Strategic Sourcing Buyer

Overview

The Strategic Sourcing Buyer is responsible for purchasing goods, materials and services to ensure company operational needs are met, considering price, quality and lead-times to ensure continuity of supply for FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants, Inc. The SSB will develop strategies that result in best-in-class strategic sourcing practices and supplier relationships. Develops purchasing strategies to ensure materials are available to support manufacturing with no disruption while proactively mitigating future supply risks. To implement the strategy in alignment with internal stakeholders to ensure the business has best possible pricing and supply through negotiation, contracts, and supplier relationship management.

Internal Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To develop and implement purchasing commodity strategies, aligned with the business needs, by utilizing Category Management techniques and tools such as optimized spend, supplier relationship management, risk management, total cost of ownership reductions, and market analysis.
• Ensure security of supply and developing strategies for long term availability of raw materials, consumables and engineering components and proactively advise the Strategic Sourcing & Purchasing Manager of key purchasing issues.
• Assist with supplier qualifications and supplier segmentation considering risk, price and quality.
• Progress risk assessments to determine the most appropriate sourcing options (considering assessment of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers, market dynamics, cost issues and business sensitivities.) Maintain awareness of any changes to Governmental legislation, understand and communicate their impact to FFIC.

• Proactively negotiate prices and supplies for all managed raw materials, engineering components and consumables to achieve maximum benefit to FFIC (best commercial terms, best pricing, security of supply), while maintaining good supplier relationships.
• Provide ongoing forecast information to suppliers to ensure visibility of FFIC requirements and therefore no interruption to supply.
• Develop close and constructive relationships with key suppliers and work to minimize over-all costs and maximize security of supply. This includes paying visits to suppliers as appropriate to support ongoing business relationship.
• Ensure suppliers clearly understand FFIC Management of Change notification requirements.
• Ensure that orders are managed based on SAP generated requirements with delivery to support the manufacturing schedule. This includes negotiation for lowest possible cost, as well as negotiating minimum purchase volumes for aligning with FFIC requirement for managing working capital.
• Leverages ERP (SAP) and master data to develop efficiencies within the purchasing function.
• Ensure all purchasing procedures and processes are documented and compliant with FFIC quality, legal, and regulatory requirements, and meet the needs of FFIC Imaging Colorants, Inc.

• Provide project managers a complete purchasing service in the procurement of project-based equipment or services for capital expansion, engineering requirements, and new product introduction projects.
• This may include but will not be limited to review of markets, bids, and negotiations for best price, terms and conditions as per the project deadlines.
• Collaborate with the sales team for New Product Initiatives by identifying raw material sourcing options for NPI through to procurement and establishment of robust long-term supply-agreements.

• Review the supplier’s performance following FFIC procedures on an ongoing basis while collaborating with suppliers that do not meet service expectations. Track and resolve any supplier complaints raised from NCS site functions and ensure feedback loop in place for communicating resolutions, seek input from FFIC users to improve service or product quality, and negotiate compensation as needed for issues caused by suppliers.
• Provide feedback on a regular basis as service dictates. At least 1x annually.
• Progress supplier auditing in conjunction with QA team.

EVALUATION FACTORS

Knowledge

• BS degree, preferable in the technical discipline, or 5-10 years of experience purchasing chemicals or working in a manufacturing plant environment.
• CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) or CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) certification a plus.
• Strong computer skills in using Microsoft Office.
• SAP proficiency for purchasing with emphasis on data maintenance and improvements, order creation, and reporting functionalities.
• Must be pro-active, resourceful, and detail oriented.
• Must have excellent communication, negotiation, influencing, organizational and multi-tasking skills.

Problem Solving

• The incumbent must be able to respond in times of supply shortages and crisis, considering options to resolve constraints. The incumbent must be capable of making quick decisions based on global events, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, etc., which may impact on our ability to secure material from specific regions.

Accountability

• The incumbent ensures processes are appropriate for our business and as efficient as possible. Maintaining high quality and low cost is critical to the success of the FFIC business. The incumbent is responsible to manage business activities in a manner which complies with applicable laws, regulations, and company standards.

Required Skills/Education:

•  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent job experience.
•  3-5 years SAP/ERP purchasing experience.
•  Ability to use Excel to analyse data quickly. 
•  PC skills and appropriate applications.
•  Negotiation.
•  Project management.
•  Decision making.
•  Planning and organizing
•  Communicating Effectively.
•  Adapting to Change

 Desired Skills/Experience:

•  Strategic Sourcing experience
•  Initiating Improvements.
•  Direct and Indirect materials procurement
•  Procurement/ Supply Chain Certifications