Aftermarket Strategic Buyer II

The Strategic Buyer II will actively source materials for Aftermarket sales, and will be responsible for the development and monitoring of suppliers. This position will also participate in escalation efforts related to supplier delivery, capacity,pricingdiscrepanciesandadherenceto

Wacker Neusonstandards. Additionally,thepositionwillleverageinternalresources to assist with technical issues related to part performance and warranty consideration. The Strategic Buyer II creates/supports an environment of continuous improvement and leads/drives corrective actions relating to internal and external suppliers.

• Proactively identifies and recommends suppliers by investigating potential suppliers, researching parts, equipment, services and materials availability
• Develops potential bidder lists and initiates formal requests for quotations (RFQ) or proposals (RFP)
• Conducts supplier site visits and evaluates each supplier’s ability to meet specific capability, performance, delivery and other key business requirements
• Completes supplier certifications independently or as part of a technical team
• Manages and maintains key supplier relationships, including metrics, performance goals, corrective actions, and improvement initiatives
• Reviews supplier operations to determine factors affecting pricing. Analyzes and prepares reports, quotes and documentation accordingly
• Ensures that suppliers are performing in accordance with pertinent contracts and agreements
• Participates in product introduction teams to establish sources of supply
• Reviews all strategic expedite request that have potential for commercial impact
• Identifies root causes of supplier-driven material shortages. Determines corrective aciton
• Serves as escalation point for supplier capacity issues, pricing discrepancies and will assist with technical and quality concerns when necessary
• Communicates with suppliers and internal teams concerning priorities, interdependencies and schedules
• Responsible for accuracy and integrity of new/existing vendor master data
• Collaborates with Category Management to create and manage purchase info records
• Executes engineering change orders/requests and communicates with operative purchasing when needed. Maintains all necessary master data
• Development of pricing comparisons for onboarding/discharge of suppliers

The Strategic Buyer II will actively source materials for Aftermarket sales, and will be responsible for the development and monitoring of suppliers. This position will also participate in escalation efforts related to supplier delivery, capacity,pricingdiscrepanciesandadherenceto

Wacker Neusonstandards. Additionally,thepositionwillleverageinternalresources to assist with technical issues related to part performance and warranty consideration. The Strategic Buyer II creates/supports an environment of continuous improvement and leads/drives corrective actions relating to internal and external suppliers.

Supplier Management:

• Proactively identifies and recommends suppliers by investigating potential suppliers, researching parts, equipment, services and materials availability
• Develops potential bidder lists and initiates formal requests for quotations (RFQ) or proposals (RFP)
• Conducts supplier site visits and evaluates each supplier’s ability to meet specific capability, performance, delivery and other key business requirements
• Completes supplier certifications independently or as part of a technical team
• Manages and maintains key supplier relationships, including metrics, performance goals, corrective actions, and improvement initiatives
• Reviews supplier operations to determine factors affecting pricing. Analyzes…