Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Executes processes, standards, and operational plans in support of procurement goals, including RFPs, negotiations, cost accountability, and program execution.
• Approves and qualifies vendors to fulfill factory needs.
• Responds to factory and supplier issues or problems.
• Authorizes and places purchase orders and approves payments to ensure the procurement process goes smoothly.
• Analyzes and reviews price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to provide input on reasonable prices.
• Prepares and reviews request for proposals (RFP) and bid packages.
• Analyzes and monitors contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
• Works cross functionally to develop category strategies based on supplier geography, cost, capability, quality, and other criteria.
• Develops supplier relationships to keep open channels of communication and ensure prioritization for Carrier parts and challenges.
• Prepares cost impact statements to reflect the impacts of price changes to the business

Education / Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree in supply chain, engineering, business, or finance

Experience / Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in a procurement or sourcing related role
• Driven employee with desire to grow in their career
• Strong analytical thinker
• Listens and learns attentively to apply new knowledge effectively
• Effective oral and written communicator
• Moderate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel