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Job Type
Full Time
Job Details
Date Posted:2024-05-02 Country:United States of America Location:HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA Position Role Type:Hybrid This position is for an Established Commodity / Account Management & Strategic Sourcing professional. Establishes sourcing goals and acceptable service levels. Responsible for negotiating and administering contracts and analyzing price proposals to enhance price, quality, timing and reliability of supply. The preferred candidate will be available to work hybrid in Cedar Rapids, IA, highly qualified remote candidates may be considered.Primary Responsibilities:
- Sets negotiation terms for the procurement of goods, services, and supplies.
- Executes Supply Chain strategies.
- Establish sourcing goals and acceptable service levels.
- Negotiates and administers contracts with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives.
- Analyzes price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.
- Evaluates vendors' capability, quality, reliability, and price competitiveness.
- Identifies and conducts research on suppliers to ensure that the organization’s standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply are met.
- Develops a strategic plan for a commodity or a strategic supplier.
- Responsible for overall relationship with one or multiple strategic accounts across a given commodity.
- Leads sourcing process from RFQ to contract signature.
- Ensures supplier or commodity is performing to the designed Collins requirements from delivery, quality and cost perspective.
- Lead discussions and negotiations with suppliers as it relates to cost savings opportunities, performance improvements and Long Term Agreements (LTA’s).
- Act as point of escalation in the event of any Supplier or Internal issues.
- Identify saving opportunities (negotiations, transitions, service value projects, etc.) and deliver savings to the business.
- Ensure accurate reporting of all savings/price increases for their area of responsibility
- Identify opportunities for developing partnerships with Strategic suppliers and lead projects to improve efficiencies within supply base through the combined efforts of Collins and Strategic suppliers
- U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required.https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62
- Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field or in absence of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in Operations/Supply Chain/Contracts Management or other Business-related field.
- Prior Sourcing experience including execution and administering of RFP’s, contract negations and Supplier Relationship Management activities.
- Supply Chain systems experience with SAP, and analytical experience is highly preferred
- Proficiency and experience with MS Excel, PowerPoint and databases is also preferred.
- Excellent analytical and negotiation skills
- Project management preferred
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- And more!
About the Company
At Collins Aerospace, we imagine ways to make the skies and the spaces we touch smarter, safer and more amazing than ever. Our employees tackle... Read more