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UPS Commodity Supervisor in Kōnan, Japan
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Job Description:
Job Summary
This position supports the implementation of strategic sourcing initiatives within assigned commodity. He/She coordinates and reviews competitive bid quotations, evaluates pricing for inclusion in cost proposals, and contacts suppliers to negotiate or conduct reverse auctions to ensure the bid process is followed by Procurement Analysis. This position analyzes the Total Cost of Ownership to determine the most desirable and best method of purchase. He/She procures products and services at the highest quality and best rate. This position works with cross-functional teams, conducts site visits, pre-bid and contract follow-up meetings, and interviews as necessary to evaluate supplier products, services, and capabilities. He/She develops an expertise, with minimal supervision, in an assigned category through the industry, market, underlying cost factors and their effect on product quality and reliability in order to identify cost savings and/or quality improvement opportunities. This position formulates strategic sourcing initiatives for an assigned category, with minimal supervision, in order to identify opportunities and optimize internal supply chain and market. He/She supervises others within the department.
Responsibilities:
Works to understand the supplier relationship, develop supplier performance measures and incentives, and create a plan for achieving identified savings.
Resolves procurement requests, issues, and inquiries (e.g., corrects proposals, obtains resources, quotations, competitive bids, etc.) to support customer’s needs.
Assesses and validates customer needs and expectations (e.g., conducts research, evaluates resources, makes sourcing recommendations, etc.) to ensure that the right products or services are delivered on time, and at the right price.
Drafts contracts based on UPS standards, vendor proposals, and UPS requirements to secure deals with vendors.
Modifies standard contracts based on commercial and technical needs and vendor proposal to develop contractual requirements for final acceptance.
Works with outside counsel to write and negotiate project specific contracts for highly visible, high dollar value contracts.
Develops position papers to highlight commercial and contractual issues and concerns, and determines project and contractual goals.
Prepares contract summaries, risk analysis documents, and recommendations for management to execute binding agreements and justify the commercial viability of recommendations.
Interfaces with vendors to ensure ethical and fair business practices.
Develops Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP), evaluation matrices, and vendor correspondence to meet business needs.
Qualifications:
Assesses Business Needs: Demonstrates a general understanding of ways to identify and measure the current needs of the customer or business; uses the business need to help define the project’s requirements
Establishes Metrics and Performance Tools: Identifies basic measurement requirements and possible indicators for individual, group, department, and business unit results; demonstrates a general ability to use multiple measurement methods for measuring performance; sets meaningful goals and objectives
Multicultural Agility: Recognizes importance of understanding global and cultural diversity; interested in learning about cultural differences that impact business
Negotiation: Demonstrates an understanding of negotiation techniques; identifies stakeholders/participants that should be involved in negotiations; demonstrates an understanding of each party’s objectives
Experience demonstrating proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically advanced Microsoft Excel (e.g., Pivot tables, V-look ups, database creation/maintenance, etc.)
Bachelor’s Degree or International equivalent
Experience with People and Project Management - Preferred
Bachelor’s Degree (or internationally comparable degree) in Procurement, Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance - Preferred
Experience editing and negotiating procurement contracts - Preferred
Experience in Oracle - Preferred
Experience in Ariba - Preferred
Experience in Coupa - Preferred
Employee Type:
Permanent
UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
Company: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
Category: Procurement
Requisition Number: R24017953
Location: Kōnan,Japan