Procurement Specialist, Ocean Freight 1

at  Goodyear

Location: SG - Singapore - GOCPL
Goodyear Talent Acquisition Representative: Kerr Bianca Mendez Beech
Sponsorship Available: No
Relocation Assistance Available: No

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• You have a bachelor’s degree in any field; preferred any field in business/finance, purchasing & supply chain management specialization or engineering.
• You have at least 1 year of relevant experience.
• You have fundamental knowledge of business processes.
• You have organization skills, strong Microsoft Access/Excel skills &/or other database programs.
• You have ability to work in a very fast paced environment.
• You have strong financial/statistical analysis, foreign language, manufacturing process, mathematical modeling, international experience, purchasing or technical expertise desired.
  Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 72,000 people and manufactures its products in 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate

• Bid/Negotiation
• You will lead the bid process, including but not limited to pre-bid source identification, RFI release, RFP development, bid scheduling, bid validation & participate in supplier negotiations.
• You will support negotiations by providing bid analysis, productivity assessments & leverage opportunities.
• You will obtain commodity volume forecast.
• Source Plan Administration & Contract Compliance
• You will be the primary owner of supplier master data contained in price information records database (currently MACOS) & contract compliance.
• You will develop & submit business case for new source approvals.
• You will manage the MIS & Visual Data Board process to ensure data integrity.
• You will administer & maintain source plan through multiple regional systems.
• Business Analysis & Financial Reporting
• You will provide reporting on cost projections, risk estimates, productivities & working capital changes.
• You will prepare clean sheet analysis as required by Commodity Managers in support of assigned commodities.
• Commodity Information
• You will be the primary responsibility to maintain all market intelligence records for assigned commodities in terms of product formulation, feedstock indicators (prices, volumes, etc.), worldwide manufacturers, technologies trends, freight & duty databases, exchange rates & competitive intelligence.
• You will provide market analysis & recommendations to commodity Managers for review & incorporation into commodity & supplier strategies.
• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
• You will be the primary point of contact for supplier communications.
• You will initiate & drive corrective actions as they relate to commodity strategies, supplier strategies & business continuity.
• You will be responsible for process related to payments, invoice exceptions & cost of quality recoveries (over $5,000).