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About Us

As a family-owned company, it’s the people who continue to make STIHL a successful, world-class brand.  Since revolutionizing the forestry industry in Germany with the first electric chainsaw in 1926, the STIHL name has remained synonymous with outstanding innovations, high-quality products and comprehensive service.

With competitive compensation, excellent benefits and exciting growth potential, it is a great time to join the STIHL team!

Why You’ll Love Working at STIHL:

• Competitive pay with multiple bonus opportunities and potential for annual merit increases

• Excellent health benefits including Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Onsite Health & Wellness Center for employees and eligible family members

• Company-paid Life Insurance and Short & Long-Term Disability

• Robust retirement offerings including:

  • A fully vested Pension Plan after 5 years

  • A 401(k) with generous employer match

• Paid time off including Vacation, Sick Time, and 11 Paid Holidays

• A strong culture of stability, community, and innovation

About You

Coordinate the activities involved in the procurement of goods and services required for production, operation and/or sales within established guidelines. Provide administrative, research, and project support to company personnel involved in analyzing material performance, supplier capabilities, and unit costs. To analyze the supplier market, determine trends, and develop and implement sourcing and negotiation strategies by commodity to support the companyﾒs objectives. Assist other departments in the development and planning for new or revised systems.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
  Supports the overall Procure to Pay (P2P) function within purchasing working with relevant departments cross functionally to communicate any address issues that may impact business operations.
• Responsible for the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) working as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments within the organization to purchase sample parts for part approval and release related to engineering changes and in support of new product development activities.
• Conducts market research for new suppliers as needed, materials, components and services. Develop competent suppliers to provide high quality materials and innovative solutions by preparing bids, proposals, or other informational requests. Analyzes supplier quotations, assessing financial stability, capacity, quality and manufacturing capabilities of suppliers.
• Negotiates contracts, improves prices and terms of business conditions with suppliers and reviews opportunities to generate cost savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Provides input to and prepares should cost models to analyze costs contributing to Value Analysis (VA) and Value Engineering (VE) activities.
• Manages positive relations with existing suppliers through thorough communications.  Engagement with suppliers regarding material problems and works to proactively resolve issues.
• Visits supplier locations to negotiate prices, review and analyze operations through audits, and check quality, evaluating short-term and long-term capacity.
• Work closely with other departments within the organization to review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements.
• Works with other department personnel to rectify defective or rejected goods or incorporate technical needs into future bids and proposals.
• Maintains records and documentation pertaining to past activities, order specifications, supplier specifications and performance histories, etc.
• Works with AP to ensure timely payment of conforming materials received and return/rework of materials that are defective. Approves invoices for payment.
• Monitors and reviews assigned suppliers and advises on any issues that pose a Supply Chain risk to the organization and develop actions to mitigate supply chain risks in cooperation with Supply Chain Planning and Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE).
• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain mgt, business, accounting or engineering preferred. Or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
  3-5 years of related work experience
• Experience with SAP ERP or equivalent ERP systems.
• Understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
• Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders and suppliers.
• Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency and stressful situations in a high volume, high mix manufacturing environment.
• Analytical, numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills.