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Strategic Procurement Specialist

804 Technology

  • Houston, TX
  • 3 days ago
  • Contractor
  • Full-time
  • Employee

Highlights

You will be responsible for supplier negotiations, contract management, and strategic sourcing to ensure the procurement function contributes to affordable clean energy. Your day will involve collaborating with internal stakeholders and suppliers to drive productivity, quality, and digitalization.

Numbers & Facts

LocationHouston, TX
Job TypeContractor, Full-time, Employee
IndustryEngineering Services
Year Founded2004
HeadquartersCottleville, MO, US
Websitehttp://www.804technology.com

Description

You will play a key role in developing and running a competitive, transparent, and sustainable supply chain. Your day will involve collaborating with internal stakeholders and suppliers to drive productivity, quality, and digitalization. You will be responsible for supplier negotiations, contract management, and strategic sourcing to ensure the procurement function contributes to affordable clean energy.

Job Responsibilities

·       Implement commodity strategies and define local/regional material field strategies for non-pooled commodities.

·       Plan negotiations, define awarding strategies, and prepare sourcing board approvals while ensuring alignment with pooling opportunities.

·       Negotiate local, regional, or multi-site contracts, including pricing, delivery schedules, and payment terms.

·       Manage relationships with assigned suppliers, contributing to the EcoSystem commodity strategy and developing a preferred supplier list.

·       Analyze market trends and leverage insights to optimize procurement strategies.

·       Monitor supplier performance, report important data, and encourage early supplier participation in cost reduction efforts.

·       Identify and mitigate procurement risks while implementing strategic measures.

·       Ensure contractual terms are aligned with business needs by collaborating with strategic commodity management teams.

Qualifications

·       5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or commodity management within a complex, global environment.

·       Bachelor's or Master's degree or CIPS qualified.

·       Strong commercial, contractual, and project management acumen.

·       Outstanding Excel skills for data analysis and reporting.

·       Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.

·       Familiarity with component manufacturing processes and quality standards.

·       Experience working with a global supplier base in a matrix organization.

Skills

  • STRATEGIC SOURCING
  • Commodity Management
  • Strategic Procurement
  • Global Sourcing
  • Category Management
  • Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Contract Management
  • Procurement Strategy
  • Supply Chain Management
  • SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT
  • Supplier Performance Management
  • COST REDUCTION
  • Commercial management
  • Global Supplier Management
  • Spend analysis
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel
  • Supplier Risk Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Benefits

Life Insurance, Medical, Dental, Vision

About Company

804 Technology is your corporate engineering partner in recruiting, staffing, and placement. The partners at 804 Technology have over thirty years of combined technical experience. Our reputation is built on our ability to establish long-term, positive relationships with our clients, candidates and employees. 804 Technology leads the industry in its customer-focused standard for quality, service and professionalism.

We offer both temporary and permanent recruitment services for the complete project life cycle, from conception to completion. Our staff is dedicated to quickly finding the most qualified engineers and engineering support personnel on a national level.

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