Senior Category Sourcing Leader — Remote

Rehlko; Kohler (WI); Remote; USD 99,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Rehlko is seeking a senior sourcing professional to drive category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and lead cost-reduction initiatives from concept to contract. The role requires extensive purchasing experience and a track record with SAP.

The candidate will shape procurement programs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and travel up to three times per quarter to visit suppliers and align with engineering and supplier quality teams. Remote work is supported for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, operations, business, or technical education in fields like engineering, IT, metallurgy and electronics is preferred.
• Minimum of seven years of professional experience, with at least four years in purchasing.
• Previous experience with SAP is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage a continuous cost reduction program and form/maintain relationship with strategic vendors. Control total cost of ownership (TCO) leveraging rebates, direct negotiation and other techniques
• Analyze industry indexes for commodities, trade reports, journals and periodicals regarding market trends and changes alerting appropriate personnel to potential or imminent problems/opportunities.
• Take assignments for special purchases from concept to contract or recommend discontinuance based on sound analysis of fact. Assisting and/or leading in negotiations for product deemed necessary to support international development markets as required.
• Research, develop, and expand the supply chain to include industry leader and upcoming technologies to ensure Rehlko has access to a modern and optimized supply base.
• Determine, negotiate, and enforce purchase agreement contracts in alignment with the company’s guidelines regarding spend under contract.
• Collaborate with Purchasing management and staff across all procurement organizations to develop and implement commodity programs and related procurement strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement in the quality of product contracts. Research current contracts and outside sources for "best practice" articles to be incorporated into current and/or future negotiated contracts.
• Asist in the supply chain strategy to maintain Rehlko's inventories at minimal required levels through active negotiation and supplier engagement supporting implementation of Kanban, JIT and VMI initiatives.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies that insulate Rehlko from single sourced strategies, developing global supply chains and regional strategies that always consider supply security.
• Participate and lead in cross functional team with a focus on Value Analysis/Value Engineering efforts, develop a strong relationship with engineering and supplier quality counterparts.
• When necessary, travel to visit suppliers and general team meetings up to 3 times per quarter.

Skills

Negotiation

Sourcing strategy

Cost reduction

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, operations, business, or technical education

Tools

SAP

Job description

Rehlko is seeking a senior sourcing professional to drive category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and lead cost-reduction initiatives from concept to contract. The role requires extensive purchasing experience and a track record with SAP.

The candidate will shape procurement programs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and travel up to three times per quarter to visit suppliers and align with engineering and supplier quality teams. Remote work is supported for this role.