Aftermarket Strategic Buyer II

Wacker Neuson Group; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wacker Neuson Group is seeking a Strategic Buyer II in Wisconsin to actively source materials for Aftermarket sales, develop suppliers, and lead escalation on capacity and pricing issues. You will collaborate cross-functionally to ensure alignment with standards and improve supplier performance.

The role emphasizes supplier management, data integrity, and driving cost-saving initiatives across global procurement. On-site position with a focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 5+ years in a manufacturing supply chain role preferred.
• Ability to read engineering drawings is preferred.
• Project management experience is preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent verbal, written and public speaking skills.
• Strong conflict resolution and problem solving skills.
• Proficient computers skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Source materials for Aftermarket sales and develop suppliers.
• Lead RFQ/RFP processes and evaluate supplier capability.
• Conduct supplier site visits and evaluate performance and delivery.
• Maintain supplier certifications and drive corrective actions.
• Manage supplier relationships and track metrics.
• Analyze pricing and maintain vendor master data.
• Collaborate with Category Management on purchase info records.
• Support engineering changes and vendor onboarding.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Production/Operations Management or related business program

Tools

ERP systems

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

The Strategic Buyer II will actively source materials for Aftermarket sales, and will be responsible for the development and monitoring of suppliers. This position will also participate in escalation efforts related to supplier delivery, capacity,pricingdiscrepanciesandadherencetoWacker Neusonstandards. Additionally,thepositionwillleverageinternalresources to assist with technical issues related to part performance and warranty consideration. The Strategic Buyer II creates/supports an environment of continuous improvement and leads/drives corrective actions relating to internal and external suppliers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Proactively identifies and recommends suppliers by investigating potential suppliers, researching parts, equipment, services and materials availability
• Develops potential bidder lists and initiates formal requests for quotations (RFQ) or proposals (RFP)
• Conducts supplier site visits and evaluates each supplier’s ability to meet specific capability, performance, delivery and other key business requirements
• Completes supplier certifications independently or as part of a technical team
• Manages and maintains key supplier relationships, including metrics, performance goals, corrective actions, and improvement initiatives
• Reviews supplier operations to determine factors affecting pricing. Analyzes and prepares reports, quotes and documentation accordingly
• Ensures that suppliers are performing in accordance with pertinent contracts and agreements
• Participates in product introduction teams to establish sources of supply
• Reviews all strategic expedite request that have potential for commercial impact
• Identifies root causes of supplier-driven material shortages. Determines corrective aciton
• Serves as escalation point for supplier capacity issues, pricing discrepancies and will assist with technical and quality concerns when necessary
• Communicates with suppliers and internal teams concerning priorities, interdependencies and schedules
• Responsible for accuracy and integrity of new/existing vendor master data
• Collaborates with Category Management to create and manage purchase info records
• Executes engineering change orders/requests and communicates with operative purchasing when needed. Maintains all necessary master data
• Development of pricing comparisons for onboarding/discharge of suppliers

Aftermarket Strategic Buyer II

Job Description:

The Strategic Buyer II will actively source materials for Aftermarket sales, and will be responsible for the development and monitoring of suppliers. This position will also participate in escalation efforts related to supplier delivery, capacity,pricingdiscrepanciesandadherencetoWacker Neusonstandards. Additionally,thepositionwillleverageinternalresources to assist with technical issues related to part performance and warranty consideration. The Strategic Buyer II creates/supports an environment of continuous improvement and leads/drives corrective actions relating to internal and external suppliers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Supplier Management:

• Proactively identifies and recommends suppliers by investigating potential suppliers, researching parts, equipment, services and materials availability
• Develops potential bidder lists and initiates formal requests for quotations (RFQ) or proposals (RFP)
• Conducts supplier site visits and evaluates each supplier’s ability to meet specific capability, performance, delivery and other key business requirements
• Completes supplier certifications independently or as part of a technical team
• Manages and maintains key supplier relationships, including metrics, performance goals, corrective actions, and improvement initiatives
• Reviews supplier operations to determine factors affecting pricing. Analyzes and prepares reports, quotes and documentation accordingly
• Ensures that suppliers are performing in accordance with pertinent contracts and agreements
• Participates in product introduction teams to establish sources of supply

Escalation Support:

• Reviews all strategic expedite request that have potential for commercial impact
• Identifies root causes of supplier-driven material shortages. Determines corrective aciton
• Serves as escalation point for supplier capacity issues, pricing discrepancies and will assist with technical and quality concerns when necessary
• Communicates with suppliers and internal teams concerning priorities, interdependencies and schedules

Data/Pricing Management:

• Responsible for accuracy and integrity of new/existing vendor master data
• Collaborates with Category Management to create and manage purchase info records
• Executes engineering change orders/requests and communicates with operative purchasing when needed. Maintains all necessary master data
• Development of pricing comparisons for onboarding/discharge of suppliers

Strategic:

• Collaborates as need with Corporate Aftermarket (CAM) to optimize global negotiations with regional procurement where possible
• Participates in regularly scheduled meetings to share market intelligence, risk mitigation, cost saving initiatives and adherence to Corporate standards
• Implements supply case management strategies, both regionally and globally, that lead to the lowest total cost in terms of quality, lead time, delivery and service. May include: vendor managed inventory, vendor direct ship or similar action
• Implements the selection of suppliers, negotiates contracts and manages performance
• Initiates and implements internal cost savings through standardization, processing automation, reduction in standard work or similar

Required Skills:

Additional years of experience or education may be substituted for each other as determined byHumanResources

• 1.ABachelor’sDegreeinProduction/OperationsManagementorrelatedbusinessprogramisrequired
• 2.Aminimumof 5yearsofexperienceinasupplychainrolewithinamanufacturingenvironmentisrequired
• 3.Ability to read engineering drawings is preferred
• 4.Project management experience is preferred
• 5.ExperiencewithERPsystemsin amanufacturingenvironmentandanunderstanding oftheprocure-to-payprocess
• 6.Evaluatingbidsandproposals
• 7.Excellentverbal,writtenandpublicspeakingskills
• 8.Strongconflictresolutionandproblemsolvingskills
• 9.ProficientcomputerskillsincludingWord,ExcelandPowerPoint

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