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Shift: 1st shift
City: Solon
Swagelok, Northeast Ohio, USA
Swagelok is a global organization and one of the largest employers of manufacturing talent in Northeast Ohio. We are driven by our core values of Quality, Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Customer Focus, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement, which are demonstrated through our daily actions. For over 75 years, our dedication to our core values has been the foundation for our success. Our products have been up into space, down to the bottom of the ocean, and everywhere in between. That same dedication spans to our customers.
Throughout our organization we demonstrate a commitment to these values and those we bring onboard. Whether you want to grow in your role or explore broad opportunities and develop new skills—you’ll thrive in a culture that promotes learning and development.
We strive to be a company where we all can do our best work with a true sense of purpose and belonging.
Be Connected. Be Valued. Be You.
We hope you’ll consider joining our team.
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for overseeing the strategic development and execution of product categories for direct or indirect procurement. This leader of people and categories is focused on value and goal-based objectives for their categories and will lead their team of cross-functional associates to ensure that they are managing all supplier engagement, development, and continuous improvement. This will include managing all sourcing, contracting, supplier management, quality, and other procurement activities for their categories.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Lead cross functional team to develop best in class strategic procurement activities for assigned categories in support of business objectives.
Drive supplier performance management strategies, which include spend/supply assessments, consolidation strategy, supplier selection and financial analysis.
Execute overall performance management tactics, including leading supplier performance reviews, to ensure operational execution for all suppliers within the categories.
Obtain and communicate market condition information, commercial opportunities, category strategy updates, risk assessment project status, risk assessment updates, active RFQ’s, and technology trend to commodities and suppliers.
Work with cross-functional teams to design sourcing strategies, identify, and evaluate potential suppliers, and negotiate supply agreements.
Drive cost savings within each assigned spend category.
Drive continuous high quality and technical continuous improvement within each assigned spec category.
Establish and maintain exceptional relationships with suppliers, while ensuring that all interactions are conducted with the highest level of ethics/integrity.
Negotiate purchase/supply/service agreements. Lead supplier negotiations, with an approach that is consistent with Swagelok’s values, while achieving Swagelok’s business objectives and risk management expectations.
Monitor supplier performance and resolve major supplier performance reliability, relationships, and technical issues.
Ensure team’s familiarity and adherence to Global Sourcing and Supplier Management System policies and procedures.
Drive the timely completion of supplier corrective action request and reviews and approves final documentation submitted for closure.
Recruit, motivate, and help to develop a professional, high performing sourcing staff.
Approximate # of direct reports (if applicable) – 6-8 Direct Reports
Budget responsibility (if applicable) – $70m+ annual spend for assigned team categories
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
Required:
A bachelor’s degree; Preferred in Supply Chain, Engineering or other relevant area of focus
5+ years of operations, engineering and/or sourcing experience including experience with complex, high impact business negotiations; Preferred 1+ years of supervisor/management experience
Excellent communication, leadership, and negotiation skills are required.
Proven broad business knowledge & acumen
Results-motivated
Technical acumen
Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements:
Swagelok provides a comprehensive package of valuable benefits called Total Rewards focused on health and wellness, compensation, retirement planning, and supplemental rewards.
To apply:
1. Click ‘Apply Now’ to the role of interest, upload your resume and complete the application.
2. Those that match our qualifications will be contacted to schedule a phone interview.
Congratulations on taking the first step to Be Connected. Be Valued. Be You.
Swagelok is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are selected without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, pregnancy-related medical conditions, age, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran/military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.
Swagelok will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, and Ohio state law.
This job summary is intended to be brief and does not list all the duties for this position. Nothing in this job description should be construed as an express or implied contract of employment. Swagelok is an at-will employer, which means that either party is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time, without any advanced notice, for any reason or no reason.
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