Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Buyer, Metals and Glass

Work Mode: Hybrid

Location: Hybrid at Kohler, WI

Opportunity

The Buyer – Metals and Glass within the K&B Strategic Sourcing team is responsible for the financial performance of their assigned categories in all aspects of sourcing. You will be responsible for maintaining the category strategies, negotiating supply and purchase agreements, evaluating supplier quotations, and awarding innovation that aligns to the category strategy. You will manage supplier relationships, including leading supplier performance reviews with key stakeholders, and work across business units where synergies exist. A wide degree of creativity and entrepreneurial spirit is required.

Specific Responsibilities

• Manage the design and implementation of Category Strategy

• Lead strategy development through team formation, research, evaluation, and execution

• Understand and incorporate industry direction and best practice

• Manage existing vendor relationships and performance

• Manage and strategize the approach to supplier contract negotiation and execution

• Identify, plan, and execute projects and initiatives focused on delivering cost reduction

• Proactively identify opportunities to address cost, and proactively build a pipeline to be executed through a variety of sourcing approaches

• Work closely with, and drive, supplier VAVE ideation for cost and value

• Drive cross-functional engagement with internal stakeholders to optimize total landed cost drivers

• Cross-functional RFx development, roll-out, and evaluation, including supplier selection, proposal analysis, and negotiation

• Manage and defend against unforeseen cost increases using various negotiation tactics to minimize unfavorable impacts to Kohler

• Support strategic project execution

• Deliver on risk reduction and increases to service levels

• Provide supplier feedback on Kohler ordering processes to ensure effective management of spend.

• Identify contractual needs to be implement in negotiated agreements

Skills/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business or Engineering

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience as a Supply Chain Analyst - OR - Materials Scheduler/Planner

• SAP experience desirable

• Strong and fluent English speaking required

• Travel: Approximately 20%

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Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

The salary range for this position is $63,100 - $79,500. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision & 401k.

Why Choose Kohler?

We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

About Us

It is Kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact kohlerjobs@kohler.com . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.