TRUMPF Graduates and Professionals
Strategic Category Buyer
Farmington, CT
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
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About the role
- This role involves managing the entire sourcing lifecycle, from market analysis and strategy development to contract negotiation, supplier relationship management, and driving continuous improvement in cost, quality, and service.
- Experience Three to five years previous experience preferably in purchasing, supply chain, procurement, project management or similar roles in corporate environment.
Responsibilities
- Strategy Development: Develop, implement, and manage multi-year strategic sourcing plans for assigned indirect spend categories to achieve cost savings, risk mitigation, and service level improvements by collaborating with cross-functional leaders across USMCA and aligning with global category strategy.
- Sourcing & Negotiation: Lead all phases of the sourcing and benchmark process, including market research, spend analysis, development of RFx, and complex commercial and contractual negotiations with suppliers.
- Supplier Management: Establish and manage key supplier relationships, conducting regular performance reviews, driving supplier innovation, and ensuring compliance with contract terms.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner closely with internal stakeholders (e.g., Logistics, Finance, HR, Operations, Facilities) to understand their business needs, align procurement strategies, and ensure successful category strategy implementation to achieve maximum cost savings.
- Cost and Capital Management: Identify and implement cost-reduction, value-enhancement and working capital optimization opportunities using total cost of ownership (TCO) principles. Track and report savings against targets.
- Change Management: Develop creative business and operating models with strategic suppliers to drive operational excellence and continuous cost improvement.
- Successfully manage change by analyzing extensive procurement data, creating executive summaries and presenting its impact to senior leadership routinely.
- Develop, implement, and manage multi-year strategic sourcing plans for assigned indirect spend categories to achieve cost savings, risk mitigation, and service level improvements by collaborating with cross-functional leaders across USMCA and aligning with global category strategy.
- Establish and manage key supplier relationships, conducting regular performance reviews, driving supplier innovation, and ensuring compliance with contract terms.
- Identify and implement cost-reduction, value-enhancement and working capital optimization opportunities using total cost of ownership (TCO) principles.
Nice to have
- Identify and mitigate supply chain risks.
- Ensure all procurement activities comply with company policies, good procurement practices, ethical standards, and TRUMPF's Internal Control System (ICS).
- Three to five years previous experience preferably in purchasing, supply chain, procurement, project management or similar roles in corporate environment.
- Strong interpersonal, negotiation and problem-solving skills, ability to work under pressure, strong analytical and conceptual skills, and high self-confidence are a must.
- Experience with SAP, lean manufacturing, and understanding of cost breakdowns is strongly preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office programs including PowerPoint, Word and Excel is required.
- Experience with technical writing and procurement law preferred but not required.
- MBA/MS or CSCP/CPIM, CPSM, or SCPro certifications preferred but not required.
Benefits
- Bachelor's degree in any engineering and/or business or related field, or suitable combination of education and work experience required.
Equal opportunity
- This contact information is for accommodation requests only and can not be used to inquire about the status of application.
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