Supply management consultant

This will be a hybrid role and contractors will be expected to be able to work some of the time at the offices in any of the following locations:
Warminster, PA; Houston, TX, Bartlesville, OK.

There is potential for temp-to-perm.

Your responsibilities

• Contributes to definition, implementation, and execution of spend management and sourcing strategies for direct material and services in line with the Division strategy. Leads PL activities across the Region. Has co-responsibility for indirect spend and for transports & logistic spend with the Global Indirect and Transport&Logistics sourcing Teams.
• Drives and consolidates annual targets and scorecards for Net Material Inflation (NMI), supplier quality, supplier delivery performance (on-time delivery (OTD)) etc. and align them with the Division PL manager and the Local Division teams in AMC. Ensures long-term planning as well as monthly monitoring of results and encourages continuous improvement.
• Drives the development and the implementation of the cost, productivity, quality, delivery and inventory improvement plans in line with the PL Division strategies.
• Acts as sponsor of global Category Team Leadership network with PL and organizes and leads category teams, including cross-functional representation (Product Management, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Site Projects, etc.). Responsible for development of partnerships and leads negotiations with suppliers and supplier partners. Participates in negotiation with wider suppliers and other global Division suppliers.
• Ensures the execution of supplier audits and monitors audit reports as well as improvement activities based on audit conclusions and recommendations with the support of the SQE team.
• Implements standards, guidelines, instructions and tools to improve PL activities in different units for the assessment and selection of most competitive suppliers.

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business or related disciplines
• 15 years of experience and track record in sourcing, procurement and supply chain management in global complex companies preferably in Industrial automation, automotive, aerospace environment.
• Proven experience of managing a spend volume (both direct and indirect) in the range of hundreds of millions
• Very good understanding of regulations and geopolitical environment in AMC
• Highly proactive and results-driven attitude, strategic approach to decision-making in a global perspective. Change management experience is a distinct plus
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken and teamwork skills, organizational skills and people management
• Experience in a highly international and multi-cultural environment
• Knowledge of contractual law and regulations, international trade, code standards at global/local and regional level
• Knowledge of SAP Ariba is a plus
• Availability to travel globally as required

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $70.00 - $72.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bartlesville, OK 74003: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Microsoft Office: 1 year (Preferred)
• Analysis skills: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location