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First Solar · 1 day ago

Manager- Strategic Capital Equipment Sourcing II USA

Perrysburg, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$82K/yr - $117K/yr

5+ years exp

First Solar is a leading company in the renewable energy sector, focusing on solar energy solutions. They are seeking a Manager for Strategic Capital Equipment Sourcing to lead sourcing and procurement efforts, establish strong relationships with OEMs, and drive cost-effective strategies to support the company's growth.

Clean EnergyManufacturingSolar

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Leads strategic capital equipment sourcing and procurement cross-functional teams for Tier 1 categories resulting in sourcing and procurement decisions delivering the highest quality, reliability, and value to meet First Solar requirements

Develop strong business relationships and strategic alliances with key OEMs to support First Solar’s growth plan

Establishes and gains approval for operational objectives and work plans which support overall corporate goals

Works independently on issues of broad scope and complexity where analysis of situation is highly complicated and requires evaluation of data to support decisions or unique circumstances for which methods are not established

Acts independently within established guidelines to determine appropriate action

Many issues require the creation of new approaches with lack of precedent

Ability to effectively manage diverse categories of spending

Develops and administers project plan schedules and performance requirements for highly complex and visible categories

Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve objectives will add costs and may jeopardize the long-term goals of the organization. or overall business activities

Determines most effective methods, develops, and executes supporting programs and projects to achieve goals

Selects, evaluates, and develops category plan objectives in areas of technology, quality, cost, flexibility, and service

Executes projects consistent with achieving overall supply management organizational goals

Implements sourcing decisions based on team consensus to weighted scorecard and senior executive guidance

Assess, define, and resolve highly complex supply chain and procurement issues

Apply root cause analysis and derive corrective actions and assess adequacy of the analyses and plans proposed by vendors managed

Apply appropriate competitive cost benchmarks, financial analysis, and risk management techniques to solve issues

Able to influence internal customers and executives to achieve mutually beneficial solutions

Understands and demonstrates advanced project management skills

Possesses demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple large, complex projects at the same time, and to close projects on time

Effectively manages relationships and peer deliverables to successful project completion

Highly effective communicator, including oral, written and presentation preparation

Interacts primarily with senior managers, directors, and senior executives within First Solar

Interaction requires the ability to influence or change the thinking of others, frequently interact with higher position, to achieve organizational goals in sensitive situations without damaging relationships

Acts as team leader of cross-functional group for ad-hoc or standing projects of high complexity and visibility

Routine interaction with VPs or 'C' level executives of OEM vendors managed

Builds deep industry relationships and is widely recognized as a category subject matter expertise internally and externally

Performs market and cost analysis

Issues RFIs/RFQs/RFPs

Develops and executes negotiation plan

Conducts negotiation within approved negotiation parameters and authority

Documents commercial terms and drafts contract agreements and amendments

Act as strategic capital equipment sourcing leader for assigned categories and cross-functional team

Develop and implement a global capital equipment sourcing process & system with specific negotiation strategies to achieve cost, supply assurance and risk mitigation objectives

Lead commercial negotiations with managed OEM partners

Coordinate aggregation of all sites demand for OEM vendor forecasting and leveraging for cost reduction

Proactively manage vendor base ensuring supply with no adverse impact on factory ramp plans

Utilize formal benchmarking methods to determine best in class processes and drive improvement

Develop and implement cost-reduction programs through the use of Cost- of-Ownership (COO) analysis, cost build-up analysis and OEM vendor competition

Measure and track supply performance within spend category

Implement inventory optimization programs to optimize inventory turns, inventory investment and service level performance

Effectively communicate with appropriate management levels both internally and externally

Lead cross functional team and manage capital equipment supply chain to goals for quality, technology, cost, flexibility, and service

Demonstrate project management skills in leading cross functional teams

Conduct business dealings with the highest level of integrity and regard for legal and environmental issues

Ability to align, coach, and develop less experienced supply chain personnel

Drive capital equipment sourcing and vendor management, function as FS point of contact with OEM vendors for all commercial related activities

Collaborate with Tax, Trade and Compliance team to drive vendor compliances per First Solar policies

Collaborate with Account Payable team to drive invoice resolution with vendors

Qualification

Capital equipment sourcingOEM vendor managementProject managementMRP conceptsERP systems (SAP & Oracle)Negotiation skillsAnalytical skillsRelationship managementFinancial analysisRisk managementCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsTeam leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in business or supply chain management and 5+ more years of experience in a related technical or business field, or 8 years of experience in a related technical or business field

In-depth knowledge of OEM vendors management, sourcing, purchasing processes & systems

Establishes and gains approval for operational objectives and work plans which support overall corporate goals

Acts independently within established guidelines to determine appropriate action. Many issues require the creation of new approaches with lack of precedent

Ability to effectively manage diverse categories of spending

Develops and administers project plan schedules and performance requirements for highly complex and visible categories

Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve objectives will add costs and may jeopardize the long-term goals of the organization or overall business activities

Determines most effective methods, develops, and executes supporting programs and projects to achieve goals

Selects, evaluates, and develops category plan objectives in areas of technology, quality, cost, flexibility, and service

Executes projects consistent with achieving overall supply management organizational goals

Implements sourcing decisions based on team consensus to weighted scorecard and senior executive guidance

Assesses, defines, and resolves highly complex supply chain and procurement issues

Applies root cause analysis and derives corrective actions and assesses adequacy of the analyses and plans proposed by vendors managed

Applies appropriate competitive cost benchmarks, financial analysis, and risk management techniques to solve issues