Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Specialist

Samsung Electronics America; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

401(k)

Employee Purchase Program

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Student Loan Program

Wellness Incentives

Job summary

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) is seeking an experienced procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing for R&D and supplier relationships across North America.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Marketing and Product Planning to develop End2End sourcing strategies and manage risk in multi-channel purchasing. Based in California, you will analyze market trends, drive supplier events, and expand relationships with potential suppliers while ensuring data quality and compliant

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; minimum 5 years in a related field.
• Solid understanding of technical concepts and functions.
• Ability to interact with cross functional teams including Engineering, Marketing, and Product Planning Management.
• Typically works with minimal supervision and accepts general instructions on new assignments.
• Proven track record of managing risk in coordination with project teams and experience in supply chain management strategies.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Tactical and strategic purchase cost/value-add projections for existing and new products.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and Marketing/Sales to develop and manage strategic supplier relationships.
• Develop and drive End2End multi-channel sourcing strategy for R&D and strategic purchasing.
• Systemize early stage business discussions for R&D and strategic purchasing.
• Analyze/report consumer electronics market trends and product infiltration strategy.
• Cultivate strategic relationships with North American organizations suited for discovering disruptive technology.
• Orchestrate internal sourcing events for evaluation of potential suppliers.
• Administer database utilization of potential suppliers.
• Expand candidate company relationship management strategies for past, current, and future suppliers.
• Identify sources of data for performance metrics, enhance data collection processes.

Skills

Technical concepts

Cross functional collaboration

Independent working

Risk management

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) is seeking an experienced procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing for R&D and supplier relationships across North America.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Marketing and Product Planning to develop End2End sourcing strategies and manage risk in multi-channel purchasing. Based in California, you will analyze market trends, drive supplier events, and expand relationships with potential suppliers while ensuring data quality and compliant