Sourcing Specialist (m/w/d)

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Beeing involved in the supplier qualification and onboarding processes.

Essential responsibilities

Defining supplier strategy including management and optimization of supplier panels.

Leading negotiations and allocating needs to specific suppliers.

Negotiating terms and conditions and transmitting information to procurement. Managing claims.

Including commercial sourcing management such as data analysis, negotiations support and more. This may also include purchasing activities.

Developing in-depth knowledge of business disciplines. Using prior experience and acquiring expertise to execute functional policy/strategy.

A job at this level is likely to be an individual contributor, with proven interpersonal skills. Communicating with direct colleagues and the business about design and coordination services rendered. Providing informal guidance to new team members. Explaining complex information to others in straightforward situations.

Representing ITO (Inquiry To Order) sourcing during tender stage for your respective area. Reinforcing the interface between sourcing and tendering teams in the preparation of new business opportunities. Ensuring cost and leadtime accuracy, competitive sourcing scheme and relevant risk and opportunity analysis.

Representing OTR (Order To Revenue) sourcing during project execution stage for your respective area. Strong interface with project execution team for successful completion of the projects within the timeline and cost.

Maintaining highest level of QEHS standards as per the company's guidelines whilst interacting and taking decision with internal and external stakeholders.

Impacting projects, processes, and procedures in own field. The role operates with some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities/provision of advice within an enabling discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Activities require professional judgment but may require more senior levels of guidance.

Utilisation of technical expertise and judgement to solve problems. Leveraging technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.

Ensuring implementation of Global Sourcing Policy (QMS/BMS) in our ITO and OTR activities, contributing to cost optimizations and ensuring their solidity and scope maturity with your regional management and with Global Commodity Leaders.

Initiating, engaging and contributing to organization's sustainability roadmap and objectives.

Contributing to the optimization of sourcing strategy on prioritized product segments.

Coordinating in ITO/OTR with the Regional Commodity Leader and Global Commodity Leader to deliver the best cost and cycle scenario taking into consideration all SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.)

Highlighting and mitigating the sourcing risk at ITO stage and contributing for margin improvement at OTR stage

Managing and maintaining strategic and close relations with suppliers' and subcontractors' decision makers and key stakeholders.

Good internal networking within sourcing and other functions of the organization.

Working towards achieving or exceeding the yearly KPIs and objectives with periodic update to the line manager and dotted line reporting.

Desired characteristics

• Project sourcing skills

• Good knowledge of digitalization

• Global business acumen & strategic vision

• Action oriented/creative/ability to motivate others /seeking to achieve results/structured

• Ability to understand commodity sourcing strategies

• Ability to make decisions/sense of urgency

• Cross-cultural management, presentation skills

• Team player with strong communication skills

• Ability to negotiate and influence others

• Language skills: Fluency in English and Polish. German language will be an advantage

Qualification/Requirement

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)).

Ability to work in a global environment and matrix organization.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No