Sr. Specialist, OFC Capital Strategic Sourcing

Sr. Specialist, OFC Capital Strategic Sourcing

Scope of Position:

This position will be responsible for the strategic sourcing and procurement activities of capital equipment, parts, services, and construction for the OFC Business.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Responsible for tactical and technical procurement execution for assigned capital material, equipment, and services. 
• Duties include supplier management, communication to supplier, vendor negotiations, submission of purchase requisitions, obtaining approvals, monitoring of deliveries, expediting materials, and resolving billing discrepancies.
• Leads and executes RFI's, RFP's, and RFQ's as needed.
• Evaluates competitive offerings via price/cost analysis to determine the overall best offering for a product or service.
• Negotiates pricing, contracts, and terms as needed.
• Identifies and executes cost avoidance opportunities.
• Resolves contract, quality, payment or other supply/service issues with suppliers and end users when required.
• Submit requests for new vendor adds/changes/updates in the system.
• Protect Intellectual Property (IP).
• Ensure compliance to the Global Buying Policy.
• Create and maintain contractual documents (Supply Agreements, Pricing Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Certificates of Insurance, etc.).
• Support GSM initiatives as needed.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in a Technical Field or Supply Chain and min of 1 year Supply Chain or Procurement experience.
• Strong analytical abilities with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, throughout all internal levels of the organization and externally.
• High degree of initiative and motivation with ability to work in a matrix environment or within a cross functional team.
• Proven organizational and time management skills.
• Computer skills, including MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, etc).

Desired Skills:

• Education, training or certification (CPSM,CPIM, etc.) in a supply chain function
• Knowledge and understanding of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems.
• Negotiation, purchasing, or commodity experience.
• Project management experience.

Soft Skills:

• Results oriented, self-motivated.
• Drive for results.
• Sense of urgency.
• Customer focus: able to gather and understand customer requirements and objectives.
• Effective team player.
• Able to be persuasive in negotiations.
• Comfortable working with cross functional teams.
• Conflict management.
• Ability to influence.
• Time management.