Senior Strategic Buyer, IT Hardware
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Stafford
Posted on: April 18, 2024
Job Description:
KARL STORZ - US is currently recruiting for a Senior Strategic
Buyer - IT Hardware. This role is an integral member of the Global
Supply Chain team committed to the success of the North America
(NA) IT Hardware Category. The position will work with Global IT as
a dedicated and experienced category buyer to align with global
initiatives, execute and implement effective sourcing strategies
for tablets, IoT devices, personal computers, network and security
equipment, autonomy hardware, IT facility needs, servers, blades,
cabling, network connectivity, network infrastructure, and
peripherals from the initial identification of needs through
delivery. The Sr. Strategic Buyer will act as a trusted business
value enabler for stakeholders, understanding and determining
business requirements for North American lines of businesses
aligned with global material group strategy.This person will
collaborate with global counterparts, business partners, corporate
legal, accounting, finance, regulatory, compliance, and security to
define and execute the global sourcing strategies and supplier
management. This is a hybrid role and will be required to work
onsite in our Stafford, TX office 3-4 days per week.
Responsibilities
- Procure all NA hardware needs across multiple KARL STORZ
entities.
- Establish and globally align category sourcing strategy, lead
cross-functional initiatives for implementation, negotiate with
suppliers, and execute contracts to optimize competitive
positions.
- Foster relationships with category suppliers, with a principal
objective of achieving the optimal solution and cost of
ownership.
- Evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service,
support, availability, reliability, production and distribution
capabilities, the supplier's reputation, history, and fit with KARL
STORZ's business objectives.
- Manage category suppliers to proactively identify and execute
opportunities for cost reduction on product, service, delivery, and
payment terms. Support process improvements that enhance
profitability across all KARL STORZ organizations.
- Partner with North America Asset Manager to establish North
America IT processes, performance benchmarks, and business
continuity strategy for hardware including pricing portfolio, order
portal, and electronic waste (eWaste).
- Act as market intelligence provider; anticipate strategic
opportunities keeping key stakeholders informed.
- Drive Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate
risk, work with Global Supplier Quality to benchmark
performance.
- Negotiation and implementation of supplier agreements/contracts
by working with cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to
reach an agreement on contract terms and conditions.
- Drive and deliver end-to-end sourcing projects including
complex contractual and pricing models.
- Identify, achieve, and report on savings and value targets for
sourcing activities.
- Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible
landed cost and in correct amounts, solicit bid proposals via
RFQs/RFIs, and review requisitions for goods.
- Draft, negotiate, administer, and execute contracts, NDAs, and
Framework Agreements with external partners.
- Evaluate and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance
with contractual obligations and to determine the need for
changes.
- Material requirement planning is critical to this position and
to KARL STORZ. Short- and long-term planning, calculating months of
inventory on hand, and updating based on business feedback.
- Generate reports, analyze data, and take action on a recurring
basis to mitigate backorder, monitor inventory levels, stock
analysis, PO reports, and inventory turns.
- Monitor hardware and hardware accessories across the
organization for optimal cost-effectiveness, including the
elimination of application or department redundancy.
- Develop an overall cost reduction plan, managing category
performance versus corporate savings goals and financial
models.
- Actively seek ways to streamline business processes, finding
growth or change opportunities within the supply base.
- Monitor shipments to ensure that goods are received on time,
mitigate shipment non-conformances and resolve problems related to
undelivered goods.
- Confer cross-functionally to discuss defective or unacceptable
goods or services and determine corrective action. Process and
complete transactions to address non-conformance material
(NCR).
- Work closely with North American Accounts Payable departments
to research and resolve invoice issues.
- Work with vendors and KARL STORZ teams to identify and support
EOL/EOS strategies including but not limited to last-time
buys.
- Closely align with the Global IT Operational Excellence, Global
Cyber Security, Supplier Quality Engineering, Strategic Buyers, and
other team members to ensure continuance in communication and
hand-offs.
- Support all supplier quality and audit needs.
- Implement supplier management programs including metrics,
performance goals, and improvement initiatives.
- Maintain supplier scorecards to measure performance against
agreed-upon key performance indicators.
- Analyze annual performance metrics and sourcing trends against
commitments on a quarterly basis.
- Deliver business improvements and category plans and savings
through planning and execution of sourcing, supplier, risk, product
management, and continuous improvement activities.
- Execute business improvements through the optimization of
commercial, design, and process levers that minimize the Total Cost
of Ownership.
- Collaborate with IT stakeholders and other procurement teams to
deliver brilliant outcomes. Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field such as Finance,
Business, Accounting or IT. Equivalent combination of education and
experience is accepted.
- 5 years of experience in IT hardware category, particularly
around supplier capabilities, commercial models, product
lifecycles, contract development.
- 5 years of experience in negotiations, developing and executing
strategies.
- Strong SAP, and Microsoft Office skills; working knowledge with
ServiceNow.
- Strong analytical skills to distill, synthesize, and draw
conclusions from large amounts of data.
- Experience managing projects and working with cross-functional
teams.
- Ability to manage complex, strategic, and commercial
requirements between KARL STORZ entities and suppliers.
- Expert communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal
skills.
- Ability to work effectively on your own and as part of
multi-disciplined teams.
- Ability to achieve strict deadlines.
- Ability to travel up to 20%. Preferences
- Master's Degree in a relevant field such as Finance, Business,
or Accounting.
- 8 years of experience in IT hardware category, particularly
around supplier capabilities, commercial models, product
lifecycles, contract development.
- 8 years as buyer/planner, in supplier management.
- Expert Excel skills.
- Working knowledge of ticketing platform: ServiceNow.
- Designing forms and spreadsheets, and other office procedures
and terminology.
- Change management agent. #LI-CW1Your Benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision including a state-of-the-art wellness
program and pet insurance, too!*
- 3 weeks vacation, 11 holidays plus paid sick time*
- Up to 8 weeks of 100% paid company parental leave**
- 401(k) retirement savings plan providing a match of 60% of the
employee's first 6% contribution (up to IRS limits)
- Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life, STD, LTD & LTC Insurance
- We prepay your tuition up to $5,250 per year! - Tuition
pre-imbursement
- Fitness reimbursement of up to $200 annually
- Employee referral program of up to $2,000 per hire
- And much more! *Field sales, internships, and part-time
employees are not eligible except where required by state law.
Non-employees, including temporary workers and consultants, are not
eligible to participate in the KARL STORZ benefits program. **To
include, maternal/paternal leave, adoption, and fostering of a
child. KARL STORZ reserves the right to change or modify the
employee's job description whether orally or in writing, at any
time during the employment relationship. Additionally, KARL STORZ,
through its supervisors, may require an employee to perform duties
outside their normal description within the sole discretion of the
supervisor. Employees must comply will all applicable KARL STORZ
policies and procedures.Credentialing requirements at KARL
STORZKARL STORZ is committed to maintaining a safe work environment
for our employees and customers. Most field-based roles at KARL
STORZ require hospital credentialing/health screens as a condition
of employment. Credentialing can include required vaccinations,
health screens & other requirements as outlined by our customers.
During the interview process, we encourage you to ask how
credentialing/health screens may impact the role you are seeking
and if you require any reasonable accommodations regarding these
requirements.Pay TransparencyThe pay range and/or hourly pay rate
listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation
that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at
the time of this job posting and may be modified in the future.
When determining a specific team member's base salary and/or hourly
pay rate, several factors will be considered including such things
as location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience,
education, professional credentials, internal equity, and the
amount budgeted for the role.Equal Employment Opportunity &
Reasonable Accommodation StatementKARL STORZ is committed to
creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their
skills and unique experiences. To achieve this goal, we are
committed to diverse voices, and all applicants will receive
consideration without regard to race, color, sex, national origin,
disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
KARL STORZ is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations
during our recruitment process. Should you need assistance or
accommodation please email us at taoperations@karlstorz.com.Get in
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