Inside the RoleDaimler Truck's Powertrain Procurement and Supplier Management team in Detroit is seeking a highly motivated Strategic Sourcing Analyst. Join our team as a Strategic Sourcing Analyst and become an integral part of our visionary mission to revolutionize the commercial vehicle industry. The Strategic Sourcing Analyst will focus on sourcing the highest quality parts and services from around the globe while ensuring optimal cost, quality, and on-time delivery. You will be responsible for identifying innovative suppliers for captive powertrain components and collaborating with cross-functional business partners to optimize the total cost of ownership for Daimler Truck customers. If you have the passion to develop strong, mutually beneficial supplier relationships that will result in optimized costs, improved quality and enhanced sustainability, we want you to join us!
Posting Information
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We Take Care of Our Team
Position offers a starting salary range of $95,000 - $121,000 USD
Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, andexperience.
Benefits include annual bonus program; 401kcompany contribution with company match up to6% as well as non-elective company contribution of3 - 7% depending on age;starting at 4 weeks paidvacation; 13+ calendar holidays; 8 weeks paidparental leave; employee assistance program;comprehensive healthcare plans and wellnessprograms; onsite fitness (at some locations); tuitionassistance and volunteer paid time off; short-termand long-term disability plans.
What You Drive at DTNA
Collaborate with engineering in early product development stages to understand technical requirements.
Identify excellent suppliers capable of meeting design, manufacturing, and material specifications.
Work together with Engineering to develop and validate strong, capable, and innovative supplier partners.
Analyze and apply appropriate tools, i.e. cost models, benchmarking, competitive global sourcing, value chain analysis, supplier negotiations, engineering change cost containment, technical cost reduction, etc.
Develop business cases and sourcing recommendations considering multi-dimensional and complex tradeoffs such as optimization of total cost of ownership; local regulatory requirements vs. global platform synergies; best sourcing country vs. local-for-local production scenarios; multi-source vs. single source supplier strategies; in-house vs. external supplier supplied components.
Create contractual framework and implement contracts with supplier partners and derive contract language with oversight and support from internal legal counsel.
Negotiate contracts including pricing, pricing adjustments, Terms and Conditions, Long Term Agreement, Supplier Quality Agreement, Warranty Agreement, and Aftermarket Agreement with supplier partners.
Lead cost optimization initiatives including, but not limited to, VAVE, de-contenting, and alternative materials.
Collaborate with cross-functional business partners on a broad range of supplier related topics such as: project deliverables, capacity planning, manufacturing efficiencies, cash flow optimization, import customs and duties compliance, logistic route optimization, and warehousing.
Drive data transparency to support fact-based negotiations to deliver cost target risk assessment and mitigation activities
Perform bottom-up planning for commodity and supplier-related material costs including, raw material, foreign exchange rate, and other costs such as energy and labor.
Derive, negotiate, and implement risk mitigation initiatives with supplier partners.
Knowledge You Should Bring
Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or other relevant field with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to utilize analytical tools for supplier evaluation and selection.
Strategic orientation, willingness to learn, adapt & be agile, comfort in challenging norms, dealing with ambiguity
Problem solver with a solution-focused mindset.
Experience in analyzing economic and market issues that affect material costs.
General technical understanding of powertrain technologies and relevant component features, materials, production processes, and cost structures.
Ability to travel domestically & internationally; 10-20% travel should be expected
Exceptional Candidates Might Have
Master's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain Management
Familiarity with Engine or Axle components
Experience working with global suppliers and managing a supply base across different regions and cultures.
Experience creating and negotiating contractual framework and supporting legal case preparation and argumentation.
Prior Purchasing, Cost Engineering, or Finance experience.
Business level proficiency with a foreign language- specifically German or Spanish
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