Consortium Buying Consultant

Position Summary

 

The Consortium Buying Consultant is responsible for supporting Agentrics customers, and as needed, suppliers in preparing and conducting collaborative sourcing events. The Consortium Buying Consultant will be the principle point of contact for all collaborative sourcing events, and will be responsible for facilitating, driving and executing the sourcing process across several Agentrics customers. The Consortium Buying Consultant must be able to assess a situation, make a recommendation to customers surely and confidently.

 Responsibilities:

? Manage sourcing process from Category Selection, RFI, RFP, and Negotiations through Contract Management for several customers within the same project.

? Assist in category selection process for collaborative sourcing events using proven methodologies.

? Rationalize specifications and aggregate spend across multiple organizations to accomplish one overall objective.

? Actively manage, promote, and prioritize consortium buying calendar.

? Lead consortium buying team by reviewing milestones, monitoring project deliverables, and ensuring timelines are met.

? Build and maintain trusted relationships with customers.

? Assist customers in implementation and utilization of sourcing strategies.

? Work closely with AGENTRICS members in the planning, scheduling, and closing of a sourcing collaborative sourcing event, with emphasis on process quality and customer satisfaction.

? Analyze results and provides savings report to all participating members.

 Skills and Expertise: Excellent organizational and interpersonal skillsEffective mentoring/coaching skills a mustDemonstrated problem solving and crisis management skillsStrong conceptual and analytical skills with the ability to work as an effective member of a teamExcellent verbal and written communication skills a mustAbility to influence others Education and Experience:

? BS/BA in business or a related field from four-year college or university; or four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

? Experience as a procurement professional within a corporate environment or similar field with minimum two years experience

? Strategic sourcing experience preferred

? Knowledge of Sourcing, or Supply Chain Management systems

? Solid understanding of the procurement process. Strategic sourcing experience preferred.

? Some knowledge of Web and/or database technology preferred.

 Travel Requirements:Less than 5%

 

Please send your cover letter, salary expectations, along with your resume in the body of your email.  NO ATTACHMENTS ? PLEASE ? Mstadt@agentrics.com .

 

About Agentrics:

Agentrics serves as the trusted agent for the Retail and Consumer Goods industry by assisting retailers, manufacturers and their trading partners with optimizing shared business processes to more effectively serve the consumer. 

 

Our customers rely on Agentrics? product offerings, unique practical forums and deep domain expertise to drive real business results. In the last five years, Agentrics has generated more than $2 billion in cost savings for our customers by partnering with them on the development and effective use of our technology and services.

 

Agentrics serves over 250 customers, including 17 of the world?s top 25 retailers, in sourcing, supply chain collaboration, global data synchronization and product lifecycle management.  Aeon, Ahold USA, Ahold, Albertsons, Auchan, Best Buy, Campbell?s Soup Co., Canadian Tire, Carrefour, Casino, Coles Myer, Coop Italia, Coop, CVS/pharmacy, Dairy Farm, Dansk Supermarked Gruppen, Delhaize Group, Diageo, Edeka, El Corte Ingles, E-Plat, Food Lion, GSK, Izumiya, KarstadtQuelle, Kesa, Kesko Food, Kingfisher, Kroger, Lotte, Makro Asia, Manor, Markant, Marks & Spencer, Metro, Migros, Panasonic, PPR, Publix, Radio Shack, REWE Group, Safeway, Sainsbury?s, SCA, Sears Canada, Sears Holdings Corp., Shopko, Smart and Final, Tesco, and Walgreen?s use Agentrics.