Western Digital
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MROStrategicSourcingManager
“MRO Strategic Sourcing Manager at Western Digital. Skills: Strategic sourcing, Category management, Supplier management, Contract negotiation. Support Global Commodity Manager. Negotiate contracts”
Industry & Context.
Independent judgment
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years experience in category management, 3+ years experience in strategic sourcing, Bachelor's degree required
Nice to Have
Degree in business preferred, Degree in engineering preferred
What You'll Do.
Support Global Commodity Manager
Manage local commodity
Manage local suppliers
Ensure supply assurance
Support Material Planner
Participate in cross functional teams
Research commodity briefs
Develop supplier evaluation program
Maintain supplier certification requirements
Develop negotiation strategies
Advise requestors on contract terms
Monitor contract cost
Monitor contract scope
Assure contract compliance
Recommend cost saving proposals
Develop commodity strategies
Integrate strategies with GCM
Identify new suppliers
Qualify existing suppliers
Advise on contract terms
Lead supplier selection process
Evaluate supplier proposals
Lead negotiations on procurement agreements
Balance business deliverables
Balance legal interests
Conduct proposal analysis
Assist with ROI analysis
Assist with price benchmarking
Negotiate favorable business terms
Leverage purchasing power
Provide global contract expertise
Evaluate single sourcing requests
Ensure sourcing competitiveness
Develop category strategies
Implement category tactics
Become subject matter expert
Lead cross-functional meetings
Develop communication strategy
Manage supplier relationships
Mediate supplier issues
Resolve customer contract disputes
Resolve supplier contract disputes
Lead supplier performance reviews
Support improvement programs
Support ad-hoc reporting
Provide supplier scorecards
Recommend process improvements
Standardize contract lifecycle processes
Standardize sourcing processes
Standardize contract systems
Standardize sourcing systems
Ensure negotiated pricing is included
Ensure negotiated deliverables are included
Coordinate proposal comparison
Coordinate final contract terms
Ensure contract execution
Ensure contract retention
Support electronic signature process
Provide timely updates
Support management reporting
Address issues quickly
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross functional teams; Business stakeholders groups; NPI teams; Engineering teams; Business teams; Planning teams; Legal teams; Finance teams; EH&S teams; Inventory management teams; Quality teams; Cross functional teams; Various business functions
Communication Scope
Verbal communication; Written communication; Presentation skills; Articulate strategies
Process & Methodology
Project management
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