilities:
* Manage procurement of assigned commodities in agreement with district and corporate policies and objectives
* Automate the Procure-to-Pay process through Ellipse functionality
* Continually work to improve data accuracy and systems integrity
* Review items set to bypass purchasing to ensure they still meet the procedural selection criteria
* Review requisitions prior to going suppliers for some items on auto reorder to ensure accuracy
Supplier Management
* Track and analyze performance metrics for suppliers within the category groups to develop and
implement improvement plans Actively pursue supply-base rationalization for economic and administrative benefits
* Monitor and interpret changes in the supplier market to influence program effectiveness
* Evaluate supplier capabilities and establish sources for new technologies and in new markets as business requirements dictate
Commodity Knowledge:
* Act as a subject matter expert for respective commodity groups
* Construct, present, and promote long-range commodity procurement plans and strategies
* Pursue product standardization and optimization initiatives
* Regularly collect and analyze commodity data to develop commodity profiles
Sourcing Activities:
* Develop innovative sourcing alternatives to inject competition and mitigate risk in commodity groups
* Manage the seven-step sourcing process, including team development, communications planning, strategy deployment, negotiations, award, and implementation
* Present initiative summaries to site personnel and corporate management
Bachelors degree (RQ), CPM (PF), CPSM (PF)
3 to 5 years professional experience in Procurement or related field, Operational/Industry/Supplier knowledge
Highly competitive compensation package including pension, matching 401(k) and Med/Den/RX.
Prefer local candidates but will relocate within the region or strong interest to move to Duluth
Good background will be from mining, paper, heavy industry
Requirements:
1. Bachelor’s degree.
2. 3 + years procurement (buying) in a large company in heavy industry like mining, paper or similar.
3. Located within the region for an easy move or strong reason for the move there.
4. CPM or CPSM is a plus.
