Strategic Indirect Sourcing Leader

STIHL Inc.; United States; Sur place; USD 86 000 - 111 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Excellent health benefits including M,

Onsite Health & Wellness Center

Company-paid Life Insurance and Short/

Retirement offerings including Pension

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off + 11 Paid Holidays

Résumé du poste

STIHL Inc. in the United States seeks a procurement professional to lead complex indirect sourcing strategies, negotiate with suppliers, and drive cost savings across North America.

You will partner with stakeholders to shape requirements, manage RFIs/RFPs, and oversee supplier performance. The role emphasizes building cross-functional relationships, leveraging SAP Ariba and SAP ERP, and guiding junior buyers within STIHL’s global purchasing network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Supply Management, Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 7+ years of purchasing, strategic sourcing, category management, or contract negotiation experience.
• Experience with SAP ERP, SAP Ariba, or comparable procurement systems; proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of commercial terms, statements of work, service levels, and product and service contracts.
• Success negotiating complex agreements and delivering savings, cost avoidance, risk reduction, and business value.
• Ability to analyze spend, markets, proposals, and total cost of ownership and develop sourcing recommendations.
• Strong communication, negotiation, relationship, leadership, teamwork, analytical, planning, and decision-making skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead complex, cross-functional sourcing projects from requirements and supplier identification through evaluation, negotiation, contracting, implementation, and transition.
• Partner with stakeholders to define scopes, specifications, service levels, evaluation criteria, budgets, schedules, and commercial requirements.
• Research markets, qualify suppliers, and manage RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, bids, proposals, and related sourcing events.
• Analyze spend, proposals, market data, and total cost of ownership to develop sourcing strategies, business cases, and recommendations.
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, scope, service levels, schedules, payment terms, and other conditions to deliver savings, cost avoidance, risk reduction, and business value.
• Coordinate agreement review with Legal and stakeholders; manage renewals, amendments, expirations, obligations, and records.
• Serve as the primary commercial contact for stakeholders and suppliers across the sourcing and supplier-management lifecycle.
• Monitor supplier performance, financial stability, capacity, compliance, and risk; lead reviews, corrective actions, continuity plans, and improvement.
• Resolve service, delivery, quality, purchase order, receipt, invoice, and payment issues with suppliers and internal partners; approve invoices when required.
• Maintain sourcing, contract, supplier, performance, purchase order, and savings records; prepare analyses, updates, and recommendations.
• Track category trends, benchmarks, risks, and opportunities; share intelligence and strategies with the global STIHL Purchasing organization.
• Champion Purchasing policies, systems, ethics, and Procure-to-Pay processes; improve workflows and guide junior buyers.
• Visit suppliers and maintain professional knowledge through training and industry events as needed. Perform other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Procurement leadership

Sourcing strategy

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Spend analysis

Communication

Contract management

Formation

Bachelor's degree (Procurement/Supply Management/Business/Finance/Accounting)

Outils

SAP ERP

SAP Ariba

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

STIHL Inc. in the United States seeks a procurement professional to lead complex indirect sourcing strategies, negotiate with suppliers, and drive cost savings across North America.

You will partner with stakeholders to shape requirements, manage RFIs/RFPs, and oversee supplier performance. The role emphasizes building cross-functional relationships, leveraging SAP Ariba and SAP ERP, and guiding junior buyers within STIHL’s global purchasing network.