Supply Management Specialist

VIVA USA Inc; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

VIVA USA Inc. is seeking a Materials Management professional to strengthen supplier relationships and drive cross-functional procurement activities on the 1st shift.

You will support Quality, Delivery, and Cost initiatives, analyze supply chain data, and lead supplier-improvement projects to mitigate risk and improve performance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Materials Management or related supply management fields.
• 2+ years of interpersonal communications, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
• 2+ years of ability to manage multiple responsibilities under high stress and prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to monitor and improve quality and delivery.
• Support cross-functional procurement teams in commodity management across Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
• Assist in negotiating supply agreements as needed.
• Analyze supply chain data using established tools to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Lead initiatives to resolve chronic supplier issues.
• Develop and monitor supplier and part inventory plans to mitigate risk while maintaining assets.

Skills

Materials management

Negotiation

Time management

Job description

Requirements

• Build and maintain strong relationships with assigned suppliers to monitor and improve quality and delivery performance
• Support multi-functional procurement teams responsible for commodity management activities in Quality, Delivery, and Cost
• Support the negotiation of supply agreements as needed
• Independently analyze supply chain data using established tools and formats to support decision-making and continuous improvement
• Lead initiatives to resolve chronic supplier issues
• Develop and monitor supplier and part inventory plans to mitigate supplier risk while maintaining goal level assets

What Skills You Need

• 2 or more years of experience in Materials Management or relevant work experience in Supply Management, Material Flow, or Production Planning
• 2 or more years of demonstrated experience in interpersonal communications, negotiation, and conflict resolution
• 2 or more years of experience in the ability to manage responsibilities simultaneously and shift priorities as needed in situations with high stress, impact, or criticality, while demonstrating skills of organization and prioritization

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience leading teams from within, leading without authority and owning team level initiatives/projects
• Proven experience working proactively in a self-guided environment with the ability to seek out additional responsibility
• Demonstrated results in business and process improvement through data analysis
• Owning international relationships with high levels of commodity complexity and spend

Notes

1st shift Monday - Friday

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status