Advisor, Procurement

About Us

Mercedes-Benz USA, headquartered in Atlanta, GA is responsible for the sales, marketing and service of all Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products in the United States. In our people, you will find tremendous commitment to our corporate values. Our products and employees reflect this dedication. We are looking for diverse top-notch individuals to join the Mercedes-Benz Team and uphold these hallmarks.

Job Overview

This Procurement Advisor role is located at Mercedes-Benz USA, headquartered in Sandy Springs, GA. The selected candidate will lead the procurement strategy and serve as the project manager for the end-to-end RFP process for selected commodities/categories. This position is part of the global Mercedes-Benz Procurement and Supplier Management division (RD-MP); responsible for the procurement of non-production materials and services. The selected candidate will consider new and creative sourcing strategies, work with cross-functional teams across Mercedes-Benz to gather and document business needs and be responsible for evaluating market conditions to drive local/national sourcing strategies and optimize total cost of ownership. This position focuses on strategic procurement with the goal of delivering the best price value for Mercedes-Benz.

Responsibilities

Strategic Commodity Procurement Strategy Development (40%)\:

· Lead sourcing strategy for assigned set of commodities/categories across Mercedes-Benz by\:

· Developing complex national sourcing strategy plans, advanced negotiation designs and solid contracting methodologies

· Conducting periodic national contract portfolio reviews with internal business partners and executive management to aggregate demand to leverage spend

· Working closely with stakeholders to identify and introduce new supplier technologies and advancements in design, materials, services and process improvements to build competitive advantages

Project Management (40%)\:

· Serve as a Project Manager for the end-to-end RFP processes for assigned commodities by\:

· Leading and hosting RFQs as well as acting as a consultant for internal business partners on the supplier selection process

· Deploying advanced negotiation designs and developing innovative, project-specific contracting strategies and price control mechanisms for high-spend and complex projects

· Independently aggregate and synthesize project information with an understanding of supply markets, technology trends, and cost drivers to present sourcing recommendations to executive management for approval

· Ensuring solid contracting methodologies by working closely with Legal to bring contracts to execution readiness

Process Compliance and Performance Management (20%)\:

· Act as a consultant to internal business partners on MB policies and procurement process, providing training support where necessary

· Forecast and meet RD-MP key performance indicators set by RD-MP executive management (savings, efficiency and compliance targets) and ensure proper reporting

· Manage supplier relationships and conduct regular supplier performance reviews, identify performance gaps, establish improvement expectations and lead development of action plans and/or escalation internally