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MSA Safety Inc. Director, Global Strategic Sourcing & Procurement in Murrysville, Pennsylvania
MSA, The Safety Company Director, Global Strategic Sourcing & Procurement US-PA-Murrysville Requisition ID: 2024-8123 Type: Full-Time # of Openings: 1 Category: Global Supply Chain Overview
Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.
At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.
Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.
Responsibilities
The role is responsible for leading the strategy, design and development of a world-class strategic sourcing, procurement and category management function in MSA. This involves setting policies, managing budgets, driving data-driven supplier selection processes, identifying supply chain-related risks, implementing compliance and risk mitigation strategies, and collaborating with internal stakeholders to drive cost reduction activities. Global travel estimated 20%.
Strategic Sourcing Leadership
- Develop, manage, and execute sourcing strategies designed to support and enable MSA strategic vision
- Lead the global team in comprehensive market research and analysis to identify potential suppliers, cost-saving opportunities, and emerging trends
- Oversee the sourcing process from supplier identification to contract negotiation and supplier onboarding. Establish a robust supplier evaluation framework
- Partner with leaders across MSA to ensure the function provides efficient and effective category strategies, preferred suppliers, initiative requirements, competitive supplier evaluation, contract negotiation and strategic supplier management services that support the on-going needs of the business
- Lead and project manage cross-functional teams on specific strategic sourcing initiatives or projects
- Develop, monitor, and analyze key procurement metrics and spend analytics
Procurement Leadership
- Develop, lead and implement the purchasing strategy for MSA
- Manage current procurement policies, procedures and programs and provide overall governance
- Oversee the purchasing process, ensuring compliance with established guidelines, policies, and regulations
- Focus on innovation and identification of new technologies to ensure MSA is achieving cost, quality, and delivery targets
Foster collaboration and sharing of best practices and knowledge
Cost Management
- Devise strategies to lower company costs (direct and indirect costs) and minimize company risk that starts with analyzing spend, determining optimal sourcing strategies, establishing competitive bidding, negotiation, and terms & conditions requirements, to achieve desired results.
Lead the cost management strategy to yield cost synergies, supplier categorization & consolidation, supports New Product Development (NPD), Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE)
Contract Management and Collaboration:
- Oversees negotiations for major contracts and agreements, ensuring favourable terms and conditions for the organization
- Ensure supplier performance is meeting expectations, contractual commitments, and service levels and that any concerns are communicated in a timely manner
- Ensures the team collaborate closely with different stakeholders to develop robust contracts that mitigate risks and protect the organization's interests
- Implement contract management best practices to ensure compliance and achieve cost savings.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to integrate sourcing strategi Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran tatus PI241783543
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