Buyer & Govt Affairs Analyst

BSH Home Appliances LTD

Tomorrow is our home.

Find out how easily you can achieve at BSH Home Appliances Ltd. As a leading manufacturer of home appliances and solutions, we encourage commitment and open-mindedness among our employees. With our global brands Bosch and Gaggenau as well as our local brand Thermador, our focus truly is on innovation. In addition, that does not just apply to our products and services, but also drives the way in which we cooperate, exchange ideas and organize our teams. Everyone is invited to make his or her individual contribution to our overall success. Join us now and give your career a home.

Buyer & Govt Affairs Analyst

Ontario, Mississauga/ Full-time - Hybrid

Pay Range: $60,016 - $80,022

Your responsibilities

To perform Purchasing tasks necessary to source, or re-source assigned material groups (mainly Marketing, Sales related) to support business in Canada to achieve the best overall cost and on-time project implementation. As well as manage our Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programs and other Government legislative and regulatory measures.

Major duties and/or responsibilities to be performed which account for more than 10% of the job or are critical to the successful performance of the job. (List the job duties in the order of overall importance.)

• Support day-to-day business for assigned material groups on country level.
  

• Maintain documentation, per BSH retention guideline, of supplier qualification and activities, which include contracts (multiple forms), significant activity and meeting notes

• Monitors compliance to purchasing regulations / initiatives (e.g. no PO/no Pay; Invoice before PO; Purchasing Volume in scope, etc.) and follows up on violations / opportunities.

• Supports execution of onsite operational PU tasks (e.g. release of shopping carts, contract management, measure reporting)

• Supports Global Commodity Manager and Regional Commodity Manager in material group and market analysis with local requirements and supply market knowledge & development, alignment and implementation of material group and supplier strategy/portfolio (incl. strategy approval process), where applicable

• Supports Internal Business Partners (IBPs), most notably in Marketing and Sales in identifying and selecting vendor to procure indirect material and services meeting criteria of price, quality, quantity, availability, and delivery dates.

• Steering: Supports assigned categories based on defined KPI’s (Advanced Tactical Purchasing and Despecification) to contribute to maximum purchasing success (Total Cost of Ownership)

• Support supplier management (e.g. ensures supplier technical capacities, evaluates performance, supports local supplier development activities, supplier visits, supports supplier release, etc.)

• Support negotiation & awarding (e.g. supports RfP, negotiation & awarding process on project, material group or supplier level)

• Communicates and summarizes local budget year over year as a contributing factor to the team’s annual Tender Plan

• Monitor pending legislative, regulatory and legal action on federal, provincial and local levels

• Evaluate pending legislation and its impact on BSH

• Implement regulatory items within the BSH processes

• Manage all Provincial Extended Producer Responsibility Programs (EPR) such as monitoring Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) notifications on current status, regular reporting and auditing, and creating and monitoring payment and fees.
  

• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Your profile

• Bachelor’s degree (Business Administration) – Required

• 3-5 Years of Experience (Relevant Experience) – Required

• Solid Communication skills, including public speaking

• Negotiating skills

• Good computer skills, including data entry.

• Ability to operate independent of supervision, while learning skills of accuracy and attention to detail, to deliver quality outputs of tasks.

• Microsoft Office Software (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)

• SAP

• BSH Systems (PUR-A, Supplier Relationship Management, Espresso, etc…)

• Travel Percentage – 10%

Your pay & benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, and Education Assistance Program.

• Eligible to join the Retirement Savings Plan on your date of employment with BSH, you can tax shelter up to 18% of earned income subject to additional CRA specific regulations. BSH offers a profit sharing contribution of 3% of your eligible annual. In addition, BSH makes an employer matching contribution of 50% of your employee RRSP contributions, subject to a max match contribution of 3% of eligible earnings.

• Vitality Employee Wellness program through Manulife.

• Vacation time is provided based on the employee’s service date with BSH (the range is between 15-30 days according to seniority level).

• 40 hours of paid sick leave (hourly employees).

• Employee, friends, and family discount program for company products.

• BSH provides ongoing product training, computer tablet, cell phone, and a company vehicle for eligible positions.

Further information

Please visit career.bsh-group.com and learn about what makes BSH a Top Employer!

BSH welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

At BSH we appreciate everyone's uniqueness and value diversity as key for our business success. By including everyone and ensuring equal opportunities, we unleash our full potential.

This position is eligible for the BSH Associate Referral Program (if applicable).

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