Lead, Strategic Sourcing, Metals

Position Description:

• Develop and implement sub-category strategies for multiple divisions/sites to optimize cost.

• Develops with Strategic Sourcing plans/strategies and objectives (short & long term) based on forecasts of future demand and taking into account economic and currency trends and conditions that affect Product &Technology, the business, and the global commodity sourced.

• Provide market conditions, pricing, shortages or technical information to divisional procurement and business responsible and makes recommendations

• Leads the development and communication of global supply intelligence for assigned commodities. (i.e. Market intelligence, should cost modelling, low cost sourcing activities, consortiums, etc.)

• Recommend and implement process change and enablers required to shift current fragmented spend and project procurement to a category management methodology

• Identify, lead and communicate cost reduction opportunities across multiple plants and businesses

• To carry out the negotiations for key suppliers and ensure adequate contract cover within the portfolio with divisional sourcing resources  to be compliant with the Global Delegation of Authorities/Signatories policy.

• Works with the Business Supply Managers, Global Strategic Sourcing Managers, and Divisional procurement Buyers on developing and executing Shared objectives

• Share the best practices across the divisions to maximize Corning benefits

• Manage key supplier performance where necessary to ensure uninterrupted supply

• Owns the Supplier Relationship Management process for the assigned commodities and developing and cultivates effective relationships with key suppliers

Required Skills:

• Reporting to Global Strategic Sourcing Manager – Metals , This role will be responsible for the strategy and its implementation for a number of metal categories for the various businesses (Optical, Advanced Optics, Display) and selected global categories (Optical fibre making products, metal oxides)
• The role will work closely with a wide internal Customers base as well as other Functional Service leaders in order to identify business and functional customers’ priorities and closely align with business/functional strategies. In many cases these activities will be performed as part of a cross-functional team but the incumbent will lead the process and be responsible for implementing solutions.
• Act as a metals reference point for internal customers
• Understands mechanical processes relative to supplier operations, manufacturing, engineering and supply chain.
• Understands metals markets, is comfortable with Base metals pricing methodologies
• Capable of following market trends by using news and pricing reports, providing guidance to internal stakeholders using tools like Elementum

Desired Skills:

• Industry knowledge – strong market, technical and procurement background sourcing raw materials

• Innovative contracting in volatile markets to assure competitive pricing models

• Having a technical / engineering background or experience

• Strong data analysis

• Project Management skills

Soft Skills:

• Capable of working independently but knows when to ask questions for guidance

• Works effectively in teams

• Can communicate with all levels of the organization globally

Required education, experience:

• Master’s degree

• 7 years professional experience

• Supply Chain and Procurement exposure/knowledge

• Category management, metals exposure