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Description:

Commodity Buyer, Aftersales

Start: ASAP
End: through August for now


Location: this position is for either Burr Ridge and/or Racine. Again working remote until further notice

For the interview it will be on Microsoft Teams.

Summary

Collaborates with suppliers for assigned items, supplies, and/or materials for assigned group/platform.

Responsibilities

SOURCING MANAGEMENT
1) Supplier selection for new product
a. Focused on:
i. Total Cost (piece price, tooling, transportation, packaging, etc.)
ii. Quality
iii. Timing
1) Key Stake Holder Management
a. Alignment of all key stakeholder s objectives during the sourcing process

TOTAL ACQUISITION COST MANAGEMENT
1) Identify risks and opportunities for the total cost of current products
a. Forecast budgetary impacts of risks and opportunities
i. Raw material impacts
ii. Economic impacts
iii. Currency impacts
iv. Capacity impacts
v. Tariff impacts
vi. Transportation impacts
vii. Packaging impacts
b. Create mitigation plans for risks and implementation plans for opportunities
i. Resourcing current product
ii. Market testing current product pricing
iii. Technical cost reductions
iv. Tracking raw material indices
v. Capacity improvements
2) Lead negotiations for total cost improvement of current products
a. Raw material
b. Market test results (back leverage)
c. New business award
d. Packaging
e. Resourcing
f. Capacity improvements
3) Lead supplier activities for total cost improvement projects with internal customers and support functions
a. Resourcing
b. Price book positioning for supplier options
c. Technical cost reductions

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (SUPPLY BASE)
1) Supply/Relation Champion
a. Highest escalation point with CNH to resolve supply base issues
i. Product cost disputes
ii. Delivery delays
iii. Quality concerns
iv. Product development timing delays
v. Capacity concerns
vi. Invoicing issues
vii. Warranty claims
viii. Trade compliance issues
2) Contract Negotiations
a. Long term purchasing agreements
b. General terms & conditions
c. Raw material indexation agreements
d. Warranty agreements
e. Co-development agreements
f. Non-disclosure agreements
g. World class manufacturing agreements

PURCHASING STRATEGY MANAGEMENT
1) Define/create interim and long term purchasing strategies to secure the supply of products
a. Lowest cost
b. Acceptable quality
c. On-time delivery
d. Best in class product innovation and development
2) Identify product innovation trends
3) Identify market demands
4) Identify industry trends
5) Identify competitive benchmark within each commodity

Career Type: Professional

Work is primarily achieved by an individual or through project teams; requiring application of expertise in professional area(s) to achieve results. Progression within classification is reflected by increasing depth of professional knowledge, project management, and ability to influence others.
Competencies

Generic
1) Intermediate professional role, responsible for delivery of professional activities with moderate guidance and direction.
2) Focuses on providing routine advice and creates initial reports / analyses for review by more experienced team members.

Accountability
1) Accountable for meeting own targets, which impact the immediate work area.

Impact
1) Impact is generally limited to short-term team performance, occasionally on medium-term goals.
2) Makes more impactful contributions to team performance.

Knowledge & Application
1) Requires knowledge and experience in own discipline and of company policies, practices, and procedures while still acquiring in-depth knowledge and skills.
2) Determines appropriate courses of action based on guidelines, and modifies processes and methods as required.

Problem Solving
1) Uses previous experience, analysis and investigation to identify the most appropriate option to solve a range of differing but routine problems.

Interaction
1) Communicates fairly complex information related to the body of knowledge within the team or area.
2) May convey information to audiences not knowledgeable of the subject matter.
3) Provides informal guidance to less experienced colleagues.
Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.