Source Specialist Brno

Source Specialist

**Job Title: Sourcing Specialist I & II**
**Location: Brno, Czech Republic**
As a Sr. Procurement Project Management Specialist, you will have a strong understanding of project management
activities, including the end-to-end project management process in a fast paced, complex business environment. You
will work within a team of collaborative colleagues, working on high-impact projects that move the business forward.
You will help your team meet deadlines, track, monitor and summarize progress of projects, and prepare reports for
senior leadership regarding the status and project of the project.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, drive, and execute sourcing cost reduction projects in a cross functional environment, work with
Engineering, Quality, Sourcing, Manufacturing, OM to ensure project execution (meet deadlines) and
implementation.
- Initiatives of projects include supplier transfer to high growth region, supply base optimization, supply risk
mitigation, value engineering changes, among others.
- This position is responsible for building a solid pipeline of projects through new ideas development and strong
cooperation with procurement organization.
- Development of solid business cases and execution of projects, productivity tracking until project is
implemented.
- Perform risk management to identify and minimize issues in project execution.
- Establish relationship with stakeholders on the GBE, escalate project barriers and delays.
- Lead productivity workshops to increase pipeline of projects to close gap.
YOU MUST HAVE:
- Minimum 5+ Strategic Sourcing/Supply Chain areas/commodity sourcing
- Experience working in global Team Environment
- Project Management and/or Contract Management Experience
- Good decision-making; uses analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment in making sound decisions
- Global Sourcing experience
- Problem solving skill set
- English Proficient
WE VALUE:
- Knowledge of purchasing systems
- Strong communication skills and a team player
- Good negotiation skills
- Good organizational - ability to prioritize and do problem solving.
- English fluent, any other language is a plus
- Planning, negotiations and agreements/contract management experience
- Good technical knowledge of Procurement/sourcing
- SAP Proficient
- Strong analytical and innovative mindset to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Able to articulate points of view with senior leaders, but execute plans when directed
- Demonstrate actionable results by delivering against targets for financial performance business impact
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically but detailed oriented to support ideology with facts

Zajímavé nabídky práce v okolí: