Ecolab Company has an opening for a Procurement Representative in our Global Procurement Team located in St. Paul. If you are a passionate professional that is seeking opportunity, advancement, and a rewarding career we invite you to apply. This is a great opportunity to join a highly recognized global growth company offering competitive compensation and benefits in addition to career growth. This position reports into our Procurement Manager in Equipment & Packaging group. Education/Work Experience: Degree in Engineering related discipline, chemistry, or related business degree and three to five years of work experience. Main Responsibilities:
- Learns and applies Total Delivered Cost (TDC) sourcing process tools and skills to execute sourcing initiatives
- Identifies, develops and implements savings projects and reporting to include pipeline development, project execution, and financial validation. Engages supplier organization and internal stakeholders to achieve project milestones and action plans
- Assembles contracts and implements supply positions to ensure security of supply and achievement of procurement goals. Works closely with legal counsel and suppliers to negotiate final terms & conditions. Evaluates and communicates contract coverage across top materials and suppliers
- Works with the business to address questions & needs surrounding suppliers, markets, materials, and services
- Evaluates service levels and engages supplier contacts and internal stakeholders in development and execution of process improvement plan
- Investigates, develops and drives actions to remedy supply disruptions and constraints. Effectively communicates updates to internal stakeholders
- Leads, manages, and communicates status of alternate supplier approval projects. Collaborates across RDE, supply chain, quality, regulatory to ensure project milestones and action plans are met
- Implements procurement systems and process improvements to drive efficiency and effectiveness
- Leads the procurement engagement in new product introduction, approval, and setups. Assists in the integration of acquired companies as required
- Manages processes critical to the efficient functioning of the procure-to-pay process
- Ensure assigned spend is fully documented, categorized and reproducible in the procurement system(s)
- Leads procurement work stream in quality problem resolution. Identifies, evaluates, recommends and implements quality improvements along with corrective actions
- Works with supply planning, plant network, or other appropriate functions to develop forecasts, Learns S&OP process
Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree
- 3 years of professional experience
- Immigration Sponsorship is not offered for this role
Preferred Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Finance or related field
- Demonstrated history of leadership
- Demonstrated skills in clear communication and good presentation skills
- Demonstrated competitive drive and strong orientation for results and achievement
- Demonstrated professionalism and strong presence in interactions with others
Benefits Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits. If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here.
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