KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Improve Sourcing Management/Process
- Enable new innovative/entrepreneurial processes and tools to drive efficiencies in communication and tracking to drive seamless sourcing management.
Strategy Development & Execution
- Develop and implement category strategies, utilizing strategic sourcing processes and tools.
- Lead market discovery activities, utilizing support of resource analyst team, to maintain a strong understanding of potential suppliers within a category, key capabilities, and competitive level.
- Build & execute negotiation strategy which may include competitive bid events or other sourcing and negotiation tools.
- Collaborate with organizational stakeholders and leadership to ensure alignment and buy-in of category and negotiation strategy next steps.
- Adjust strategies in real time to ensure an accurate view in team cloud-based reporting tools.
Savings Delivery & Annual Operating Plan Budget
- Summarize and present negotiation status and results to leadership and key internal stakeholders.
- Ensure negotiated pricing loaded into Heartland's ERP system to support ordering activities.
- Prepare and present Annual Operating Plan budget for responsible categories.
- Ensure accurate savings project outlook and results delivered to Finance.
- Maintain project and negotiation status updates in real time to ensure an accurate view in team cloud-based reporting tools.
Supplier Relationship Management
- Prepare and review supplier scorecards, review with suppliers in Quarterly Business Review meetings to ensure accountability for overall Quality, Delivery and Financial performance.
- Resolve material supply gaps and quality issues as escalated by the buying team.
- Drive risk analysis and mitigation for all material categories including capacity analysis, business continuity planning, financial risk review.
- Ensure compliance with policies and procedures, including ethical and legal guidelines.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Finance, Engineering or a related field.
- 5 years' relevant experience in a Sourcing role, preferably with packaging category experience.
Attributes of the Most Successful Candidates
- An effective negotiator and influencer with demonstrated examples working with internal customers and external suppliers/partners.
- Technically savvy, leverages tools such as team cloud-based reporting and dashboard tools to share relevant category status and updates.
- Focused on building and maintaining collaborative relationships with suppliers. Anticipates and mitigates service, quality, and financial market changes.
- Collaborative and team oriented with advanced interpersonal skills. Operates with high energy and passion for the company mission and the Sourcing function.
- A champion of industry knowledge. With firsthand knowledge of key industry players and a significant understanding of Strategic Sourcing industry best practices.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time and interact with computers, telephone and other electronic media
- Must possess visual acuity to document company records
- Must be able to work extended hours, such as daily overtime and an occasional weekend
