Strategic Sourcing Intermediate

Reports to: Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing

Overview: Executes Strategic Sourcing Projects, Contract Management, Supplier Performance and Relationship Management Programs, and overall Supply Chain Process Improvements.

Essential Duties:

• Contribute to a strong safety culture.

• Perform analysis to determine sourcing opportunities to reduce total cost and improve Supplier performance.

• Execute sourcing initiatives through implementation, including all direct and indirect spend categories including post award contract management.

• Contribute to the administration of a Strategic Supplier Performance and Relationship Management Program.

• Ensure Supplier contract compliance and resolve open issues.

• Provide quarterly market updates to forecast and mitigate market disruptions.

• Utilize sound cost modeling to determine negotiation strategies to obtain optimal contract outcome

• Contribute to a continuous improvement culture through process standardization, regular metric review and process updates.

• Contribute to the enhancement of Sourcing KPI’s, ensure accurate measurement of KPI’s, and report out as needed.

• Meet or exceed performance objectives set by supervisor.

Non-Essential Duties: Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Skills and Abilities:

• Perform all assigned duties.

• Utilize creativity, analytical skills and judgement to solve problems and drive down total cost and improve Supplier performance (with supervision).

• Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrate above average written, verbal communication and presentation skills needed to influence without direct authority.

• Understand of commercial and legal terms and conditions and the ability to negotiate.

• Effectively interact with internal customers and upper management to ensure that all requirements are being met.

• Demonstrate solid organizational skills and prioritize work to meet deadlines with direction from supervisor.

• Excellent data analytical skills and use of Microsoft Office products required.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge in the field of supply chain management concepts, practices, and procedures supplier management strategies.

• Knowledge of gas compression industry parts and supply base preferred.

• Knowledge of ERP system (i.e. Oracle/SAP/JD Edwards) preferred.

All employees shall be in compliance with the Archrock Health Safety and Environmental Policy and local, statutory and/or regulatory requirements at all times.