Key Facts

Remote From:

Full time

Senior (5-10 years)

English

Hard Skills

Supplier Management Procurement Procurement Contract Management Third-Party Logistics IBM Lotus Word Pro Contract Management Pricing Strategies Commodity Management Inventory Management Direct Materials Sourcing Process Improvement Cross-Functional Collaboration

Other Skills

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Microsoft Excel
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Detail Oriented
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Communication
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Analytical Skills

Roles & Responsibilities

Bachelor or university degree
Three to five years of experience
Experience with global manufacturing companies preferred
Advanced knowledge in MS Office

Requirements:

Leads daily purchasing activities for a specific group to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner
Reviews current agreements to find opportunities for renegotiations; leads renegotiation discussions that can assist with more competitive pricing or terms
Partners with the business to understand new product development needs, identifies suppliers, and negotiates favorable terms
Identifies, recommends, and drives the processes improvement strategies

Littelfuse

About Littelfuse

Littelfuse is an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world. Across more than 15 countries, and with 17,000 global associates, we partner with customers to design and deliver innovative, reliable solutions. Serving over 100,000 end customers, our products are found in a variety of industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets—everywhere, every day. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Littelfuse was founded in 1927. View our broad and deep product portfolio: https://www.littelfuse.com/ Littelfuse has had a long-standing commitment to ensuring a diversified workforce through equal employment opportunities. Maintaining a diversified workforce is critical to the success of our organization. Each associate receives equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex (with or without sexual conduct), marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, order of protection status, military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, genetic information, unfavorable discharge from military service, and any other protected class under federal, state or local law.

Company type: XLarge

Founded: 2018

Company size: 10001

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Job description

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

The Senior Strategic Buyer reports directly to the Commodity Manager. This role leads the procurement of key materials, parts, supplies, and equipment for manufacturing in order to optimize pricing and delivery terms. Reviews current suppliers and identifies areas where pricing opportunities may exist. Leads pricing negotiations.

About the Job

Leads daily purchasing activities for a specific group to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner.
Reviews current agreements to find opportunities for renegotiations; leads renegotiation discussions that can assist with more competitive pricing or terms.
Partners with the business to understand new product development needs, identifies suppliers, and negotiates favorable terms.
Identifies, recommends, and drives the processes improvement strategies.
Other duties as assigned.