Job Summary

Responsibilities

• Leadership in the acquisition, analysis, implementation, and management of material costs within the SAP ERP system.
• Responsible for the recovery and reconciliation of vendor rebate receivables.
• Monitors purchase cost accuracy and vendor invoices to resolve discrepancies.
• Leads team creating material master and vendor master records and ensuring master data quality in assigned functions.
• Leads vendor pricing audits as needed.
• Reviews price changes from vendors for assigned lines (lists, nets, contracts, rebates) to understand impacts and ensure cost change diligence.
• Works with vendors to ensure appropriate justification provided for all price changes.
• Works to mitigate price changes that are not market relevant.
• Identify cost negotiation opportunities.
• Evaluates impacts of newly negotiated costs on sell price strategy.
• Maintains collaborative relationships with Border States branch and corporate staff as well as assigned vendor contacts.
• Leads and supports key pricing and integration projects for the pricing & sourcing team.
• Monitors adherence to cost confidence initiatives, ensuring price accuracy and availability on active materials.
• Establishes and drives accountability to team goals consistent with company sourcing, cost management, profitability, process improvement and customer service objectives.
• Provides key input in pricing & sourcing department strategic and operating plans.

• Complete training as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or designate.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a four-year business, technical, engineering or marketing degree preferred or the equivalent in work experience.
• Previous leadership/supervisory experience preferred.
• Minimum 5 years pricing, sourcing or relevant work experience preferred.
• Advanced supply-chain, leadership or relevant certification/training preferred (e.g. CSCP, CPIM, Six Sigma, CEP, CSP, CPP)
• Advanced technical knowledge of SAP and Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Access, Power Point) required.
• Ability to read, write and speak in English required.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates ability to exceed expectations of job duties in current or previous positions.
• Ability to lead, coach, develop strong teams and attract top talent
• Ability to establish goals, set expectations and ensure accountability to results
• Demonstrates ability to drive team allignment to core/strategic objectives.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of pricing systems, processes, procedures and methods.
• Excellent customer service skills including consistent delivery of our core service excellence expectations of being competent, accurate, responsive and engaged.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and deliver solutions.
• Ability to work independently and with initiative.
• Advanced organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, presentation, reading and analytical skills.
  

Physical Requirements

• Lift from Waist:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Not at all
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all
• Lift from Floor:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Frequently
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Frequently
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Frequently
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all
• Carried for Distance:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Not at all
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all

Physical Activity

• Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Continuously
• Standing (for sustained periods of time) - Frequently
• Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - Frequently
• Bending/stooping (downward and forward) - Occasionally
• Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) - Not at all
• Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - Frequently
• Reaching (extending arms in any direction) - Frequently
• Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - Occasionally
• Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - Occasionally
• Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) - Occasionally
• Repetitive motion (substantial movement (motions) or the wrists, hands, and/or fingers) - Continuously
• Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot, keeping the other in contact with the floor) - Frequently
• Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) - Occasionally
• Grasping (Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm) - Continuously
• Fingering (picking, pinching, typing; working with primarily fingers and not whole hand) - Continuously
• Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) - Frequently
• Driving (the control and operation of a motor vehicle) - Occasionally
• Desk work (work usually performed at a desk) - Continuously
• Use of a computer - Continuously
• Use of a telephone - Frequently
• Hearing (Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels) - Continuously
• Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions) - Not at all
• Travel (travel needed to perform job duties) - Occasionally

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