Sourcing Specialist

Job Description:
**Responsibilities**:

- Focus on managing Operations Equipment, MRO, Facilities, Environmental and Engineering Services with a spend of $15 MM across 3 plants in Mexico and some smaller sites in South America, reporting to the Global Category Manager, Plant Procurement
- With mentorship of a Category Manager, directly manage a spend subcategory or tail spend including primary ownership of the sourcing strategy development and execution
- Autonomously manage suppliers with the assigned subcategory or tail spend
- Independently develop and execute pipeline savings projects for the assigned spend subcategory or tail spend
- Lead stakeholder engagement for the assigned subcategory or tail spend
- Develop and present analyses and reports in supplier/category spend, (e)RFX, supplier performance, savings/productivity, DPO, and other value-indicative areas of opportunity
- Execute supply market searches, RFI, RFP, RFQ, and other core processes
- Conduct supply agreement negotiations including reviewing and analyzing quality, service, technology, and value (QSTV) associated with current and proposed contracts
- Ensure that pricing and terms data is accurate and current in company systems and effectively resolve all pricing-based invoice discrepancies
- Develop should-cost models, market intelligence, and other value analyses
- Support rapid and comprehensive addressment of supplier performance failures
- Provide tactical Procurement support to Site Operations teams as required
- Participate in functional platform continuous improvement efforts including process and system implementation and enhancement
- Collaborate with Gurgaon (IN) Procurement Operations Center (GPOC) as required to ensure an effective overall operating platform
- Support policy and process compliance via analysis, reporting, and assessment
- Support merger and acquisitions by reviewing the acquisition(s)’ supplier list, identifying related preferred supplier and reviewing suppliers to be onboarded
- Identify suppliers to engage to add MyBuy static and punchout catalogs
- Review data and engage internal clients regarding the proper use of preferred suppliers and the buy channel matrix
- Review new supplier onboarding requests to identify existing, alternative or supplier consolidation options

Skills and Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or similar
- Two or more years of strategic and tactical experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, or comparable discipline
- Experience in managing a subcategory/tail spend and execution of the sourcing process
- Experience in managing Procurement stakeholders
- Fluent Spanish and English
- Outstanding interpersonal and collaboration skills
- SAP and Ariba experience preferred
- Excellent analytical skills including experience in developing and presenting complex value analyses using Excel and other tools
- Continuous improvement mind

Our Company:
Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products - whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals - and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.