North America Indirect Procurement Buyer

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The DuPon’s Procurement team is looking for a North America Indirect Procurement Buyer. In this role you will be responsible for the entire buy process to include preparing, negotiating, managing and coordinating agreements supporting the procurement of various materials and/or services. Serve as the buyer of record with execution authority for agreements categorized in alignment with Differential Management Efficiency and/or Essential Buy Quadrants. Focus is on transactional efficiency and assurance of supply in a way that minimizes Sourcing effort and frees up time.  Buy in the essential quadrant may require some risk mitigation to assure supply. This role is responsible for non-transactional work related to the buy in the essential and efficiency quadrants.  Support for transactional work will be provided by the service centers. 

Your key responsibilities:

• Leads evaluation and selection of suppliers in terms of quality, service, cost and capability.
• Analyzes business requirements and identifies reliable suppliers to meet business requirements.
• Participates in the development of sourcing strategies.
• Looks for productivity gains, which may include working with Improvement Leaders and Service Center personnel.
• Looks for alternative sources, through individual research, and working with other Buyers, Sr. Buyers, and Executive Buyers.
• Oversees contract implementation and supplier performance/interaction; involved with resolving operational issues.
• Documents issues for quality, service, safety and supply (into the Sourcing quality data bases) and resolves issues with suppliers.
• Identifies and drives continuous improvement.
• Oversees contract implementation and supplier performance and interaction.
• Participates on Core Strategy Teams for materials and services in the Efficiency and/or Essential Quadrants.
• Negotiates and delivers savings to meet business requirements and S&L objectives.
• Understands market dynamics, labor rates/market rates, etc. that may impact buy.
• Uses Auction Tools, RFIs, RFQs, RFPs and/or sealed bids.
• Creates leveraged agreements as appropriate.
• Calculates and reports accomplishments in all appropriate systems.

Requirements:

• A graduation with preferred focus on procurement, and/or equivalent work experience preferred
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification (or certification must be obtained within the first 12-24 months) preferred
• Sourcing work experience mandatory
• Experience supporting the North America region is preferred
• Commodity knowledge preferred
• Advanced level of English
• SAP experience

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