Description
The ideal candidate for this role will be responsible for managing and optimizing existing supplier relationships, ensuring contract compliance, supplier performance, and cost control.
This involves managing and amending existing contracts, maintaining and strengthening supplier relationships through regular communication and collaboration, ensuring internal and external stakeholders’ adherence to contractual terms, including lead times and pricing conditions. Additionally, the successful candidate will coordinate annual catalog updates and price escalations with vendors, manage RFSE process (Request for Supplier Evaluation) for existing suppliers when applicable, propose and drive initiatives that will lead to cost-savings, cost-avoidance or continuous improvement for the organization.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing supplier performance and quality compliance, including in-service support to operators, supplier scorecard tracking and performance KPIs through SMR’s (Supplier Management Review), identifying and addressing any performance gaps and non-compliance issues.
- Supporting the value stream’s logistics and procurement teams with supplier performance and other complex issues ensuring adherence to contractual commitments.
- Building and handling claims, recovery plans, and supplier get-well initiatives.
- Managing the Product Change Management Process (Service Bulletins) and Notification of Change (NOCs) from suppliers.
- Overseeing Price & Offer ability (P&O) activities, ensuring pricing accuracy and supplier compliance to the project.
To succeed in this role, candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, procurement, or a related field, along with at least 3 years of experience in supplier management, sourcing, procurement, or contract management. Strong understanding of supplier performance management, compliance, commercial contracts and respective terms and conditions is essential. Experience in handling supplier claims, recovery plans, and price negotiations is also required. Familiarity with supplier scorecards, KPIs, and performance tracking tools, as well as excellent problem-solving, issue resolution and negotiation skills, are necessary for success in this position. Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook) is also preferred.
