Global Purchasing Lead – Strategy & Sourcing

Oshkosh Corporation, Inc.; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 93,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

JLG, an Oshkosh company, is hiring a Purchasing Lead to drive global procurement and supply chain excellence across our manufacturing ecosystem. You will lead purchasing, order management, supplier performance, risk mitigation, and cost analytics to enable successful product launches and sustained value.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 6+ years in purchasing or supply chain, with travel up to 25%, in a dynamic, office-based environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with six (6) or more years of relevant experience in Purchasing, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Ability to travel 25%.

Responsibilities

• Lead purchasing and order management activities to drive operational effectiveness.
• Lead supplier performance management activities.
• Lead supplier risk mitigation activities.
• Lead material total cost of ownership reviews and execute cost management action plans.
• Conduct price analytics and update material cost standards and variances in ERP.
• Lead the effective use of supply chain master data.
• Support material/commodity strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Develop pipeline and lead execution of value proposition/cost out projects.
• Execute supplier part warranty strategy.
• Drive supply chain performance through long term supply agreements.
• Lead supplier performance recovery and supplier risk mitigation activities.
• Lead supplier readiness for product launches in coordination with NPD.
• Negotiate and make award decisions for the purchase of goods and services.
• Participate in supply chain optimization initiatives to improve material flow and capture value or reduce waste in supply chain.
• Lead supplier chain optimization initiatives to improve material flow, capture value and/or reduce waste in the supply chain.
• Support strategic sourcing projects as required.
• Develop reports, scorecards and dashboards to communicate and present purchasing management activities.
• Apprenticing, mentoring and training of purchasing organization team members.

Skills

Purchasing

Supply chain

Vendor management

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing/Supply Chain or related field

Job description

JLG, an Oshkosh company, is hiring a Purchasing Lead to drive global procurement and supply chain excellence across our manufacturing ecosystem. You will lead purchasing, order management, supplier performance, risk mitigation, and cost analytics to enable successful product launches and sustained value.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 6+ years in purchasing or supply chain, with travel up to 25%, in a dynamic, office-based environment.