Associate Sourcing Engineer - Knoxville, TN

Job Overview

Support Chemicals Category Manager in on-going cost-reduction and supply chain resiliency activities.  Engage with internal stakeholders (Engineering, Operations, Quality) to capture material requirements and prospect for suppliers to deliver those requirements.  Learn Category-specific negotiation skills and, in time, assume responsibility for ongoing negotiations of select products and/or product groups.  Advises on options risks, total cost of ownership, and business impacts.

This is a hybrid role, candidate will preferably live in the Southeast US Region

A Day In The Life

• Manages day to day category supplier relations and seeks growth or revision opportunities within supply base.
• Partner with internal stakeholders (engineering, operations, materials, quality) to capture commodity requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality - partner with regional or business unit sourcing teams as needed 
• Under the direction of Category Manager assist with developing & executing detailed commodity strategy 
• Assess Opportunity for commodity including spend segmentation, commodity maturity, cost drivers, and supply market analysis 
• Accountable for execution of sourcing projects including continuous improvement, consolidation, cost take out, etc. 
• Conduct or support negotiations and supplier selection 
• Responsible for delivering commodity productivity through price negotiations, supporting value analysis/engineering projects (VAE) and other continuous improvement projects. 
• Support supplier segmentation, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and quarterly supplier reviews. 
• Support commodity continuity of supply - engage with plants (Materials Managers, Buyers, etc.) to help local teams efficiently resolve escalated issues. 
• Support region/sector NPD Procurement teams through preferred supplier programs and RFQ's. 
• Responsible for forecasting, reporting, mitigating, and recovery of commodity inflation 
• Assist with development and presentation of periodic Commodity Reviews including updated projects, metrics, strategy, and countermeasures 
   

What will help you thrive in this role?

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering or related field
• 3 + years procurement sourcing experience, consulting, buyer, and/or analyst experience
• Demonstrate competence in negotiating skills and assessing vendors.
• Candidate must have demonstrated experience coordinating, facilitating discussions, consultation and conflict resolution skills
• Professional communication; both verbal and written are required.
• Ability to travel up to 30%

 Key Competencies:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Supply Chain Acumen – Ability to drive global development and execution of supply chain strategies for assigned components or services to achieve optimal results in the key areas of Quality, Delivery, & Price.
• Project Management – Review and approve project plans, oversees project execution, balances projects between short and long-term focus, secures alignment with cross-functional partners.
• Global Business Thinking/Strategizing-Demonstrates deep global knowledge of suppliers, industry trends, emerging markets and technology, builds this knowledge into GSC strategies/playbooks, develops global talent.
• Problem Solving—Identifies/anticipates potential problems, supports root cause analysis, evaluates robustness of corrective action plan and oversees plan implementation.
• Relationship Management – Creates collaborative environment with cross-functional partners, assures regular/appropriate two-way communication flow, builds/maintains relationship with industry peers and suppliers.

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