MPC is looking to solve problems related to optimizing supplier relationships, managing contracts, and driving cost savings within its supply chain operations.
Requirements
- Ability to analyze and interpret data for use in decision-making and actions in support of business strategy, including total cost of ownership and should cost modeling.
- Experience with SAP, Ariba, Tableau, M365, TRACK.
- Entry level experience as a supply chain professional in capacities such as, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, commercial advisory, contract administration, contract development, or contract management.
Responsibilities
- Develop contracting strategies to establish and maintain relationships with key suppliers and ensure service, commercial terms, and strategy optimization.
- Leads the development and implementation of regional/local sourcing strategies, decision summaries based on sourcing event and negotiations outcomes.
- Leads bid package process from development through purchase order execution and aligns stakeholder and Supply Chain requirements, scope of work, assumptions and clarifications.
- Leads the preparation and negotiation of terms and conditions related to service and/or supply agreements.
- Manages related rate sheets and ensures cost competitiveness across vendor categories within the enterprise and across the industry.
- Runs benchmark studies, gathers and analyzes data, and makes recommendations.
- Performs root cause analysis related to supply challenges or disruptions.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in related field.
- Develops and maintains relationships with key suppliers to ensure service, commercial terms, and optimal leverage.
- Fosters communication internally, externally, and between different operational functions.
- Actively seek and identify opportunities for value creation (cost savings, cost avoidance, revenue enhancement) and risk reduction.
- Collaborates with the assigned business unit(s) to assess all requirements and develop sourcing and contracting strategies for goods and services.
