DirecciónThe Energy and Utilities Senior Buyer is responsible for the sourcing, planning and execution of agreements to procure Energy and Utility services for Stellantis facilities, including: gathering and prioritizing facility requirements, defining the vision, and working closely with manufacturing engineering, sustainability, external affairs, and the operational support teams to ensure goals are met. The position requires a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision, and the drive to turn market opportunities into creative innovative solutions. Job responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Define the energy product strategy and roadmap
- Subject matter expert for all electricity, natural gas related matters
- Conduct Energy projects across Stellantis locations globally
- Work with external third parties to assess market conditions and engineer tailored solutions for the various markets across Stellantis locations
- At times act as Stellantis' representative in various advocacy organizations
- Lead governance boards for the buying strategy across energy and utilities to senior stakeholder levels and produce regular reports
- Contributing member of the Energy Center of Competence, a cross functional team designed to engineer technical solutions for energy and utilities
- Create and maintain technical models for the cost drivers, cost impacts and budgets for sites and use these models to target and prioritize the highest impact improvement areas
- Conduct pilot projects to test new solutions and translate successful pilot projects into standards, guidelines and procedures which can be applied across the organization
- Conduct benchmark analysis with respect to how our products and/or engineering solutions compares to the competition
- Manage all aspects of the supplier relationship including contract maintenance, achievement of annual cost savings targets, and development of supplier and commodity strategies
- Develop and present materials and data to all levels of senior management up to and including Senior Vice Presidents. The candidate will track program changes to ensure overall spend is within budgeted approval levels
- Support the various process and procedures of the Indirect Purchasing department, while driving improvements to the organization and improving efficiency
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field
- +5 years of relevant sourcing/procurement, utilities management, engineering experience
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships
- Experience in executing technical savings solutions
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and excellent analytical and presentation skills
- Comfortable interfacing with all levels of management and must be
- Proficient in MS office suite
- Self-motivated / sense of ownership
- Ability to think and act strategically
- Strong leadership skills
- Must be organized and possess the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and adapt in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree
- Experience in natural gas and electricity procurement
- Experience with and in depth knowledge of Automotive OEM's
