At Panasonic Corporation of North America in Eudora-De Soto, Kansas, United States.
Job Description
If you are passionate about contributing to a sustainable future and being part of a dynamic team shaping the electric vehicle revolution, this opportunity is tailor-made for you. We are seeking dedicated individuals to join us as full-time, on-site team members at our new, state-of-the-art factory located in the thriving city of DeSoto, Kansas.
Essential Duties:
- Provide purchasing category expertise for all Indirect related categories with the goal of optimizing Panasonic's purchasing organization.
- Support development of category strategies based on rigorous analysis of spend data, supply market dynamics, category intelligence, and business requirements.
- Leverage PECNA division volume in conjunction with other PEXNA businesses to obtain the best value for all, through coordination with corporate Procurement category leaders.
- Identify profit improvement opportunities beyond sourcing, such as demand management, process improvements, insource vs. outsource, innovation, etc.
- Actively drive value beyond cost - e.g., growth, innovation, and risk management.
- Execute strategic sourcing initiatives following the 7-step Sourcing Methodology.
- Assess supplier capabilities and identify new potential suppliers.
- Analyze supplier proposals and facilitate a fact-based supplier selection process.
- Prepare and present business cases and should-cost models; perform complex data analysis and build financial models (i.e., ROI, NPV, supplier scorecards, savings tracking, make vs. buy decision models).
- Analyze and summarize RFP responses and results and prepare recommendations for Senior Management.
- Ensure savings are delivered in a timely manner and that PECNA realizes expected benefits.
- Support PECNA's supplier diversity and sustainability goals by increasing use or opportunity of suppliers in all commodity areas and by tracking opportunities to increase impact.
- Develop qualified, competitive sources of supply on a continuing basis through comprehensive financial and market review.
- Lead local implementation of national, regional, or global supplier contracts. Establish expectations for local supplier teams and ensure that business needs will be met effectively.
- Provide feedback on performance, seek continuous improvement and innovation.
- Work with suppliers and key stakeholders to manage supplier performance and develop new capabilities.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders and third-party providers.
- When performance issues emerge, identify root causes and work with internal and external stakeholders to drive efficient resolution.
- Identify and pursue engineering and demand management opportunities to enhance operational effectiveness, interfacing with cross-functional teams.
- Implement and drive procurement strategy, policies, and procedures.
- Enforce compliance to procurement policies and work to increase adoption for PECNA.
- Conduct analysis in Excel, Tableau and other BI tools to support procurement activities including spend analytics, budget analysis, etc.
- Leverage spend analytics to identify consolidation opportunities; understand total cost of ownership and cost drivers, analyze product/service specifications to identify rationalization opportunities; analyze demand and spend to identify patterns and reduction opportunities.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:
To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing PPE is a possibility and includes equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.
The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.
Qualifications: Requirements - Required and/or Preferred
Education:
Basic/Required: Bachelor's Degree in relevant area such as supply chain, business or STEM required.
Essential Qualifications:
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Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Corporation of North America.
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