Sr. Procurement Specialist managing sourcing strategies for HR, Benefits, and Consultants at Mars Veterinary Health. Leading supplier relationships and contract negotiations across multiple locations.
About the role
- Sr. Manager overseeing supply chain strategies and commodity management for Carrier, a leader in climate and energy solutions. Engaging cross-functional teams and developing supplier networks.
Responsibilities
- Engages cross functional team members while overseeing the execution of key elements of supply chain strategy.
- Develops supplier standards and networks in support of organization's standards for price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply.
- Establishes strategy for supplier selection and negotiations.
- CSA category management of drives, heaters, ignitors, dampers.
- Establishes elements of commodity / account management and strategic sourcing plans.
- Develops supply chain standards and networks that address capacity issues, production location decisions, etc.
- Approves the selection of suppliers to meet the organization's standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply.
- Establishes strategy for negotiating awards contracts, specifying spending limits and qualified sources of supply.
- Partners with internal clients and stakeholders to identify sourcing needs.
- Reviews and recommends supply markets to source for the best practices.
- Directs negotiations with suppliers, and analyzes suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices, and to determine the lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability and ability to meet required schedules.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree with 8+ years of experience Direct Materials Strategic Sourcing OR Masters Degree with 5+ years experience Direct Materials Strategic Sourcing
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time (internationally as needed)
- Strong experience in CSA category management, specifically with components such as drives, heaters, ignitors, dampers, or related electromechanical assemblies.
- Demonstrated success in global strategic sourcing, supplier development, and long-term contract negotiations within a manufacturing environment.
- Advanced analytical skills with the ability to conduct cost modeling, total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, and market benchmarking.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across engineering, operations, quality, and finance.
- Experience managing global supplier networks, including capacity planning, risk mitigation, and production footprint optimization.
- Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP/Oracle) and strong knowledge of supply chain best practices, including supplier performance management and continuous improvement methodologies (Lean/Six Sigma certification preferred).
Benefits
- Health Care benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; wellness incentives
- Retirement benefits
- Paid vacation days, up to 15 days
- Paid sick days, up to 5 days
- Paid personal leave, up to 5 days
- Paid holidays, up to 13 days
- Birth and adoption leave
- Parental leave
- Family and medical leave
- Bereavement leave
- Jury duty
- Military leave
- Purchased vacation
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
- Tuition Assistance
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