Regional Procurement Buyer

About the role

The Regional Procurement Buyer supports plant procurement activities across regional Data Center plants to achieve total value for the business. This critical role supports procurement activity at plant operations with primary partnerships with the Regional Senior Procurement Buyers, global commodity management, supplier quality, engineering, materials planning/logistics, and external suppliers. The main responsibilities involve vendor management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) data maintenance, supplier onboarding, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with suppliers and partner with internal and external stakeholders to drive high performance in cost, quality, delivery, and service level.
• Lead supplier onboarding activities for all Data Center suppliers.
• Support Procurement ERP data activities, including pricing and other data points necessary to ensure proper costs are incurred by the business.
• Lead resolution of supplier issues such as invoicing discrepancies, delivery delays, communication gaps, and quality concerns to mitigate overall supplier risk.
• Analyze spending data, identifying, proposing, and supporting initiatives.
• Support execution of sourcing process including following up on open items with key team members/suppliers.
• Facilitate Request For Information (RFI)’s and Request For Quote (RFQ)’s for sourcing initiatives as requested.
• Ensure compliance with Modine's procurement policies, ethical sourcing guidelines