Strategic Buyer.

Littelfuse; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Strategic Buyer to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for sourcing materials and negotiating with vendors to optimize costs and delivery. Your expertise in procurement will support manufacturing operations and contribute to annual cost reduction goals. This position offers the flexibility of virtual work, with occasional travel to suppliers or company plants. Join a company that values innovation, teamwork, and results-driven approaches, and be part of a culture that promotes growth and development for all associates.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Development opportunities

Internal Lean Six Sigma Certification

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in procurement in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Source materials to optimize price, delivery, and payment terms.
• Support cost reduction projects and negotiate payment terms.

Skills

Procurement

Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Relevant BS degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

Reporting to the CVP Strategic Procurement Manager, you as aStrategic Buyerwill be responsible for purchasing and negotiating the direct materials from vendors. Provides strong day-to-day support of manufacturing Operations in providing support appropriate to attaining On Time Delivery and Cost Containment for Strategic and Base Business customers.

About The Job.

• Source materials following established purchasing policies and procedures to optimize price, delivery, and payment terms with minimum supervision.

• Providing Procurement support for Annual Cost Reduction goals/budgets.

• Responsible for the initiatives in order to impact in positive manner the Purchase Price Variance (PPV).

• Work with cross functional team for cost reduction project.

• Support fulfillment team for on time delivery by expediting of open orders, seeking out alternative materials and alternate supply sources.

• Provide the Procurement function in the New Product Introduction (NPI) and Engineering Change (ECO) process in an exceptionally timely way to Prevent NPI/ECO delays that could have negative demand fulfillment support ramifications or loss of New Business.

• Support payment term negotiation to achieve DPO (Days Payables Outstanding) target.

• Facilitate supplier consolidation, localization initiatives.

• Job is available for Virtual/Remote work within Mexico Country but it requires travel occasionally to suppliers or Littelfuse Plants.

About you.

• Relevant BS degree or equivalent work experience in Procurement.

• Bilingual in English and Spanish with strong problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills.

• Three-years’ minimum experience in the area of procurement in manufacturing or related environment.

• Experience with Microsoft Office and SAP is highly desired.

• The Category Management experience for the following commodities and knowledge of Mexico supplier base is highly desired: electronic components, printed circuit boards, metal fabrication, fasteners, raw material (metals), injection molding parts.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, demonstrated ability to multi-task, with strong follow up skills. Strong ability to understand and adjust to priorities.

• Ability to coordinate and track activities by metrics.

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values – Customer Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Results Driven – supports us on our mission to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance of our customers’ products and systems.
We are an equal opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference – everywhere, every day.
We offer a competitive salary package and a variety of benefits, including as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.

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