Supply Management Specialist III

Job Title: Supply Management Specialist III 40243

Location: Ankeny, Iowa

• This position is required to work 4 days/week onsite.

Start Date: 12/2/2024

End Date: 12/1/2025

Schedule: 1st shift- Monday- Friday (6am flex start)

• Possible OT per business needs

Description:

• Leads and/or supports a Strategic Sourcing team with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies
• Meeting Enterprise Product Delivery Process and Enterprise Order Fulfillment Process requirements/goals on product cost
• Schedule and quality for the enterprise/region/division/unit.
• In the Enterprise Product Delivery Process, plays a key role in integrating suppliers early in the process to optimize design and cost.
• Builds and develops a supply base for procuring complex and strategic materials, products, supplies and services.
• Coordinates and leads efforts to address chronic supplier performance issues.
• Ensures or manages the development and implementation of enterprise/divisional strategies, defining and integrating supply chains that support Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP) and Enterprise Order Fulfillment Process (EOFP) and significantly impact enterprise financial and operational objectives.
• Develops, builds and maintains an ongoing relationship with assigned suppliers to monitor and improve supplier performance; measures the performance of the supplier and defines corrective actions; obtains assistance from other functional representatives such as quality, product engineering, etc. as appropriate.
• Leads and/or supports the negotiation of supply agreements with specific suppliers resulting in cost models, an implementation strategy and a documented agreement, ensuring the Company meets its overall goals for cost, quality, continuity of supply, etc.
• Collects cost data and prepares supplier cost/industry analyses.
• Utilizes and develops continuous improvement in terms of performance and lowest total cost with the supply base utilizing the Achieving Excellence process/criteria and other appropriate supply management tools.
• Works with engineers and suppliers on product specification, making recommendations to ensure a quality product at the lowest total cost and meeting cost targets; supports the Engineering Change Management (ECM) process so design changes and product improvements are implemented in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Leads target costing and cost management support for Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP) cost goals, focusing on Shareholder Value Added
• Develops and implements communication plans to key stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Develops, implements and improves Supply Management processes to support the Enterprise Order Fulfillment Process and Enterprise Product Delivery Process.
• Provides work direction and/or coaching as necessary to less experienced supply management personnel
• Ensures completion of administrative support to the Human Resource processes.