Sourcing Specialist - Transportation Systems at Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. in Freedom, PA

Job description

• Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. (MEPPI) is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to manage, draft, negotiate, and execute supplier subcontracts for MEPPI TSD; including evaluation, qualification, selection, negotiation, costing and project management.
• This position will report to the Transportation Systems Division Purchasing Section Manager and is a hybrid position 4 days a week onsite in Freedom, PA with occasional travel (~20%).

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier subcontracts through evaluation, qualification, selection, negotiation, costing and project management.
• Manage supplier performance, in relation to cost, quality, delivery to meet KPIs, sustainability, and innovation KPIs, ensuring regular business reviews and corrective action as needed.
• Develop, lead, and implement comprehensive sourcing strategies, meet divisional and operational requirements, and optimize total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Resolve commercial and technical supplier issues and actions serving as liaison between supplier and MEPPI.
• Lead sourcing initiatives, ensuring project plans, milestones, and deliverables are aligned with stakeholder expectations, compliance requirements, and project timelines.
• Analyze spend, risk profiles, and cost drivers to identify savings opportunities.
• Create detailed supplier evaluation and risk analysis and present supplier recommendations to MEPPI management and stakeholders.
• Identify, research, and evaluate potential suppliers.
• Identify supplier capability gaps and create corresponding development and maturation plan to support MEPPI projects.
• Lead Supply chain efforts for proposal teams. Create opportunity-specific sourcing strategy with MEPPI Program Management.
• Develop, negotiate, and author subcontracts for major equipment managing the technical exceptions and customer flow-downs.
• Manage subcontractor performance on existing subcontracts to ensure contract compliance; develop and enforce corrective actions/resolutions for contract issues.
• Monitor project cost performance and implement procurement strategies designed to reduce current and future project costs.
• Identify and track cost savings/overruns and facilitate resolution between engineering and subcontract supplier.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management or related field and minimum 4 years’ experience managing large-scale subcontracts in transit environment, electromechanical environment, related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Advanced MS Excel modeling.
• Developed logical and critical thinking skills including the ability to develop, analyze and draw conclusions to problems requiring quantitative results.
• Advanced interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills within cross-cultural work environment.
• Advanced computer skills with Microsoft Office products ERP Systems (preferably Syteline).

Skills

Required

• Advanced MS Excel modeling

Benefits

• MEPPI pays up to 90% of the cost for medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) match of up to 4%.
• Earn vacation after just 90 days, plus enjoy 12 paid holidays annually.
• Access to professional development programs and educational assistance.
• On-site fitness center (Warrendale, PA), wellness program, profit sharing, and employee discounts.