Buyer Senior
Schaeffler
- Fort Mill, SC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Category Manager for steel and rolling elements for the North American industrial business division
- Provide commodity leadership by establishing and implementing a category strategy
- Establish and maintain positive supplier relationships
- Contract negotiations
- Negotiation and implementation of yearly cost savings
- Close cooperation within the region as well as with the headquarters in Germany
- Cost recovery of quality and logistics issues
- Managing escalations regarding delivery, quality, and price
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or a combination of education and experience
- Applicable work experience of at least 5 years
- Strong negotiation, project management, and problem solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to travel to suppliers, up to 25%
- External applicants must be authorized to work in the US without employment visa or other sponsorship.
- Experience with steel and rolling elements
- Hybrid work environment after initial period (90 days)
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Job Family: Supply Chain Management
Contract Type: Not Applicable
Schedule: Full-Time