Associate Procurement Lead

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Indonesia)

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Indonesia) (Bogor, West Java, Indonesia)

West Java, Indonesia

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.

About this position

Serves as first point of contact for suppliers related to category of spend. Supports Procurement Operations Leads with strategic supplier relationships through data-driven recommendations. At their level, ensures appropriate collaborative communication is occurring between strategic sourcing teams and shared services transactional teams.

Responsibilities

• Partners with local procurement operations leadership to execute strategy at the regional/local level.
• Carry out daily order processing.
• Monitor all open Purchase orders.
• Partners with local stakeholders to understand their requirement to provide solutions for purchase / sourcing.
• Negotiation with qualify vendors.
• Manage relationships with all stakeholders and vendors.
• Responsible for feedback and process improvement for all e-sourcing activities or sourcing activities.
• Accountable for compliance management.
• Accountable for all internal and external audit preparation and feedback. Follow up all the closure activities for audit findings.
• Supports Commercial Council through appropriate communication channels (informing and requesting feedback).
• Accountable for meeting aspirational training goals for 7-Step Strategic Sourcing Process and Enhanced Sourcing Tools.
• Attend all internal required training from time to time.
• Serves as first point of contact for suppliers related to indirect category of spend.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or a related field.
• More than 5 years of experience in a corporate setting required. Prior experience in Procurement, Supply Chain or a related Operational function preferred.
• Experience in end-to-end procurement functions.
• Experience in Indirect spending sourcing process.
• Experience in SAP / SRM.
• Fundamental knowledge of business processes.
• Organization skills, skills in database programs, team-player, strong communication skills, self-motivating.
• Skills desired: Strong financial/statistical analysis, foreign language, manufacturing processes, mathematical modeling, international experience, purchasing & technical experience.
• Experience in Microsoft words, Excel, power points.