MAJOR PURPOSE

• Execute key Program Management activities, initiatives, and programs aligned with Grainger Business Units Product Management’s goals and objectives.  Assist the team with sales, supplier management, and project management objectives.
• Support the supplier management works such as analysis the supplier performance, providing the regular reporting and supporting information to the team, coordinating the on-going procurement related activities and maintaining the supplier data base.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for new Supplier Identification and making first contact for getting RFI and supplier profile for the categories.
• Manage sourcing for categories not represented by Sourcing Leads in a region from New Supplier Identification, arranging RFQ and execution of awarded programs in timely manner.
• Develop supplier database for new & potential suppliers.
• Provide data and information to Sourcing lead and Sourcing Manager for supply base analysis.
• Resolving Quality issues directly with assigned suppliers and support QAR management process
• Develop and manage broad and deep supplier relationships with assigned suppliers to optimize financial and operational performance.
• Negotiate with assigned supplier relationships to ensure lowest total cost of procurement and various commercial terms and performance Metrics.
• Maintain Cost inflation and supplier performance data reporting for the entire category aligned with Sourcing Manager.
• Responsible for securing compliance to terms and conditions of Supplier Agreement Letter.
• Implementation of service metrics by driving supplier performance measured by on-time delivery, quality, compliance etc.
• Collects Market Intelligence data on Suppliers , Competition , Commodity Trends and Best practices

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor degree in business management or international trading is required.
• 2-5 years’ experience in procurement, sourcing, merchandising.
• Good analytical skill on data, marketing intelligence and cost.
• Capable to do research work through website to find the potential supplier.
• Clear and concise oral and written communication skills required.
• Excellent team player and good sense of teamwork.
• Proven ability on problem solving.
• Fluent in both oral and written English.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
• Relative experience in continue improvement or process improvement is a plus.

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