Strategic Sourcing Category Lead - Indirect

About the role

You will develop, communicate and implement comprehensive category strategies, ensuring that projects deliver on risk, quality, cost and other value drivers while working with cross-functional teams. This position will develop and continually update market intelligence on key suppliers and market solutions.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the expert for the respective categories through complete understanding of industry, competition, future technologies, and innovations.
• Develops, issues, and manages Request for Proposal (RFP) or bid process for sourcing goods and services to achieve savings based on targeted specifications.
• Develops, leads, assesses, and executes purchasing strategies as related to commodity material across all business groups.
• Negotiates corporate programs with strategic suppliers and develop new alliances to meet the needs of the field.
• Participates in cost reduction activities, observes, and reports price increases.
• Assesses risk to suppliers and materials as well as recommending risk mitigation plans.
• Qualifies alternative supply sources on key products and services; based on risk mitigation, cost out opportunities, etc.
• Supports internal quarterly vendor reviews to ensure supplier challenges are addressed including corrective action plans, alternate sourcing strategies, and contract adherence.
• Supports external Quarterly Business Reviews with preferred vendors and provide performance feedback regarding quality, service, and cost while having clear and actionable initiatives to improve all three areas.
• Acts as a change agent – identifies new tools, analyses, strategies etc. to drive continuous transformation within the sourcing organization.
• Drives communication, data collection, continuous improvement, and overall relationships within Faith for purchases.
• Identifies, builds, and maintains mutually beneficial relationships, partnerships and alliances with select suppliers through Supplier Relationship Management programs.
• Meets or exceeds profit plan goals related to categories: cost savings, raw material economics, quality, supplier rationalization and other agreed upon objectives.
• Consistently demonstrates exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
• Analyzes key sourcing KPI’s, spend data, and vendor performance scores.
• Aids the business in supplier problem resolution concerns as they arise for respective commodities.
• Acts as primary point of contact for FTI personnel to resolve supplier issues.
• Manages relationships with key suppliers to maintain quality of goods, timely delivery, and compliance with terms of contracts.
• Facilitates involvement of supplier technical support resources for Faith projects.
• Identifies opportunities to utilize supplier-driven innovation in Faith designs.
• Facilitates the development and implementation of standardized specifications between suppliers and Faith design teams.
• Works collaboratively with internal resources ensuring information gathered is sufficient for effective sourcing activities.
• Reviews supplies to ensure quality.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years in a strategic sourcing role
• Travel: 10-30%, as required

Skills

• Proficient in the use of a PC and Microsoft Office Suite
• Strategic sourcing experience
• Knowledge of the electrical construction trade is beneficial

Schedule

This position works between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM, Monday–Friday. Works a sufficient schedule to meet the expectations of the role.