Manage the purchasing initiatives primarily for fibers, laminates and chemicals needed to support direct material purchases for the Systems Protection Business Unit of Tenneco.
Serve as a leader for multiple purchasing projects with limited daily direction.
Lead key vendor/supplier negotiations.
Source and evaluate potential suppliers.
Manage supply base and supplier relationships on a local, regional, and global level.
Perform financial analysis of RFQ results to determine overall cost competitiveness and make sourcing recommendations based upon RFI and RFQ results.
Negotiate contracts based on country, region regulations.

Requirements

Minimum five (5) years of experience in Purchasing with preference towards direct materials; fibers laminates and related materials in high volume manufacturing related industries
Manufacturing experience preferably in a production control, logistics or material planning function.
B.S. degree in Logistic, Supply Chain, Engineering or related field is required.
MRP/ERP proficiency required and SAP experience preferred.
MS Excel proficiency, including Pivot Table's, V-Lookup's and Macro's preferred.
Foreign language skills (i.e. French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin) is a plus.

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

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Soft Skills

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