Procurement Specialist(Electronics)

The Procurement category Manager, Sensors and Electrical assemblies will typically own the category globally, encompassing multiple site locations, divisions, and groups. Initiate and implement the sourcing strategy for the category in alignment with the functional/business objectives and with the Division Business Partners, Quality, Operations, R&D, and Business leaders. negotiate agreements, manage strategic supplier relationships, and drive continuous improvement year over year savings.

• Minimum 6 years’ of procurement/sourcing experience with increasing global responsibility and experience in a large matrixed company environment, minimum 3 years’ experience in the assigned category
• Strong leadership and effective business partnering capabilities – influence without authority
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects in a complex organization
• Strong negotiation and presentation skills
• Strong knowledge of the strategic sourcing and category management process
• Strong project management skills
• Requires ability to deal with ambiguity and the corresponding capacity to make decisions or recommendations based on potentially incomplete information
• Capable of working across all functions and levels of an organization
• International experience (plus) – working experience in different countries/regions/languages