Highlights
Responsible for supporting purchasing, planning, manufacturing, and engineering representatives through strategic procurement initiatives in the area steel manufacturing for pipeline products. Respond to critical Supply Chain issues that impact availability, quality, delivery, or cost as they arise, supporting resolution and driving re-sourcing, if necessary.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Energy and Utilities |
| Company Size | 1,500 to 1,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1920 |
Description
At TDW we put people first - that means working everyday to ensure the pipelines that run through our communities are operating safely and reliably. What sets us apart is our expertise, experience and commitment.
Each day we dedicate ourselves to treating each other, our customers and our community with care and respect.
Overview
Responsible for supporting purchasing, planning, manufacturing, and engineering representatives through strategic procurement initiatives in the area steel manufacturing for pipeline products.
Key Responsibilities
Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services.
- Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions.
- Works independently, requires minimal guidance.
- Conduct market research and benchmarking to identify and validate cost savings or improvement potential.
- Propose and recommend cost savings, value-engineering, or other improvement projects.
- Evaluate capabilities and performance of existing and potential future suppliers.
- Develop and maintain the necessary relationships to identify and support future sourcing opportunities.
- Respond to critical Supply Chain issues that impact availability, quality, delivery, or cost as they arise, supporting resolution and driving re-sourcing, if necessary.
- Lead certain negotiations independently.
- Implement sourcing strategies that improve lead times, quality and reduce costs.
- Monitor supplier's quality of material and comprehend how processes can be improved to yield qualified product.
- Monitor supplier performance and phase out poor performing suppliers in collaboration with the Purchasing.
- Assist and supporting purchasing responsibilities.
Experience
- Minimum related experience requirement: 8 years+
- Typically requires a bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or engineering.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Data Analytics skills to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in technical script, excel, engineering drawings.
- Must have a strong knowledge of manufacturing, manufacturing terminology and industry codes/practices.
- Familiarity of parts manufactured by forgings, castings, plate, and machined metals.
- Must be able to read technical drawings and extensive knowledge of manufacturing techniques.
- Strong communication skills.
About Company
T.D.Williamson is the world’s most recognized name in pipeline equipment and services. TDW delivers safe integrity solutions for onshore and offshore applications. Our experts provide hot tapping and plugging, pipeline cleaning, geometry and MFL inspection, pigging and non-tethered plugging pig technology services for any pressurized pipeline system, anywhere in the world.
TDW is the Partner of Choice for managing every pipeline integrity need--large or small. Our name is synonymous with trusted pipeline services. TDW continues to develop its broad spectrum of technical experience, turning time in the field and problem solving skills into a continuously refined offering of customized services and state-of-the-art equipment. TDW engineers have designed some of the most efficient and most trusted technologies used by pipeline operators all over the world. Support personnel, including engineers, project managers and technicians are accessible 24 hours a day, ready to provide innovative and customized solutions to meet specific requirements.