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Job Title: Senior Purchasing Agent/ Commodity Expert
Job Location: NJ: Clark
Pay Rate: Open
Job Length: full time
Start Date: 2008-09-11

Company Name: L'Oreal
Contact: Recruiter
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Fax: email only please

Description: |My Career Center|View Job Cart| Senior Purchasing Agent/ Commodity Expert uslo-00004957 Purchasing 011 - Corporate Operations NA Clark NJ FUNCTION: Analytical Skills

* Able to summarize / compare / manage complex information through excel spreadsheets

Project Management

* Able to create his/her own timetable / track it / foster support of stakeholders in other departments

Build Global Commodity Strategy

* Work with commodity Lead Buying Expert (LBE) to implement vendor strategy in North America Zone * Validate with LBE that business awards are consistent with Global strategy * Identify packaging trends and innovations and participate in their evolution * Update LBE with market trend / volumes to maintain strategy data base

Quality Reinforcement

* Insure that all suppliers quoting or receiving new business awards are meeting LOreals quality requirement, i.e. reject rate1%% of receipts * Negotiate/mediate quality issues and resulting costs as needed * Involvement in systematic quality issues

Expertise in suppliers technical process

* Perform process analysis to identify value analysis (VA) and waste reduction (WOW) opportunities * Obtain and analyze cost decomposition for all quotes * Identify new packaging technology

Implementation of VA Programs

* Provide cost savings analysis / timing for implementation * Insure coherence with budget * Provide implementation progress updates * Calculate tool investment vs. payback

Utilize all Purchasing Road Map levers to identify new opportunities:

* Packaging changes * Negotiation with primary and secondary tier suppliers * Re-sourcing * Process analysis * E-Auction * Packaging standardization / harmonization * Supplier leverage via global strategy (segmentation with LBE) * Volume consolidation * Global benchmarking and synthesis * Conduct analysis of competitors products

Management of Purchasing Performance Indicators

* Analyze, report and control Purchasing Variance (PPV) * Prepare accurate Plan / Budget / Trend with sufficient VA / negotiation actions to support reduced Purchasing Index * Insure timely implementation of VA projects to support favorable results

Development / Launch Process

* Act as key contact for Development on Marketing Brief and savings proposals in the development process * Provide cost estimates * Initiate quotation process / QUOTEX synthesis * Coordinate global projects with other Zones where applicable * Validate cost, investment, timing, and tool capacity * Provide recommendation for suppliers to LBE, Purchasing Metier Director and DP Head * Initiate Capital Expenditure Request (CERT) for molds, tools, dies, etc. * Define standard prices consistent with Cost Estimate * Work with Logistics to insure timely availability of components for launch

Waste Reduction

* Work with Packaging / vendor to develop reusable packaging * Validate cost benefit of proposed packaging

Support of ongoing business

* Maintain updated component leadtime / tool dimensioning / capacity report to be shared with Packaging & Plant Logistics * Schedule quarterly business review meetings as needed to support service to the plants * Implement Logistics Charter / Specifications * Anticipate added tool capacity to support business needs * Support vendor / plant communication and on-time delivery

REQUIREMENTS: Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to handle various situations, multiple priorities, changing business needs, and diverse personalities within LOreal and the vendor community. Bachelors degree required Prefer 2 5 years Purchasing experience but will consider non-experienced individuals with high talent and ambition High degree of professionalism LOreal USA is an equal opportunity employer M / F / D / V. With limited exception, candidates must be legally authorized to work without employer sponsorship, both currently and in the future. Add to Cart

Please refer to Job code lorealus-2165804 when responding to this ad.

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