Essential Functions, Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with plant management to build and execute purchasing processes that optimizes plant profitability.
• Identify overall Procurement continuous improvement opportunities, driving productive change in the process and team.
• Build supplier relationships & drive continuous improvement on cost, quality, delivery,
• compliance, striving for sustainability and partnership for the best value to company.
• Implement risk management strategies related to supply.
• Ensure appropriate balance of supply materials through oversight of purchasing and receipts.
• Negotiate supply contracts.
• Interact collaboratively with finance with regards to procure to pay process.
• Support on-going safe operations through supplier education and accountability of conformance to specifications.

• Bachelor’s Degree required (engineering, sciences, or business); advanced business degree preferred (e.g., MBA)
• Minimum 10 years professional experience in procurement or related field
• Commodity purchasing and/or metal manufacturing experience required
• Experience leading process improvement activities
• Excellent leadership, communication, and business partnering skills along with strong negotiation, facilitation, and problem resolution abilities
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Solid organizational skills, including time-management
• Smart and nimble mind-set, with the ability to interpret market and operational changes and proactively work to meet the dynamic business demands
• Demonstrated commitment to zero incident safety culture, teammate engagement, active teamwork, continuous improvement while practicing target behaviors
• Ability to travel as required
• Must be US citizen or Green Card holder.