Supply Chain Specialist
Motiva Enterprises LLC

Purpose

This role is an individual contributor role with responsibilities, including:

• Assist Category Manager in developing category strategies that fully leverage spend and procurement decisions on behalf of the whole organization. Supports and monitors the execution and maintenance of a comprehensive category strategy that can deliver the lowest TCO and best in class performance in the areas of quality, cost, delivery and overall value.
• Support the Category Manager, as the change agent and supplier relationship manager for improving Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost in the supply base.

Position Overview

• Reports to CP Manager, Indirect
• Responsible for managing $50 M+ in Indirect Procurement Spend
• Knowledge of Category Management, Contracting, Sourcing processes, procedures, practices & techniques
• Knowledge and understanding of assigned categories
• Works with the Internal Stakeholders, external third parties, and the CP Team and continuously seeks to improve value delivery through a framework of Category Management.
• Ensures that Procurement is perceived as a positive, significant, and value adding integral partner to Motiva

Responsibilities

• Manages assigned categories to optimize the supply base and deliver financial benefit to the business, supported by category plans and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Executes sourcing processes for assigned categories from market intelligence, business base-case and development of scope to commercial negotiations, supplier selection and contract execution.
• Assists Category Manager in the development of category plans and strategies
• Conduct ongoing market analysis and leverages contracting and procurement knowledge to understand and articulate market trends and spend analytics
• Execute sourcing initiatives that are aligned to business objectives and deliver value
• Conducts economic analysis, cost modeling, TCO analysis in support of assigned strategic sourcing events & bid evaluation. Develops credible business case for sourcing initiatives, supported by market data, commercial objectivity and relevant business and technical factors
• Works with Business Stakeholders to understand the demand/spend profile of assigned category and sub- category risks and business requirements for category plans and sourcing projects and continuously communicates to and aligns with stakeholders, on category initiatives changes and status updates, including implementation plans and category metrics
• Actively seeks and identifies opportunities for value creation (cost savings, cost avoidance, revenue enhancement) and risk reduction, within their assigned categories of spend.

Basic Qualifications

• 1-3 or more years of progressively responsible procurement, supply chain, commercial, contract development, contract management or related field
• 1-3 or more years of sourcing, contracting and vendor management

Preferred Qualifications

• Business Acumen
• Category Planning
• Financial Analysis
• Influencing
• Market Research
• Negotiating
• Relationship Management
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Supplier Sourcing
• Information Technology

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