Strategic Buyer
Your Job
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions is seeking a Strategic Buyer to work in our Wichita, KS headquarters within our Procurement organization.
We are looking for entrepreneurial individuals with strong problem-solving skills to help our teams and business learn, improve, and grow.
Our Team
This role supports Koch Ag & Energy Solutions sites where methanol and fertilizer and other related products are created.
The centralized Koch procurement team supports sites by sourcing labor, purchasing materials and equipment for the site.
The procurement team works closely with the maintenance, warehouse, engineering, and project management teams to develop procurement and execution strategy to produce best economic results.
The role will be based in our Wichita, KS headquarters and includes up to 25% travel with on call as needed.
Our Benefits Package Includes:
* Pay rates based on skills and experience
* Flexible schedule with partial work from home availability
* Immediate Vacation available - 3 weeks annually
* Automatic 401K company contribution along with competitive match program
* Educational Reimbursement program
What You Will Do
* Facilitate collaboration between internal customers to understand purchasing or sourcing requirements (E.g.
critical project lead times, comprehensive event sourcing strategies, timelines for project deliverables, etc.)
* Obtain quotes, analyze, evaluate, negotiate, and offering recommendations to internal customers that align and balance business needs with lowest total cost of ownership.
* Review and negotiate commercial agreements in alignment with Koch risk philosophy.
* Use daily, weekly, monthly reporting tools to support procurement capability for your designated site and team
* Assist in implementing new processes and continuously improving existing ones.
* Promote purchasing transactional excellence through coaching procurement facing teammates, internally and externally, and increasing throughput of higher efficiency tools like Ariba, Track, and others.
* Potential to require more travel during maintenance cycle years every 3-4 years.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* 2+ years of procurement/buyer or supply chain management experience in a manufacturing environment
* Experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Microsoft Excel (reporting)
What Will Put You Ahead
* 4+ years of Procurement/Buyer or supply chain management experience in a manufacturing environment
* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Agriculture or related field
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite tools including Access (database applications)
* Experience with reporting systems such as Tableau or PowerBI
* Previous experience of direct negotiation with vendors
This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
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- Rate: Not Specified
- Location: Wichita, US-KS
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Purchasing
- Recruiter: Koch Ag & Energy Solutions
- Contact: Not Specified
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- Reference: 159811-en_US-US-KS-WICHITA1
- Posted: 2024-09-23 08:00:19 -
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