Buyer

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 25,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us

**Job Description**:
**Essential Functions**:
Develop, implement, and manage commodity strategies; evaluate and select suppliers, including global opportunities, negotiation of supply agreements, and rationalization of the supply base.

Drive continuous improvement in the supply base in support of business goals.

Participate in continuous learning and professional development activities, while developing and implementing actions to achieve commodity goals delivery performance, lead time reduction, productivity, and quality.

Actively develop Global Standard Work with purchasing team.

Provide continual support to Sourcing & Commodity Teams, Customer Service Delivery Team, plants & repair facilities, Suppliers, and Customers.

Prepare/handle RFQs for commodities and customer projects.

**Principal Duties**:
Evaluate and manage existing and potential suppliers based on the principles of Total Cost of Ownership and ensure timely acquisitions of product or service requirements from known sources of supply.

Ethically represent Rockwell Automation when interfacing with other companies. This representation includes conducting meetings/presentations with supplier and Rockwell Automation personnel, selecting appropriate sources, communicating material specifications, negotiating pricing, establishing delivery commitments, resolving quality problems, communicating industry trends/technological innovations, and resolving disputed legal and financial issues.

Develop specific objectives in support of Purchasing's departmental objectives. Establish personal growth objectives to support you and Rockwell Automation. Report periodic progress toward those objectives to the purchasing supervisor.

Edit and process purchase requisitions working with appropriate departments to clarify specifications and requirements. Uses SAP and other enterprise systems and programs to issue purchase orders, collect and analyze data.

Coordinate activities with other functional areas (including Engineering, IT, Marketing, Regional Service Delivery, Customer Care, and Finance/Accounting) to achieve maximum customer service levels.

Participate in and support the coordinated purchase agreement programs with the Rockwell Strategic Sourcing organization.

Aid in the development of new or enhanced computer systems/capabilities in support of overall productivity improvement efforts and management reporting.

Ensure thorough familiarity with policies and procedures relating to the purchasing department and standards of business conduct.

Conducts tasks in accordance with applicable health, safety, quality and environmental regulations (state/federal laws, ISO 9001, ISO 14000, etc.) as well as Rockwell/Rockwell Automation policies and procedures.

**Desired Qualifications**:

- Purchasing experience in a manufacturing or services environment is helpful.
- Strong organizational interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task under high-risk situations.
- Ability to influence peers and lead cross functional teams.
- Proven results in driving supplier improvement and implementing cost reduction programs.
- Exposure to concepts of contract negotiation and conflict resolution.
- Excellent analytical and negotiation skills.
- Self-starter, possessing high degree of self-motivation and bias for action.
- Demonstrated problem solving and project management skills
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification is desired.
- SAP experience is preferred.