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If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses (https://www.idexcorp.com/our-businesses/business-segments/) around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

BASIC FUNCTIONS:

Learn various aspects of the procurement function by working on the Strategic Sourcing team alongside Commodity Managers, Quality Engineers, and Materials Management team. Provide day-to-day support of existing team members as well as take ownership of specific projects designed to achieve supplier cost, quality, and delivery improvements. Collaborate with other functions of the organization including Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Sales to achieve objectives.

Candidate will learn about the sourcing process at Gast and will be working face to face with our suppliers on pricing models, negotiations and providing sourcing recommendations

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Take lead role managing 1-3 projects that are designed to drive material productivity, improve supplier delivery performance, and reduce quality non-conformances. Potential projects may include:

• Projects will be in metal fabrication, screw machine parts. Goal to save $50K.

• Collaborate with key supplier to reduce BOM complexity

• Supplier market test and negotiation

• Cost driver benchmarking study

• Provide day-to-day support for the Strategic Sourcing team:

• Work with commodity manager to run our RFQ process

• Manage Request For Quote process for entire team

• Work with suppliers to close out quality non-conformances

• Perform market analysis to support strategic negotiations with key suppliers

• Shadow team members during local supplier visits

PHYSICAL/MENTAL/ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong drive for results; manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously; excellent verbal and written communication skills; fast learner to new concepts, natural curiosity and willingness to ask questions; proficient in basic Microsoft Office applications; able to travel domestically for 1-2 days at a time.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OR EQUIVALENCIES:

• Sophomore year or higher, majoring or minoring in Supply Chain Management.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws (Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled).

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Job Family: Operations

Business Unit: Gast