**Location**:Monterrey, N.L. (hybrid)
**Opportunity**
**BASIC FUNCTION**
As a Senior Buyer in Kohler's Global Strategy Sourcing division, you would be responsible for a variety of sourcing related projects in new product development. You would also be responsible for reviewing project proposals and developing a project implementation plan of action. You will partner with Production, Engineering, Purchasing, Materials, Manufacturing sites, Sales and Marketing and ID to ensure project scope and stakeholder expectations are in alignment. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is required.
Reports to Sr. Manager - Faucets North America
**POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Prepares and evaluates supplier quotations and services to determine most competitive solution based upon a total cost of ownership
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- Creates “Make vs. Buy” analysis and drive decision execution toward product introduction.
- Works with legal team to create and execute documents protecting Intellectual Property.
- Initiates timelines and adherence measurements to project goals; building and driving teamwork across functional areas.
- Fosters support from manufacturing plant resources to ensure schedule dates and issues are understood and in accordance with resource planning.
- Monitors and tracks project costs in comparison to the specified budget and business case.
- Communicates project schedule date changes to customer, building trust in interactions.
- Provides update reports to management along with detailed gap analysis and corrective action plans.
- Manage purchasing related risks in a professional manner.
- Promotes self-development and the development within teams through the use of all available resources (i.e. training programs, seminars, sharing of best practices,



and self-study).
- Interprets analysis, applies statistical tools and calculates TCO on monetary elements.
- Develops and manages contingency plans, risk factors, and interdependencies. Ability to create spend level strategy consistent with business unit (near term focused).
- Comprehends business law and has ability to draft Terms & Conditions (T&Cs;) to meet business needs. Executes commercial transactions independently. Accountable for customer resolutions.
- Identifies and drives out nonvalue add activities. Ability to negotiate service and support level agreements that have a positive impact for all parties involved.
- Understands BATNA (Best Alternative to Negotiated Agreement) and how to effectively utilize compromise to company’s advantage. Ability to resolve agreement barriers and/or quickly determine financial trade-offs while in a negotiation
**Skills/Requirements**
**REQUIRED COMPETENCIES**
Business/Technology
- Understand legal Interpretation of contract T&Cs; and proficient in working with Domestic & International Law.
- Involved in the Acquisition and/or re-sale of Intellectual Property. Understanding potential differing needs between Internal & External customers. Consistently exceed customer expectations by dealing with internal complexities across multi or general organization in a manner invisible to customers.
- Ability to construct and manage complex,



sophisticated commercial arrangements; Experienced in negotiating/managing point-to-point purchase agreements. Ability to construct value stream (profit margin) industry maps, utilize advanced financial techniques (commodity hedging), and build market comparable cost analysis.
- Ability to create spend category strategy with the understanding of interdependences, risks, and impact of strategy by business unit. Able to develop & implement contingency planning processes.
- Provides solution/alternatives to improvement ideas.
- Takes initiative to undertake improvement opportunities that are global in scope and complexity, setting strategies for process improvements that impact the work product of the department.
- Drives one company one process initiatives. Skilled in implementing continuous improvement opportunities within the supply base.
**Interpersonal**:
- Communicates departmental vision and goals, creating atmosphere of open communication. - Provides presentation opportunities for developing talent visibility with senior management. Issues undertaken are significant in scope and complexity.
- Actively supports change opportunities to maximize personal, departmental and/or company performance.
- Influences relationships, proficient in market research and capable of reacting to the speed of the industry.
- Recognizes and capitalizes on team dynamics, seeking out both internal and external opportunities for a team environment.
- Identifies critical relationship building opportunities.
**Managerial**
Leads multi-location projects and actively participates and supports professional development, for both associates and department as a whole. Develops strategic plans and goals while understanding industry direction and influences t

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