Analyst, Material Costing and Awards

Our Global Supply Chain operates as a unified virtual system with our customers and suppliers by acting as seamless extensions of their operations. We offer customized, flexible and integrated supply chain solutions, supported by a global technology platform and a dedicated, market-focused team.

Job Overview: Receive, process, negotiate & submit material cost solutions for new business opportunities (bid to bid & bid to buy) as well as manage appropriate validation of customer re-pricing

Primary Duties & Responsibilities :

• Manages supplier RFQ process for specific Commodity groups (Mechanical - Metal and Plastic parts) across multiple projects to ensure all costing due dates are achieved.         
• Lead component level supplier negotiations to establish competitive cost solutions.
• Drive supplier growth scorecard performance improvement.
• Commodity expertise – depth knowledge of key commodity cost drivers & sensitivities, performs general pricing & supply market trend analytics.                                                                                                                             
• Supplier expertise - understands capabilities of key suppliers and develop effective supplier relationships
• Develop & execute commodity strategy including competitive benchmarking, delivering a commodity strategy enabling the overall program strategy, supplier analysis, development & selection.                                                                                                                                                   
• Able to identify and justify alternate component solutions.
• Able to provide competitive cost estimate for complex parts.
• Provides insight and recommendations to support proposed solutions to key stakeholders.                                                                               
• Updates material cost, analyzes components for competitiveness and customer compliance, review with management.                                                                                                                                                     
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives

Experience:

• 3 – 6 years experience (aligned to position seniority) in purchasing, supply chain, commodity or engineering environment

General Skills, Knowledge, and Competencies :

• Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem solving skills to enable ongoing incremental results
• Ability to proactively aligned cross-functional departments and vendors to overcome roadblocks and accelerate project delivery 
• Relentless focus on continuous improvement
• Delivers flawless execution with an effective management system
• Significant skills required in multi-tasking and time management
• Ability to effectively influence and motivate a diverse group of team members, potentially based in multiple countries
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Able to work assertively cross-functionally and with other sites to achieve objectives
• Supply Chain experience - Commercial aptitude & awareness at component, commodity level or industry level.
• Able to compare products and identify feature and technical differences.
• Able to read and can understand technical drawings
• Supplier Knowledge - Preferred Supplier Listings / Associated alternatives / Component Part Numbering / Franchised Distribution
• Strong technical experience with associated commodity
• Strong systems skills, including common office platforms such as MS Office and Access. 
• Ability to consolidate, manipulate and analyze large quantities of data.                                                            

Education :

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Commerce or Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Supply Chain Management designation would be an asset
• Business or Engineering related degree,  3 – 10 years experience (aligned to position seniority) in purchasing, commodity or engineering environment
• Overnight Travel : Occasional > 5% of the time