Lead Sourcing Specialist in Stafford

Responsibilities

• Accountable for developing, leading and implementing commodity strategies to deliver on safety, quality, delivery and landed/lifecycle cost for the assigned commodities.
• Negotiate supplier Contracts and Pricing, and transmit to Procurement teams.
• Build and strengthen supplier relationships
• Provide Supplier insights, benchmarking and market analysis activities.
• Provide support to stakeholders regarding Quality, Cost and Delivery of commodity.
• Manage sourcing strategy in line with GE existing global sourcing processes.
• Ensure delivered products meet quality & on time delivery standards including being a point of escalation for supplier issues.
• Support, maintain, and update key sourcing tools, processes, and systems.
• Generate cost reduction and cash management actions.
• Secure Supply Chain through Sourcing actions.
• Benchmark & challenge current supplier portfolio.
• Manage KPIs reporting and consolidation within the whole local sourcing group.
• Advanced collaboration with GE Key Commodity Leaders.
• Work closely with Tendering activities to ensure accuracy.
• Facilitate action plan when Quality or Logistics issues with suppliers.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college with Sourcing / Supply chain education preferred; or equivalent experience.
• Experienced commodity manager, advanced experience and demonstrated years in Sourcing & Commodity management.
• English fluency in writing and speaking.
• Readiness to travel up to 20% of working time.

Desired Characteristics

• Bachelor’s degree in Sourcing / Supply Chain Management preferred.
• Previous Sourcing experience essential.
• Knowledge of purchasing practices, principles, and procedures.
• Ability to analyse and present statistical data.
• Knowledge of MS Office applications, including some knowledge of intermediate level Excel functionality.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Must be able to balance multiple tasks in a challenging, fast paced work environment.
• Exceptional analytical skills.
• Demonstrated team player with a strong initiative to win.
• Highly motivated self-starter.
• Demonstrated professional oral / written communication and negation skills.
• Significant project management skills.
• Working knowledge of SAP ERP system.
• Negotiation skills.
• Experience with RFQ implementation and execution.
• Ability to travel worldwide.

Benefits

• A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements
• Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities - including private health insurance.

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