Senior Buyer

**What you will do**The Procurement Sourcing Buyer is responsible for all advanced purchasing activities, primarily Direct materials categories, but also certain Indirect spend categories, within the assigned Product Business Unit while ensuring compliance with overall JCI objectives, strategies and procedures by working closely with the corporate Category Management team. Evaluates sources of supply and develop optimal pricing methodology, warranty, and product/service performance requirements. Determine and utilize the most strategic supply chain model to acquire the necessary products and services at the maximum level of savings. Identify new sources of supply, and potentially acceptable new products/technologies. Establish/maintain professional relationships with suppliers/partners, based on the highest ethical business practices as set forth in JCI policies and procedures.**How you will do it**1. **Stakeholder Alignment**: Provide timely and profession services to Product Business Unit (R&D, Product Management, Plant Operations, and Distribution Centers) and Category Management representatives. Lead or participate on teams to ensure appropriate stakeholders are aware of procurement initiatives as needed. Initiate, lead the analysis, and make recommendations in support of all Make/Buy decisions, competitive bids, or engineering changes. Liaise with the Product Business Unit to assure site spend is in line with agreed sourcing strategy. Assists in evaluating potential suppliers on site specific issues. Is familiar with the various suppliers and product lines available in stakeholder areas. Assists in analyzing customer's business and evaluated potential savings through supplier consolidation.2. **Sourcing**: Understands the category strategy developed by the Corporate Category Towers and executes action plans to achieve the sourcing team's objectives. Develop and lead the Sourcing strategies and local program implementation at the plants, distribution centers, and office locations. Lead and manage all steps in the sourcing process (Request for Quotes RFQ, change management, contract negotiations, dispute resolutions etc.). Initiate and support cost modeling & related activities (incl. VA / VE and Kaizen activities.)3. **New Product Introduction**: Lead all sourcing and procurement activities in support of NPI programs to ensure successful product launches with emphasis on source selection, supplier engagement, contract negotiations, and cost optimization. Ensure smooth new product launches by controlling the acquisition, sourcing on time, in line with cost target, maintaining purchasing results through release to sale and follow-on life cycle management. Structure NPI pricing and Long Term Agreement (LTA) agreements with year-over-year cost reductions.4. **Contract Negotiation and Management**: Leads and participates in negotiation sessions with suppliers. Prepares, implements, and audits compliance with appropriate contract. Resolves issues regarding supplier delivery of assurance, quality, service, and documents resolution.5. **Supplier Management and Performance Tracking**:Manages, monitors, reports, and seeks to continuously improve supplier performance. Ensures agreements have a good supplier matrix embedded within them. Acts as a primary point of contact for supplier interactions and assists in supplier performance assessments. Maintains a working knowledge of supplier's organization, product lines, contractual agreements, and transportation terms. Compiles information to be incorporated in Supplier's Scorecard. Assists Procurement Managers in analyzing departmental spends with certain suppliers and recommends consolidation or redirection to preferred suppliers. Conducts periodic supplier surveys/evaluations/visits and provides feedback to Procurement Managers.6. **Trade Working Capital**: Negotiate optimal payment terms and enrollment of suppliers in JCI supply chain financing program(s) for assigned suppliers. Improve working capital through optimizing payment terms and VMI programs.7. **Reporting & Analysis**:Conducts data analysis at the local level on suppliers, supply market, cost and price of goods and services that are supplied to our company using available data. Track and maintain accurate and timely records in Wave and other systems related to procurement metrics and performance objectives. Review monthly Purchase Price Variance report to ensure cost savings are realized by the Product Business Unit. Lead standard cost setting for assigned categories, plants, or distribution centers. Responsible for execution and tracking of assigned Wave/ Project Initiatives, including reporting to senior management on activities, business impact, and the development of strategies to support broader initiatives.8. **Continuous Improvement**: Keeps abreast of applicable supply market intelligence, procedures, and business issues in order to facilitate effective and practical solutions