I. Company Summary:
BridgeNet Solutions, a division of BDP International, has provided sourcing, analytics, and technology solutions to help customers achieve their strategic objectives since 2001. BridgeNet Solution’s customer base spans the Fortune 500 and Global 2000, and with an annual logistics spend under management of over $5.4 billion, is well positioned to support its customer’s complex global supply chains.
II. Job Summary:
This is a broad ranging Procurement Role that conducts / executes day to day creation / implementation of rates, rate cards and routing guides, execute analytics and evaluation together with Harman Logistical Team. This position will work to develop and standardize processes and workflows within and across regions.
III. Essential Functions: (Primary)
- Responsible for escalation and troubleshooting of any rate, rate card and routing guide issue
- Responsible for support to the Harman Logistical Team for calculations
- Responsible for the upload / download and communication of all procurement related materials in internal and external systems
- Responsible to divide the work with the Procurement Assistance, which can be based in other regions
- Work together on assigned project with the BNS Chicago Sourcing Team on behalf of the 4PL Control Tower Clients
- Work together with the Senior BA’s and Regional Teams in communication and execution of related matters
- Conducts reviews with Senior BA’s to understand performance trends and captures improvement plans as required.
- Supplies report outs of trends to external stakeholders
- Documents technical requirements as needed to allow for IT development teams to improve or fix software platform
- Conducts testing as required for technical changes and improvements
- Work together with the Senior BA’s to develop dashboards and other BI tools for both internal and external stakeholders
- Supports regional 4PL teams with data driven projects and analysis
- Controls and manages updates to master data
- Supplies data and analysis for projects and sourcing events as required.
- Perform special reviews and projects as needed
- Work and act in EDCR Projects for costs savings, avoidance and reductions
Job Requirements:
IV. Job Specifications:
Knowledge and Skills:
- Strong analytical capabilities
- Knowledge of MS Excel
- Strong knowledge of supply chain management
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong team player and excellent communication skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks in order to achieve objectives
- Project management skills
- Ability to perform in a multicultural matrix environment
- Ability to utilize and optimize IT resources to achieve process efficiencies
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum of 3-5 years of Logistical Experience
- Demonstration of business acumen required
Knowledge and Skills Desirable but Not Essential
- Industry experience
- Sound understanding of a service organization
- International Business Experience
Travel/Meeting Requirements
- 5% travel as required, may be more during implementation periods
- Meetings and conference calls may be required outside of normal business hours to allow for global participation.
V. Physical Capabilities:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Position is considered to be sedentary, and no unusual physical requirements are necessary to perform daily tasks. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to sit, stand, walk, bend, reach with hands and arms, vision abilities, hear, speak and read. The employee is regularly required to use but is not limited to computer, fax machine and phone. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.