Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Metallic

CNH; Oak Brook (IL); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Savings & Retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Fertility & Family building support

Employee Assistance Programs

Volunteer Time Off

Job summary

CNH Industrial in Oak Brook, Illinois seeks a Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Metallic to lead strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier relationships, and total acquisition cost management. You will craft commodity strategies, align with global teams, and drive cost efficiency across supply chains while meeting quality and lead-time targets.

The role partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics and other functions to optimize materials flow, negotiate contracts, and manage budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree - Business/Supply Chain or other similar degree program.
• 8+ years of combined experience within Supply Chain Operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evaluation and selection of new suppliers, development of existing suppliers, and overall supplier management.
• Develop competitive negotiations to drive cost reduction initiatives with the global supply base, while meeting capacity and quality requirements.
• Manage and negotiate supplier contracts and long-term agreements with preferred suppliers to ensure that market trends, supplier performance, and future business needs are aligned with strategies.
• Collaborate and build strong working relationships with supporting resources and internal customers to achieve plan and elevate critical materials from supplier based to meet customer demands.
• Anticipate, recognize, analyze and solve complex supply problems, communicating to and involving colleagues, management and stakeholders as necessary.
• Provide leadership in market understanding for commodities assigned, including industry trends, cost drivers, and routing to best meet objectives.
• Manage annual budget proposal for assigned NAFTA AG/CE commodities/perimeter and track performance against opportunities and risk projections.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance to meet company expectations and objectives.
• Lead teams in identification of opportunities to meet objectives for supplier reduction and supply chain improvement.
• Support development and training of team members to meet purchasing goals while aligning with CNH leadership values.
• Up to 25% Domestic and international travel required with little or no notice.

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Job Description Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Metallic

Requisition ID: 6128 Job Location: Oak Brook - Illinois - United States Category: Purchasing Job Type: Full Time Working Mode: Hybrid

About Us

At CNH, we're driven by a clear purpose: we serve and advance the people who feed and build a growing world.

As a global leader in agriculture and construction, we create the equipment, technology, and solutions that help our customers work more productively and sustainably. Our success starts with our people, and we foster a collaborative culture where innovation thrives and every employee has the opportunity to grow.

Grow a Career. Build a Future.

If you're ready to make an impact and build a career with purpose, there's a place for you at CNH.

Job Purpose

The Senior Sourcing Specialist will lead the strategic sourcing, total acquisition cost, supplier relationship, cost management and purchasing strategy management. This position will oversee the overall commercial relationship and overall supplier performance to drive cost reduction and organizational initiatives.

This person will create, execute, maintain, and continually improve upon commodity strategies for the commodities assigned; focused on current and future alignment of technology requirements, and achieving objectives in terms of total cost, lead-time, capacity, inventory management, risk mitigation, and over all supply chain effectiveness. You will lead the development of these strategies in coordination with global colleagues and other functional areas (e.g., Quality, Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Service Parts, and Logistics).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the evaluation and selection of new suppliers, development of existing suppliers, and overall supplier management.
• Develop competitive negotiations to drive cost reduction initiatives with the global supply base, while meeting capacity and quality requirements.
• Manage and negotiate supplier contracts and long-term agreements with preferred suppliers to ensure that market trends, supplier performance, and future business needs are aligned with strategies.
• Collaborate and build strong working relationships with supporting resources and internal customers (Manufacturing, Materials, Engineering, Distribution, global supply chain, and other functions as needed) to achieve plan, ensure adequate cycle time to procure materials, and elevate critical materials from supplier based to meet customer demands.
• Anticipate, recognize, analyze and solve complex supply problems, communicating to and involving colleagues, management and stakeholders as necessary.
• Provide leadership in and develop an understanding of and insight into the market for the commodities assigned; including industry trends, cost drivers, global pricing, lead-times, technology and manufacturing capability of company suppliers and suppliers in the market that best meet expectations and objectives.
• Manages annual budget proposal for assigned NAFTA AG/CE commodities/perimeter. Updates budget monthly and tracks performance against opportunities and risk projections. Make modifications based on changes in economics, raw materials, volumes, etc., investigates, and explains budget variances.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance to meet company expectations and objectives.
• Leads teams in identification of opportunities to meet objectives for supplier reduction, creation of value, supply chain improvement, and customer satisfaction.
• Support continuously develops, and trains team members to meet the highest possible standards and to ensure the achievement of challenging purchasing and company goals while demonstrating CNH's key performance & leadership values.
• Up to 25% Domestic and international travel required with little or no notice ranging from several days to several weeks at a time.

Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree - Business/Supply Chain or other similar degree program.
• 8+ years of combined experience within Supply Chain Operations.

Pay Transparency

The annual salary for this role is USD $106,725.00 - $163,645.00 plus any applicable bonus (Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as skill, experience and qualification for the role.)

For roles open across multiple locations, the salary range indicated refers to the primary location. If a different location is considered, the applicable salary range will be communicated to candidates prior to the first interview.

What We Offer

We offer dynamic career opportunities across an international landscape. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to delivering value for all our employees and fostering a culture of respect.

At CNH, we understand that the best solutions come from the diverse experiences and skills of our people. Here, you will be empowered to grow your career, to follow your passion, and help build a better future. To support our employees, we offer regional comprehensive benefits, including:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Savings & Retirement benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Fertility & Family building support
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Charitable contribution matching and Volunteer Time Off

US applicants: CNH Industrial is an equal opportunity employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Applicants can learn more about their rights by viewing the federal "Know Your Rights" poster here. CNH Industrial participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. You can view additional information here.

Canada applicants: CNH Industrial is an equal opportunity employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, place of origin, disability, marital status, family status, age, or any other ground prohibited by applicable provincial human rights legislation.

If you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at [e-mail].

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