**Career Area**:Purchasing & Procurement**:
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**Job Profile / Activities**:
This role is responsible and accountable for the development, and/or communication and implementation the regional sourcing strategy for EMD Non-Metallic and Tubes supplier base for Construction Industry.
Responsible for development, management, and execution of the category strategy, managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special procurement programs.
Accountable for the liaison with the corresponding source buyers.
Provide leadership for strategic sourcing - qualified supply network, business continuity, supplier risk management - capacity & financial, contract management, supplier commercial negotiations, cost/spend management - TCA assurance, supplier on boarding/off boarding, lead/response time optimization and resource management decisions.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives and purchasing new product introduction activities within Purchasing.
Demonstrate leadership in recognizing the potential for cost and inventory reductions, and quality improvement, as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment.
Mentor and develop other Buyers, SQEs, and Purchasing Analysts (where assigned).
Promote the highest level of professionalism and business ethics.
Strategy
- Tools and Techniques of 6 Sigma will be required and may be attained by Black Belt, Green Belt, Project Sponsor, or other 6 Sigma related training programs.
The incumbent will lead 6 Sigma Strategic Sourcing teams to fully understand the current performance of the supply network, evaluate strategic options, decide a course of action, and begin implementation.
The incumbent must also have strong knowledge of the product, NPI, Facility, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Category Strategies.
Collaborate with Supplier Development Engineers, to ensure continuous improvement in QCLDM with key suppliers.
Build and foster mutually beneficial supplier relationships at all organizational levels.
**Basic Qualifications**:
**Education**:Bachelor degree
**Experience**:4 years experience is preferred in purchasing, logistics, manufacturing and/or engineering.
**Language**:Pre-Advanced English
**Behavioral skills**:Analytical, problem solving, and project leadership skill.
Effective communicator, in written and oral form.
**Travel**:The position may require frequent travel.
**Desirable Qualifications**:
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of Lognet, NPE, ProCure, etc
- Strong Negotiator, able to interpret, analyze and negotiate contractual cost elements.
Understanding of cost estimating or SCM is a plus
- Understanding of QCLDM
- Fluent English
**Some **of **the **offered **benefits**:
- Medical plan
- Dental plan
- Medicines reimbursement
- Psychological, Legal, Social and Finance Support Program
- Private pension plan
- Profit share
- Meal assistance
- Christmas basket
- Transportation
- Life and personal insurance
- Extended maternity and paternity leave
- Employee resources group (Young Professional, Women in Networking, LAMBDA (LGBTQIA+), Latin Group and Active in Sport
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