Senior Sourcing Analyst - Indirect

Description

• Execute capital equipment, machine tool, and industrial automation sourcing strategies, including contract negotiation.
• Identify and drive Indirect Strategic Sourcing initiatives across Digital/Technology and CAPEX categories.
• Serve as a Sr Analyst on complex projects, communicating with sponsors directly with limited oversight, and developing engagement management, stakeholder relationship management, risk management, and delivery management skills.
• Vendor management of specific supplier relationships.
• Obtain and analyze market intelligence such as supplier, customer, and competitor data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support documenting methodologies, project assets, and tools.
• Develop rapport and confidence of our internal stakeholders and our suppliers to enhance collaboration and improve project adoption.
• Execute sourcing initiatives from initial opportunity assessment through supplier engagement and implementation.
• Periodic interaction with senior management
• Execute enterprise software platforms, cloud migration, and system integrator partner strategies and business cases. Execute the strategic sourcing lifecycle to scope, select, and negotiate in these spaces.
• Create financial models, define data requirements, identify assumptions, model cost-benefit analysis, and structure storyboards to communicate insights and results of analysis.
• Develop skills to create category strategies and communicate direction different levels of the organization including Corporate and Dover Operating Companies (OpCos).
• Quantitative profile development, data analysis, and business case development for strategic sourcing projects (supplier research, master data, market basket analysis, pricing analysis, etc.).

Requirements

• Ability to effectively communicate with all team members, stakeholders, management, and suppliers.
• Recognizes internal stakeholders as customers – has demonstrated ability to influence internal stakeholders in formal and informal settings.
• Strong proficiency in all MS Office applications; advanced word processing and database skills a plus
• Bachelor’s degree and/or Graduate degree in Supply Chain, Business, Science, or Engineering.
• Strong external & global orientation: Looks external to understand the global business context in which we operate.
• Extensive MS Office Knowledge – ability to create and manipulate datasets.
• Ability to develop and grow relationships with stakeholders and leadership promoting and expanding the sourcing process within assigned projects.
• Ability to comprehend procurement and supply chain processes as well as basic knowledge in a vast array of direct and indirect commodities.
• Knowledge of MRO products and supplies, Packaging, machining and fabrication OEM equipment, and/or Professional Services categories a plus
• Work experience in a manufacturing company a plus.
• Experience, training or education in strategic sourcing, supply chain management, data analysis, project management, and/or procurement processes.
• Problem solving and systemic thinking skills: critical analytics/diagnosis/prioritization skills; anticipating customer needs. Drives for continuous improvement.
• Up to 25% of travel may be required.
• Able to gather quantitative and qualitative information and analyze data to arrive at valid conclusions, recommendations, and plans of action.
• Professional Procurement, Supply Chain and Project Management certifications (e.g., CPSM, CSCP, CPIM, PMP, etc.) a plus
• Ability to prioritize and organize workload and control detailed complexities across multiple projects.
• Candidates should have 2+ years of experience in at least one (and ideally more) of the following areas: Procurement, supply chain, engineering / technical, manufacturing operations, management consulting, logistics, project management. Recent graduates with strong manufacturing supply chain internship experience will also be considered.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance