Purchasing/Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist

Greater Columbus Ohio area

Key Accountabilities:

·  Strategic sourcing

• Develop commodity and supplier strategies.
• Understand the global/North American supplier landscape.
• Evaluate suppliers based on cost, quality, development capability, and delivery.
• Participate in new-model sourcing and supplier selection.

·  Cost management & negotiation

• Establish should-cost/target-cost expectations.
• Negotiate piece price and investment.
• Deliver annual cost reductions/ACR.
• Understand manufacturing processes and how design decisions affect cost.

·  Supplier management

• Build long-term supplier relationships.
• Resolve commercial and operational issues.
• Balance supplier relationships with the company's cost and performance objectives.

·  Automotive/new-model development

• Work closely with Design/Engineering.
• Understand drawings/blueprints and critical design characteristics.
• Manage sourcing activities across multiple vehicle/model programs.
• Maintain accurate BOM and supplier-selection information.

·  Cross-functional leadership

• Build consensus among Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and suppliers.
• Manage projects without necessarily having direct authority over everyone involved.
• Communicate recommendations using data and logic.

·  Analytical/problem-solving ability

• Analyze cost breakdowns and manufacturing processes.
• Research commodity and market trends.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Make fact-based sourcing recommendations.

·  Leadership/development

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Drive continuous improvement/lean activities.
• Mentor junior purchasing employees.

About CTI: Compass Tech International (CTI) provides the highest quality Staffing, Recruiting and Managed Services to our customers nationwide, to create greater efficiencies, better results and effective communications to improve their talent access and worker effectiveness while finding solutions for workflow and process improvement.

Talk today to your Compass Tech recruiter.   If the immediate job opportunities from our 100+ active client companies is not readily apparent, CTI’s team will stick with you to find the right opportunity or guide you to improve your process to find success.  And via that, a brighter career path.

About CTI: Compass Tech International (CTI) is dedicated to providing the highest quality Staffing, Recruiting and Managed Services to our customers nationwide, to create greater efficiencies, better results and effective communications to improve their talent access and worker effectiveness while finding solutions for workflow and process improvement.

Talk today to your Compass Tech recruiter. If the immediate job opportunities from our 100+ active client companies is not readily apparent, CTI’s team will stick with you to find the right opportunity, or guide you to improve your process to find success. And via that, a brighter career path.