Buyer II

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Buyer - Metals

New Bern, NC / Full-time

Your responsibilities

Responsible for operational, tactical, and strategic purchasing activities for the assigned commodity area, including :

• Negotiate, update prices, contract agreements etc...
• Scouting suppliers and proposing to regional / global responsible within the TCO approach
• Generating cost cutting projects and presenting to stakeholders and x-functions.
• Drive the price reduction process
• Update prices / cost breakdown's within the defined escalation & approval process with local and global functional management

Job Functions

• Purchase materials, supplies, services at most favorable, sustainable, flexible and feasible terms.
• Initiate best cost country and localization initiatives supporting cost benefit.
• Conduct capacity check activities to ensure availability of technical capacity allocated at supplier.
• Communicate, align and initiate the material group strategies with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Manage supplier portfolio based on growth and technical requirements of factories.
• Prepare forecast and Business Plan based on provided 'premises' (assumptions) from global / regional commodity managers.
• Operational : Update price changes, resolve price discrepancies, maintain system (SAP) maintenance, generate request for quotes (RFOs), system (TCNG / Coupa) tasks;

initiate request for quote / request for proposal (RFQs / RfPs)

• Operational : regularly check supplier allocated capacities to ensure reliable supply, act as an escalation level for supplier issues (capacity / supply / quality) and support task force teams.
• Operational : Generate, drive, and / or participate in purchasing projects to improve cost position or sustain BSH production based on defined material group strategy
• Governance : Make and document all legal framework contracts; including perform supplier risk management tasks, supplier performance management, supplier financial health checks, collect documents to initiate and maintain new suppliers.
• Tactical : Conduct bench-marking price of suppliers in and outside of existing portfolio. Negotiate price contracts, using relative tools to intensify competition between suppliers.

Your profile

• Bachelor’s degree (Business Administration or similar field) Required
• 3-5 Years of Experience (Procurement experience) Required
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Key interpersonal skills for working with complex team
• Exposure to Microsoft Applications
• 30% travel

Your Pay & Benefits

The pay range posted for this position is based on the location noted in the posting title. Exact compensation offered may vary based on your specific skillset and work location.

If the position is bonus or incentive eligible then the payments range from 0% to 200% of target with details laid out within the plan document.

Benefits offered include the following :

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), Adoption Benefits, HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care FSA starting on the first day of the calendar month following date of hire
• Eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan, which offers a fully vested 100% employer match on the first 4% of compensation contributed by employees
• Annual employer funded profit sharing dependent on company profitability
• Opportunities for employees to participate in a company sponsored Wellness plan and earn lower medical care premiums
• 2 weeks of paid vacation for all non-temporary status new hires below Director level positions. Vacation entitlement increases based on years of service with BSH.
• Unlimited paid vacation for all Director and above level positions.
• The greater of (a) 40 hours of paid sick leave or (b) state or local minimum requirements for paid leave (Non-Production Line)
• 40 hours of paid personal leave (Production Line)
• 12 days of paid holidays per year (max 8 hours paid per day)
• Employee, friends, and family discount program for company products.
• BSH provides ongoing product training, uniforms, computer tablet, cell phone and a company vehicle for eligible positions.

Further information

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This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Bonus program.

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