Specialist - Master Data Management
Core
Drives sourcing/pricing strategies, manages component costs, and negotiates supplier contracts to improve gross material margin and optimize purchase price variance.
Role type
Specialist, GBS Master Data Management (Procurement & Supply Chain)
Builds
Materials management plans, supplier contracts, and cost optimization strategies for market-leading brands.
Domain
Electronics manufacturing, Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM), Global Procurement & Supply Chain
Required skills
cost accounting, electronic component markets, price trends, technologies, OEM product development process, supplier contract negotiation, vendor managed inventory, electronic data interface, purchase price variance analysis, retained purchase price variance optimization
Preferred skills
Bachelor's degree, 3+ years in finance/materials sourcing/commodity management/supply chain design
Technologies
Office software (word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages, database systems), telephones
Responsibilities
Drive sourcing/pricing strategies in materials quotations, manage regional supplier contract negotiations, measure and report Purchase Price Variance, mitigate shortages and excess inventory, develop and implement cost take down strategies, coordinate quarterly/monthly PPV hard call process, manage material cost reviews, increase Vendor Managed Inventory and Electronic Data Interface penetration
Seniority
Specialist, 3+ years experience