Strategic Sourcing Buyer
FUJIFILM Corporation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $85,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Conduct market research and analysis to identify industry trends, opportunities, and potential risks/barriers that may impact sourcing decisions.
- Management of stakeholder team creation, requirements gathering, RFx creation, supplier bid evaluation, building business cases for supplier selection, bid award communications, awarding bid selection(s) to align with stakeholder feedback/requirements.
- Lead contract management, including drafting, negotiating, redlining and finalizing agreements with suppliers to ensure compliance and optimal terms.
- Develop and facilitate implementation planning for supplier onboarding and offboarding.
- Oversee supplier relationships including supplier performance management, leading cost reduction activities, alignment with company goals and resolving commercial issues.
- Close interaction with stakeholders to align priorities support the business with relevant advice or action.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance procurement processes, optimize efficiency, and promote innovation within the sourcing function.
- Collaborate daily with interdepartmental colleagues.
- Actively sets, leads and drives project teams and timelines for all assigned sourcing initiatives.
- Leads other procurement improvement initiatives, such as implementing new software or applications across multiple group companies.
- Serve as the main point of contact for issues and concerns from internal stakeholders and external vendors.
- Regulate the adherence to company policies and procedures, ensuring that business practices are in alignment with corporate and legal requirements.
- Utilize SAP, Excel and Ariba to create and monitor KPIs for the procurement department to measure effectiveness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent job experience.
- Strong analytical skills, market knowledge, and the ability to identify cross company synergies for collaboration efforts.
- Expert negotiation skills, with a proven track record of achieving cost savings and value creation.
- Demonstrated ability to build strategic supplier relationships, drive supplier performance, and manage supplier contracts effectively.
- Proficiency in procurement tools and technologies, such as SAP, Ariba, supplier management systems, and data analytics software.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and project management skills, with the ability to lead projects effectively to ensure requirements are met.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Ability to effectively plan, prioritize and manage +30 projects annually.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Paid Time Off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
market researchsupplier bid evaluationcontract managementnegotiatingsupplier performance managementcost reductionprocurement processesdata-driven decision makingproject managementKPI monitoring
Soft skills
analytical skillscommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsleadershipproblem-solvingcollaborationprioritizationstrategic thinkinginnovationstakeholder management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree