Are you inspired by challenging the status quo Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results If so, Gates could be for you.
Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.
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Essential Duties And Responsibilities
THE ROLE
Reporting to Director Sourcing, this role is responsible for:-
- maintain and provide data to support an accurate Purchase Price Variance Global Sourcing KPIs.
- manage the process to update pricing in regional ERPs as communicated by commodity teams.
- develop regional PPV root cause countermeasure.
- develop reports and recommendations to management to optimize efficiency and costs.
- construct models to forecast future events based on data and assumptions
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES / ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned beyond the core functions listed below.
- Manage Sourcing systems (Ariba, Project Savings Tracker, eSP, others) and processes to improve data integrity.
- Conduct analysis of data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and communicate data to Finance to support the monthly PPV reporting cycle and annual budget.
- Develop monthly variance reports.
- Serve as a liaison to regional pricing and finance teams to provide or gather inputs into the planning process.
- Other tasks as assigned include: maintain pricing and other ERP data as necessary; manage Sourcing shared sites; maintain Sourcing data files;; others as necessary.
Requirements And Preferred Skills
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- 4+ years of related experience is required.
- Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Finance, Statistics, or Data Science.
Required Skills
- Excellent aptitude for critical analysis and problem-solving.
- Excellent data management and data entry capability.
- Ability to manage competing demands, flexibility in varying processes, with a demonstrated capability to solve complex issues.
- Work well under pressure, achieve tight deadlines, effectively prioritize critical needs.
- Global work experience and perspective.
- Resourceful; able to obtain information necessary to be successful in this role.
- Ability to communicate effectively and develop management reporting.
- Capable collaboration skills.
- Elite Microsoft Excel skills; proficiency with MRP systems, databases, reporting software, statistical software, Ariba, and SharePoint.
- Fluent in English.
WHY GATES
Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as One Gates and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law.
