Main Duties and Responsibilities:

·Procure direct commodity materials for all plants located across the USA.

·Responsible to follow processes and lead the execution of purchasing process for local sourcing projects, including but not limited to search suppliers, create RFQ, review quotations, meet KPI requirements, in example payment terms, supplier contract negotiation, LTA agreements, benchmarking, preparing documentation for global sourcing committee, negotiate, create, send, and confirm contracts, etc., always in a timely manner.

·Understand, prioritize, and follow up on delivery dates / deadlines established by the cross functional teams.

·Be capable to develop his own material should cost to negotiate back fair pricing with supplier base.

·Proactive approach to resolve conflict and come / present different scenarios for resolution backed with enough data / research, rather than waiting for direction.

·Benchmarking the local production continuously to have always the most competitive pricing on his commodity materials.

·Capable to request, read and discuss Cost Breakdowns with management and supplier base.

·Work with Finance, accounts payable and supplier to revise invoices with wrong pricing on it.

·Collect, maintain, and evaluate all purchasing related data and orders in SAP.

·Achieve annual purchasing objectives (KPI's), evaluate risks, and prepare recovery plans if needed.

·Participate in relevant Purchasing meetings and improvement projects