Buyer

• Serve as the primary Procurement partner for an assigned group of manufacturing plants
• Build strong relationships with Plant Leadership, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Finance, and other stakeholders
• Understand plant priorities and supplier needs and translate them into Procurement solutions
• Improve cost, supplier performance, operational efficiency, and continuity of supply
• Maintain regular engagement and appropriate plant presence
• Influence sourcing decisions using market intelligence, supplier insights, category expertise, and total-cost-of-ownership analyses
• Analyze supplier spend to identify savings, cost avoidance, benchmarking, consolidation, and sourcing opportunities
• Partner with Plant Finance to understand spend trends, price increases, and opportunities
• Maintain a prioritized pipeline of Procurement initiatives across supported plants
• Leverage corporate agreements and cross-plant synergies to optimize spend and reduce complexity
• Identify quick wins and develop sustainable sourcing strategies
• Monitor critical supplier performance and drive corrective actions
• Identify supplier and supply risks and develop mitigation plans
• Support supplier selection, new supplier requests, purchase-order practices, and sourcing decisions
• Increase spend under contract and improve Procurement and P2P compliance
• Consolidate suppliers and standardize requirements across plants
• Simplify Procurement processes while maintaining appropriate controls
• Negotiate and finalize legal agreements with suppliers in conjunction with the Legal department

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