Minerals Technologies Inc.

Strategic Sourcing Project Manager

Minerals Technologies Inc.

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Pennsylvania

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

ERPJavaScriptOracle

About the role

  • Develops Supply Chain strategy for capital equipment and MRO purchases in alignment with corporate goals, performance objectives, and customer expectations.
  • Facilitates diverse needs across multiple business units to best leverage corporate scale in bids and negotiations.
  • Selects and utilizes third party procurement services where appropriate.
  • Leads corporate effort to seek out and source from the most economical suppliers/service providers, regardless of global region.
  • Emphasis is placed on vetting new and innovative sources in coordination with internal technical and commercial stakeholders.
  • Draft and negotiate contracts for equipment and services, with special focus given to clauses regarding performance payments/damages, warranties, and liability.
  • Systematically enforces build and shipping schedules, including close coordination with 3PL service providers.
  • Promote adherence to rigorous contractor environmental, health, and safety standards through contractual obligations and feedback loops involving on-site personnel.
  • Partner cross-functionally to oversee equipment and contractor performance and to resolve shortfalls to keep Minerals Technologies and its customers whole, financially and otherwise.
  • Special emphasis is given to root cause analysis and corrective action in cases of nonperformance.
  • Participates integrally in developing budgets for capital projects.
  • Analyze supply chain costs to identify underperforming areas and recommend improvements.
  • Oversee special projects as needed – Fleet Management, Corporate Credit Card Selection, and Telecommunications.
  • Actively participates in the implementation of continuous improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Daily Management Control, Standard Work and Problem Solving.

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Business OR Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with experience in capital oversight or an operational role.
  • Minimum of five years’ experience in supply chain management.
  • Familiarity with safety and procedural best practices in SCM.
  • Experience with ERP system integrated environment.
  • Supply chain experience in capital spend on contractors and/or equipment.
  • Working with construction and engineering companies is a plus.
  • Strong experience negotiating contract language.
  • Experience with international projects and supplier/contractors highly desired
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Applications desired.
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft tools – Word, Excel, and Access.
  • Experience in diverse functional roles.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams on short- or medium-term projects to achieve Company objectives.
  • Expertise of the Procure to Pay process cycle in a manufacturing environment including knowledge of requisitions, purchase documents, quotations, receiving, supplier management, and item management business processes.
  • Working knowledge of the accounting and manufacturing overlap processes.
  • Experience supporting a national, multi-site manufacturing business.
  • Knowledge of purchasing practices meeting SOX standards is desired.
  • Must have the ability to work with and maintain confidential information.
  • Good management, oral and written communication, interpersonal and general business skills required, along with strong mathematical, analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • Travel: Occasional domestic and international travel will occur.