What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Specialist position at Freudenberg Filtration Technologies?
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Protecting people and the environment, and optimizing industrial processes - that is what drives us at Freudenberg Filtration Technologies. We serve our automotive, consumer goods and industrial customers with technically leading products, system solutions, services and consulting in air and liquid filtration. As part of the Freudenberg Group, strong corporate values guide us in our aspiration for innovation, efficiency and highest customer focus. With a dedicated team of around 3,500 colleagues, we generate an annual turnover of about 670 million euros.
Protecting people and the environment, and optimizing industrial processes - that is what drives us at Freudenberg Filtration Technologies. We serve our automotive, consumer goods and industrial customers with technically leading products, system solutions, services and consulting in air and liquid filtration. As part of the Freudenberg Group, strong corporate values guide us in our aspiration for innovation, efficiency and highest customer focus. With a dedicated team of around 3,500 colleagues, we generate an annual turnover of about 670 million euros.
Some of your Benefits
International Opportunities
401K Match
Vacation
Paid Holidays
Personal Development
Hopkinsville, KY
Hybrid Work
Freudenberg Filtration Technologies LP
You support our team as
PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST
Responsibilities
- Manage all sourcing activities and processes for the site Hopkinsville and to reduce the total cost of ownership while increasing overall value. Includes Company negotiation Leadership with Suppliers on Contracts, Payment Terms, Pricing, Quality and Delivery requirements.
- Support to develop and implement strategies that meet and support the business objectives (i.e. commodity and supplier strategies)
- Engage the supply base and internal partners to identify and implement supply optimization strategies and cost reduction initiatives.
- Provide procurement oversight and support to all functional areas, ensuring procurement representation and participation in all issues related to meeting business requirements
- Analyze market trends and report strategic opportunities and risks and then communicate action plans to management
- Manage requests regarding various orders, parts, delivery dates, vendor changes, availability status, requesting expedites
- Support resolving issues related to quality, cost, delivery to Mitigate supply risk
- Implements a continuous improvement culture by benchmarking with other FFT and Freudenberg entities, documented standard processes and procedures and has an openness for input from others
- Develop and implement supplier rating system to track continuous improvement, support quality certification requirements (IATF 16949 and ISO9001)
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain and/ or related area required
- Strategic and operational procurement experience (3 years)
- Strong working knowledge of SAP or similar ERP systems
- Must be able to work in a manufacturing environment.
- Travel approximately 20% annually, to include internationally as needed.
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Additional Information
Arianna Bologna
arianna.bologna@fnacc.com
