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Posted 18 hours agoCategory Lead
at Goodyear
Hybrid
Responsibilities
- Building Organizational Capability: Utilizes 7-Step Strategic Sourcing Process and Enhanced Sourcing Tools in day to day work.
Requirements
- Basic Qualification &
- experience in Procurement, Supply Chain or a related Operational function required. Previous strategic sourcing experience strongly preferred.
- Experience in a related industry preferred.
- Knowledge required: Knowledge of core procurement processes and strategic sourcing concepts.
- Skills required: Strong financial/statistical analysis, organization skills, strong Microsoft Access/Excel skills and/or other database programs, a team player, strong written and verbal communication skills, influence skills, self-directing, and ability to work in a very fast paced, multi-tasking environment.
Experience
- Experience required: 7+ years of
Benefits
- experience #Li-Hybrid #Li-APGY Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies.
Contact
- For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Additional details
- Primary Purpose of this position - Executes sourcing strategies across multiple commodities in alignment with overall category strategy.
- Leverages market data, cost modeling to support the development of negotiation strategies.
- Develops efficient channels for capturing effective market intelligence.
- Develops relationships with suppliers focused on total cost of ownership, advantaged supply chain, innovation and continuous process improvement.
- Responsibilities - Category Strategy: Executes sourcing strategies in alignment with overall category strategy.
- Supplier Relationship Management: Develops relationships with suppliers focused on total cost of ownership, advantaged supply chain, innovation and continuous process improvement Organizational & Operational Excellence: Develops and nurtures internal cross-functional relationships.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration/Stakeholder Management: Actively participates in Commercial Council and serves as a key driver for accomplishing Council goals.
- Collaborates with peers and leaders within the Category team.
- Skills desired: Foreign language, manufacturing process, mathematical modeling, international
- It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 49 facilities in 19 countries around the world.