Location
New Castle, DE | United States
Job description
The Strategic Sourcing Buyer is responsible for purchasing goods, materials and services to ensure company operational needs are met, considering price, quality and lead-times to ensure continuity of supply for FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants, Inc. The SSB will develop strategies that result in best-in-class strategic sourcing practices and supplier relationships. Develops purchasing strategies to ensure materials are available to support manufacturing with no disruption while proactively mitigating future supply risks. To implement the strategy in alignment with internal stakeholders to ensure the business has best possible pricing and supply through negotiation, contracts, and supplier relationship management.
ABOUT FUJIFILM
About the Global Business: Celebrating our 90th anniversary in 2024, Japan’s pioneering photographic film maker, FUJIFILM has leveraged its imaging and information technology to become a global presence known for innovation in healthcare, graphic arts, optical devices, highly functional materials, and other high technology products. We use leading-edge, proprietary technologies to provide top-quality products and services that contribute to the advancement of culture, science, technology and industry, as well as improved health and environmental protection in society. Anchored by an open, fair and clear corporate culture and with leading-edge, proprietary technologies, FUJIFILM is determined to remain a leading company by boldly taking up the challenge of developing new products and creating new value.
About FUJIFILM Locally : FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants, Inc. is part of FUJIFILM’s Ink Solutions Group comprised of 4 companies based in the UK and USA responding to the Group CEO and COO responsible for 3 of the businesses including FFIC Inc. FFIC Inc. has a manufacturing site in New Castle, DE where aqueous dyes, RxD, and inks are made to support the InkJet digital printing market.
NATURE OF POSITION
The Strategic Sourcing and Purchasing (SS&P) Team activities include developing and maintaining category strategies, supplier relationships, negotiating and implementing contracts, purchase order management import documentation, and making sure the FFIC has the best pricing position and buying conditions. The SS&P Team supports the entire FFIC organization in managing bid processes and other sourcing requirements.
The SSB looks continually for further cost saving initiatives either directly on behalf of FFIC or by participation in FF Shared Service discussions, taking care to balance the needs of FFIC with the wider requests of FF. As the overall landscape of the Chemical Industry continues to change, the SSB continually seeks to develop knowledge of new and developing global markets and to evaluate, develop, and grow a network of suppliers and distributors within these global regions. Substantial focus will be placed on implementing contracts and pricing agreements.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Purchasing Strategy
- To develop and implement purchasing commodity strategies, aligned with the business needs, by utilizing Category Management techniques and tools such as optimized spend, supplier relationship management, risk management, total cost of ownership reductions, and market analysis.
- Ensure security of supply and developing strategies for long term availability of raw materials, consumables and engineering components and proactively advise the Strategic Sourcing & Purchasing Manager of key purchasing issues.
- Assist with supplier qualifications and supplier segmentation considering risk, price and quality.
- Progress risk assessments to determine the most appropriate sourcing options (considering assessment of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers, market dynamics, cost issues and business sensitivities.) Maintain awareness of any changes to Governmental legislation, understand and communicate their impact to FFIC.
- Material Procurement
- Proactively negotiate prices and supplies for all managed raw materials, engineering components and consumables to achieve maximum benefit to FFIC (best commercial terms, best pricing, security of supply), while maintaining good supplier relationships.
- Provide ongoing forecast information to suppliers to ensure visibility of FFIC requirements and therefore no interruption to supply.
- Develop close and constructive relationships with key suppliers and work to minimize over-all costs and maximize security of supply. This includes paying visits to suppliers as appropriate to support ongoing business relationship.
- Ensure suppliers clearly understand FFIC Management of Change notification requirements.
- Ensure that orders are managed based on SAP generated requirements with delivery to support the manufacturing schedule. This includes negotiation for lowest possible cost, as well as negotiating minimum purchase volumes for aligning with FFIC requirement for managing working capital.
- Leverages ERP (SAP) and master data to develop efficiencies within the purchasing function.
- Ensure all purchasing procedures and processes are documented and compliant with FFIC quality, legal, and regulatory requirements, and meet the needs of FFIC Imaging Colorants, Inc.
- Capital Expansion, Engineering, and New Product Introduction Support
- Provide project managers a complete purchasing service in the procurement of project-based equipment or services for capital expansion, engineering requirements, and new product introduction projects.
- This may include but will not be limited to review of markets, bids, and negotiations for best price, terms and conditions as per the project deadlines.
- Collaborate with the sales team for New Product Initiatives by identifying raw material sourcing options for NPI through to procurement and establishment of robust long-term supply-agreements.
- Supplier Management
- Review the supplier’s performance following FFIC procedures on an ongoing basis while collaborating with suppliers that do not meet service expectations. Track and resolve any supplier complaints raised from NCS site functions and ensure feedback loop in place for communicating resolutions, seek input from FFIC users to improve service or product quality, and negotiate compensation as needed for issues caused by suppliers.
- Provide feedback on a regular basis as service dictates. At least 1x annually.
- Progress supplier auditing in conjunction with QA team.
EVALUATION FACTORS
Knowledge
- BS degree, preferable in the technical discipline, or 5-10 years of experience purchasing chemicals or working in a manufacturing plant environment.
- CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) or CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) certification a plus.
- Strong computer skills in using Microsoft Office.
- SAP proficiency for purchasing with emphasis on data maintenance and improvements, order creation, and reporting functionalities.
- Must be pro-active, resourceful, and detail oriented.
- Must have excellent communication, negotiation, influencing, organizational and multi-tasking skills.
Problem Solving
- The incumbent must be able to respond in times of supply shortages and crisis, considering options to resolve constraints. The incumbent must be capable of making quick decisions based on global events, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, etc., which may impact on our ability to secure material from specific regions.
Accountability
- The incumbent ensures processes are appropriate for our business and as efficient as possible. Maintaining high quality and low cost is critical to the success of the FFIC business. The incumbent is responsible to manage business activities in a manner which complies with applicable laws, regulations, and company standards.
Required Skills/Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent job experience.
- 3-5 years SAP/ERP purchasing experience.
- Ability to use Excel to analyse data quickly.
- PC skills and appropriate applications.
- Negotiation.
- Project management.
- Decision making.
- Planning and organizing
- Communicating Effectively.
- Adapting to Change
Desired Skills/Experience:
- Strategic Sourcing experience
- Initiating Improvements.
- Direct and Indirect materials procurement
- Procurement/ Supply Chain Certifications
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