What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategic Sourcing Buyer position at Bradford White?
Primary Function
The Strategic Sourcing Buyer will be responsible for strategically sourcing and managing the procurement of components and/or raw materials. This role will identify cost-effective purchasing opportunities, build relationships with vendors, negotiate contracts, and ensure a reliable supply of high-quality goods.
Responsibilities
Throughout a history dating back to 1881, Bradford White Corporation has been manufacturing some of the most high-performing, technologically advanced, and energy-saving products to the world market. While many manufacturers continue to move production out of the country, we continue to invest in America.
We are proud to have millions of products installed for millions of satisfied customers all over the world. Our essential products continue to support the health, safety, sanitation, and infrastructure of communities and for 2024 we’ve been recognized as an Energy Star Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award Winner for the fifth straight year.
For the Bradford White family of companies, customer satisfaction is our greatest reward, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to deliver products that are Built to be the Best®. Today, we employ over 2000 employees with corporate headquarters in Ambler, Pennsylvania, and manufacturing operations in Michigan, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire. We also have assembly operations in North Carolina and a distribution and training center in Ontario, Canada.
The Strategic Sourcing Buyer will be responsible for strategically sourcing and managing the procurement of components and/or raw materials. This role will identify cost-effective purchasing opportunities, build relationships with vendors, negotiate contracts, and ensure a reliable supply of high-quality goods.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the development and execution of category strategies
- Utilize data to identify opportunities for improvement and establish strategies, sourcing plans, and initiatives to drive incremental value
- Lead the collaboration with stakeholders to propose and execute value creation strategies
- Gather periodic voice of the customer data to incorporate into category plans and contract negotiations
- Ensure timely resolution of material related supply issues and implement root cause analysis
- Identify, evaluate, and manage supplier relationships
- Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms with vendors
- Conduct market analysis to stay current on industry trends and cost drivers
- Manage risk and develop contingency plans for supply chain disruptions
- Manage end-to-end procurement of materials
- Monitor vendor performance, resolve supply issues, and drive continuous improvement in procurement processes
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business or engineering required
- Minimum of 5 years in strategic sourcing with category strategy development
- Experience supporting initiatives and processes targeted at improving operational and supply chain execution, customer service levels, and the optimization of the "total cost of ownership” (TCO)
- Strong knowledge of the strategic sourcing and procurement function and current best practices
- Ability to develop negotiation strategies and successfully conduct negotiations for complex agreements
- Comfortable driving change and influencing across departments.
- Demonstrated ability to identify process gaps and build or improve systems.
- Proficiency in ERP systems (Oracle Preferred), procurement platforms, and data analysis tools (Excel, Power BI).
- Ability to analyze spend and drive decision-making with data.
- Clear track record of advancing from tactical/transactional roles to strategic procurement leadership.
- Strong leadership presence and ownership mentality.
- Comfortable driving change and influencing across departments.
Throughout a history dating back to 1881, Bradford White Corporation has been manufacturing some of the most high-performing, technologically advanced, and energy-saving products to the world market. While many manufacturers continue to move production out of the country, we continue to invest in America.
We are proud to have millions of products installed for millions of satisfied customers all over the world. Our essential products continue to support the health, safety, sanitation, and infrastructure of communities and for 2024 we’ve been recognized as an Energy Star Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award Winner for the fifth straight year.
For the Bradford White family of companies, customer satisfaction is our greatest reward, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to deliver products that are Built to be the Best®. Today, we employ over 2000 employees with corporate headquarters in Ambler, Pennsylvania, and manufacturing operations in Michigan, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire. We also have assembly operations in North Carolina and a distribution and training center in Ontario, Canada.