Description

Responsibilities

• Leverage companywide spend in all steel and resin related spend categories by performing strategic negotiations with suppliers

• Track, report and negotiate against related commodity indexes

• End to End accountability and interface for defining and executing category and supplier strategy with stakeholders and cross functional team to meet performance and procurement deliverables

• Deliver category annual Total Cost of Ownership reductions per the procurement annual plan

• Act as lead negotiator for all major commodity business performance-based contracts that reward or penalize the ability to achieve Wastequip's business needs

• Manage risk and minimize financial risk by establishing supplier business continuity plans

• Provide monthly forecast to key suppliers to assist with product availability

• Partner with Wastequip divisions and business units to protect their interests and minimize their risks

• Maintain appropriate inventory levels by working with supplier, buyers and plant locations

• Reduce lead times for related products to minimize changes in commodity pricing

• Negotiate long term agreements with best price, payment terms, quality levels, and delivery terms for purchased commodity based products in compliance with corporate objectives

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2+ years strategic sourcing experience in Steel commodities, and Polyethylene Resin commodities

• Project Management and/or Operations experience preferred

• Sourcing of materials, products, and components. Experience with products/components, and subcomponents for the waste equipment (or similar industry) is preferred

• Demonstrated experience successful "Make Vs Buy" analysis resulting in cost savings

• Experience in identifying and prequalifying new suppliers

• Knowledge of tariffs, duties, and import / export regulations to assure compliance and minimize costs

• Bachelor's degree required in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain

• Experience operating successfully with metrics and a high degree of organizational agility