Develop and execute sourcing strategies for categories such as castings, forgings, fabricated components, hydraulics, gearboxes, and motors
Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans at the product level taking category strategies into account
Identify cost-saving opportunities within assigned categories and products, and drive prioritized savings initiatives
Conduct spend analysis, benchmarking, should-cost modeling, and supplier consolidation to identify and realize cost-reduction opportunities
Source, evaluate, qualify, and onboard global suppliers based on cost, quality, risk, and performance criteria
Define and maintain strategic supplier segmentation using category, product, and risk analysis to identify critical suppliers, single-source exposure, and risk-critical components
Lead supplier negotiations, including long-term agreements, pricing models, index-based pricing, and volume commitme...