What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Specialist (Fluke) position at Fluke?
Description:
As a Procurement Specialist on the Procurement team, you will be responsible for developing and executing tactical and medium level of complexity strategic commodity plans for the procurement function at Fluke. This individual will lead year over year cost reduction, on-time delivery, quality and working capital improvement initiatives with suppliers. The position allows for vast and varied cross functional exposure.
Responsibilities:
- Advocate on behalf of supply chain function to ensure continuous support for company business objectives.
- Manage vendor relationships and drive year-over-year performance improvements with suppliers.
- Analyze received quotations, select or recommend new suppliers.
- Rationalize supply base using Fluke FPQP process.
- Manage supply base integration for new company acquisitions.
- Rationalize supplier base through the solicitation of competitive bids.
- Lead new and on-going supplier audit activities to ensure the supply base has robust process controls and capabilities to meet existing business requirements.
- Conduct supply chain risk reviews. Manage production supplies transitions.
- Maintain purchase orders and resolve invoice price discrepancies.
- Ensure that required components are purchased to meet production schedule needs. Take corrective action as necessary.
- Assist with contractual arrangements and stocking agreements.
- Solicit supplier information related to Fluke and government agency compliance requirements.
- Perform such similar, comparable or related duties as may be required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- 2 years of work experience in supply chain.
- Good organization, project management and follow-through skills
- Ability to prioritize, multitask and act in a proactive manner.
- Microsoft office and Oracle experience preferred
- Occasional travel to vendor locations is required
Fluke Overview
Fluke is leading the world in creating software, test tools and technology that will support customers today and in the future. We are a customer-obsessed market leader with a strong reputation for reliability, quality and safety.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (www.fortive.com), Fluke is a global corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. Driven by the successful Fortive Business System, Fluke offers the passion of a startup with the resources of a Fortune 500 company. We are focused on the growth of our individual employees, teams and the Fluke brand.
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Fortive Corporation Overview
Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.
We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.
We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
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