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Electrolux Buyer, Direct Materials in Kinston, North Carolina
Job Description:
Coordinates activities involved with procuring raw material supplies or component parts used to manufacture dish care products, at a lowest total system cost.
What you'll do:
- Driving Direct Material Purchasing activity in the factory for the assigned components/service
Ensure maximum collaboration with the Commodity Team and implement the action plans within the PL, granting correct flow from factory into commodity organization.
Give input on production needs (e.g. volumes increase)
Report on possible bottleneck at operative level (e.g. production/tool capacity etc.)
Ensure proper administration in the factory
Developing good relationships with preferred suppliers
Ensure execution of the sourcing activities and relevant information
Participate and support in build-up of purchasing strategies and ensure their execution
Participate and support in reaching KPI result
- Keeping right up-to-date administration: price index management, manage billing discrepancies in cooperation with central accountancy
- Supplier performance follow-up: ensure that the suppliers meet set agreements according and take corrective actions if necessary.
- Coordinate new suppliers / parts and engineering changes with Materials, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and external suppliers.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, resolve problems, meet deadlines and performance objectives, and thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
- Work directly with, and support initiatives and directives of, Electrolux Major Appliances North America (EMA-NA) commodity, global commodity, product line, sales, engineering, publications, and other teams toward best-in-class quality, delivery, and cost.
- Regularly analyze supplier quality, delivery, and cost metrics to develop and engage for improvement.
- Effectively and tactfully communicate verbally and in writing with external suppliers as well as internal resources to successfully sell initiatives and develop / deliver on actionable objectives.
- Review and analyze materials supplied to identify more cost-effective opportunities; lead cross-functional and remotely located teams to implement and realize improvements.
Internalize EMA policies and practices, and successfully communicate and enforce with suppliers as well as internal resources to deliver on EMA strategic objectives.
Ensure that decisions happen in the best interest of Electrolux and get executed
Qualifications Required:
BS Degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain preferred
3 years of progressive responsibility in a business function
Basic knowledge and understanding of engineering drawings of component parts preferred
Expertise in supplier processes and cost drivers strongly preferred
Experience in project leadership
Relevant experience in purchasing and/or supply chain and/or quality
Proven track record of effective purchasing management in a manufacturing environment
Experience in suppliers process and cost drivers
Experience in supplier market/sourcing
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., together with its parent companies; affiliates; subsidiaries and divisions (collectively referred to as Electrolux ) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, military status, or any other characteristic or status protected by federal, state or local law.