Job Responsibilities
Operational buyer for $54M in transmission sealing
primary responsibility is to ensure supply to plants and source
new business
15% launching two new transmissions
5% negotiate pricing with suppliers
20% monitor supplier performance
10% develop commodity strategy
25% interface with internal functions - engineering, logistics,
finance
25% processing paperwork and monitoring policies and procedures
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Job Requirements
During my MBA access to classes was not an issue as most of our
classes were preselected for us. Access for professors was good,
got real life experience through applied project with Intel,
quality of classes varied.
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Uppers
In charge of $54 million commodity
being part of one of the largest companies in the U.S. and developing exciting
products, plus this is the last major manufacturing in the country
being the central point of contact for some many functions
working with a diverse group of people - age, cultures, backgrounds etc
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Downers
Change is slow,
so many policies and procedures to follow,
lack of training and access to information limits job
effectiveness,
mis-aligned objectives across functions,
transactional work vs. strategic.
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Lifestyle
50 hours per week,
travel once per month,
holiday events and occasional lunches,
business dress code,
diversity in my area is high, but other areas like, engineering male dominated.
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Compensation
$71,000,
full cadre of benefits,
flexible time,
limited bonuses and 401(k) matching.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Job outlook is high as more companies look to source overseas and pressure to
lower costs, overall purchasing and supply chain management is a hot field right
now.
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