National Procurement Manager

About the role

The ideal candidate is creative, innovative, and loves to tinker with new things. This person can bring ideas to life.

Responsibilities

• Operate as Subject matter expert for assigned product categories.
• Collaborate with VP of Procurement (and VP of Supply Chain) to develop strategies for each assigned product category.
• Engage and work with various sourcing teams (international, domestic and special projects) to arrive at the top solution with best overall “total cost” after exhausting all avenues of procurement.
• Manage execution of all master supplier agreements, contract costs and rebates at the national and regional level.
• Work with all necessary parties (design, sourcing teams, logistics, etc.) to prepare an all-inclusive RFP.
• Gain full understanding of current sourcing methods for product category when developing RFP.
• Perform thorough negotiations to arrive at best pricing and terms.
• Analyze and present all received bid packages from various sourcing teams and other traditional supply chain solutions and provide recommendation of vendor or product selection.
• Involve quality team when introducing new products for approval.
• Prepare implementation plan and provide a thorough and effective handoff to team or parties responsible for full implementation at the business unit level.
• Remain engaged, as needed, throughout the process to ensure accurate and timely implementation.
• Visibility to all terms of the deal must be shared with the business units.
• Manage maintenance of contracts directly or through various sourcing teams.
• Routinely review and communicate vendor performance and resolve vendor performance disputes.
• Promptly notify business units of all price or contract term changes impacting budgets or schedules.
• Provide regular updates to Purchasing, Division leadership regarding contracts and/or programs including but not limited to upcoming expirations, RPFs, or supply chain issues.
• Develop and maintain relationships with construction teams, purchasing departments, and other key business unit stakeholders.

Requirements

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or similar discipline and 5 or more years of experience in the development and implementation of sourcing strategy in purchasing procurement activities within the construction industry.
• Comprehensive understanding of raw materials and the relationship to finished goods prices.
• Demonstrable success in reducing cost and ensuring supply while reducing risk.
• Knowledge of design for manufacturability – suitable for mass production.
• Experience in CAD/Solidworks/Onshape or similar, CNC machining, 3D printing, woodworking and general shop experience.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or similar discipline.
• 5 or more years of experience in the development and implementation of sourcing strategy in purchasing procurement activities within the construction industry.

Skills

Skills Required:

• Comprehensive understanding of raw materials and the relationship to finished goods prices.
• Demonstrable success in reducing cost and ensuring supply while reducing risk.
• Knowledge of design for manufacturability – suitable for mass production.
• Experience in CAD/Solidworks/Onshape or similar, CNC machining, 3D printing, woodworking and general shop experience.

Benefits

To learn more about us, visit www.khov.com/careers.

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