Job Title: Supply Management Specialist III 40243
Location: Ankeny Iowa
- This position is required to work 4 days/week onsite.
Start Date: 12/2/2024
End Date: 12/1/2025
Schedule: 1st shift Monday Friday (6am flex start)
- Possible OT per business needs
Description:
- Leads and/or supports a Strategic Sourcing team with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies
- Meeting Enterprise Product Delivery Process and Enterprise Order Fulfillment Process requirements/goals on product cost
- Schedule and quality for the enterprise/region/division/unit.
- In the Enterprise Product Delivery Process plays a key role in integrating suppliers early in the process to optimize design and cost.
- Builds and develops a supply base for procuring complex and strategic materials products supplies and services.
- Coordinates and leads efforts to address chronic supplier performance issues.
- Ensures or manages the development and implementation of enterprise/divisional strategies defining and integrating supply chains that support Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP) and Enterprise Order Fulfillment Process (EOFP) and significantly impact enterprise financial and operational objectives.
- Develops builds and maintains an ongoing relationship with assigned suppliers to monitor and improve supplier performance; measures the performance of the supplier and defines corrective actions; obtains assistance from other functional representatives such as quality product engineering etc. as appropriate.
- Leads and/or supports the negotiation of supply agreements with specific suppliers resulting in cost models an implementation strategy and a documented agreement ensuring the Company meets its overall goals for cost quality continuity of supply etc.
- Collects cost data and prepares supplier cost/industry analyses.
- Utilizes and develops continuous improvement in terms of performance and lowest total cost with the supply base utilizing the Achieving Excellence process/criteria and other appropriate supply management tools.
- Works with engineers and suppliers on product specification making recommendations to ensure a quality product at the lowest total cost and meeting cost targets; supports the Engineering Change Management (ECM) process so design changes and product improvements are implemented in a timely and cost effective manner.
- Leads target costing and cost management support for Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP) cost goals focusing on Shareholder Value Added
- Develops and implements communication plans to key stakeholders internally and externally.
- Develops implements and improves Supply Management processes to support the Enterprise Order Fulfillment Process and Enterprise Product Delivery Process.
- Provides work direction and/or coaching as necessary to less experienced supply management personnel
- Ensures completion of administrative support to the Human Resource processes.
Skill set requirements:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are a must for this position
- Experience with SAP SharePoint and Power BI is required
- A background in Supply Chain management would help this person be successful in the role
- Must be familiar and have a good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite especially with excel.
Experience:
- 35 years of real life practical experience with SAP experience
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