Job Description
Job Description
FIVES NORTH AMERICAN COMBUSTION, INC.
Fives North American Combustion, Inc. is hiring a permanent, full-time Director of Global Procurement to join our team in Cleveland, OH.
Fives North American Combustion (HQ: Cleveland) is a dynamic subsidiary of the renowned Fives Group (HQ: Paris). Boasting over 100 years of groundbreaking contributions to industrial combustion, we stand at the forefront of thermal process engineering and manufacturing across the globe. From designing and manufacturing cutting-edge burners and industrial furnaces to installing and servicing combustion systems, we span industries including aluminum, steel, forging, incineration, oil and gas, mineral, paper, glass, and food. Our fusion of innovative energy and expertise yields unparalleled technology, breakthrough products and performance-enhancing solutions. Fueling our success is a firm belief in innovation through collaboration. At Fives, we are driven by a common calling, to prove that industry can do it! Join us as we work together to make industry an answer to technological, environmental, social, and economic challenges of our time and to make your career an adventure in shaping the future of industrial excellence.
At Fives, we all have a part to play in achieving our common mission. Your role will be:
- Responsible for all aspects of the company’s outsourcing strategy. Must be familiar with make or buy analysis and drive derived strategy forward.
- Able to develop new suppliers and negotiate with them the supply of products for industrial production of combustion equipment.
- Create and implement negotiation planning templates and best practices to support consistent, high-quality negotiation execution across sourcing projects.
- Drive stakeholder engagement throughout the sourcing lifecycle, ensuring alignment of business needs, transparency of process, and adoption of sourcing outcomes.
- Establish and track sourcing performance metrics especially on savings, reduction in lead time, reduction in inventory etc.
- As the senior leader support the operational buying department (reporting through plant operations) in case of difficulties (nonconformities, price discrepancies, etc. with established suppliers.
- Implement world-class strategic sourcing processes to optimize procurement operations.
- Conduct financial analysis to support sourcing decisions and identify total cost of ownership reduction opportunities.
- Provide strong leadership and guidance to team members, including those not directly reporting to this position, to ensure high performance and collaboration.
- Work with business partners to identify and drive the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) process improvements for cost reductions. Familiarity with Procurement Engineering and Value Engineering concepts required.
- Partner with all other business groups pertaining to sourcing and procurement including, but not limited to, Quality, Operations, Engineering, Finance, Purchasing and Logistics.
- Assist in establishing the rules and methods of assessing existing supplier performance and the selection criteria for new supply chain partners.
- Lead contract negotiations with suppliers in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures, provide interpretation and analysis of contract documentation and review requests for revisions that involve technical specifications, costs and/or schedule impacts that mitigate risks to the company.
If this is you, come join us!
- 10 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain management, category management.
- Experience with sourcing from a global supply chain
- Experience in sourcing sand/investment castings, machining of castings and fabrication & welding of both carbon steel and stainless steel materials.
- Familiar with sourcing of buy out items (like electronic components, motors, gauges, sheet metal, MRO components etc.)
- Strong track record of developing existing and new global supply chain partners including process documentation
- Strong knowledge of problem solving and process improvement methodologies
- Experience developing project timelines including all required tasks including identifying critical path tasks
- Leading a cross functional team to develop a new supplier.
- Ability to communicate and interact with personnel at all levels of the company and all external stakeholders
- Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field from an accredited institution
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package featuring coverage for the majority of health insurance premiums, along with company-paid life insurance, short-term disability (STD), and long-term disability (LTD)
- 401(k): 6% match and immediate vesting
- Paid vacation, sick and volunteer time
- 12 paid holidays
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Training and development
- Company social events
- Work/life balance
- ... and more!
Why come to Fives North American Combustion?
We are visionaries, challengers, collaborators and relationship-builders. We are passionate and proud of our history, products and services. We take care of each other, our customers, and our communities simply because it is the right thing to do.
Collectively, we solve problems for companies around the world and offer the highest quality products and services to make our customers and our workforce successful. Our team is made up of motivated, intelligent and engaged creators who work hard, play hard, and are committed to minimizing the environmental impact of fossil fuels.
Industry can do it with you!
Company DescriptionFives North American Combustion, Inc., was established in 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio and is a world leader in industrial combustion. Fives North American Combustion's parent company, The Fives Group, is an industrial engineering group which designs and supplies process equipment and plant facilities to major industrial players throughout the world. Headquartered in Paris, France Fives provides integrated process solutions to the aluminum, steel, cement, glass, sugar and automotive markets.
We are committed to new product development as well as our ongoing engineering, designing, and manufacturing of a wide range of industrial products including: burners, blowers, valves, regulators, flame safety systems, burner and furnace controls.
Fives North American Combustion, Inc. serves a diverse set of industries including: Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Forging, Gypsum, Glass, Brick, Paper, Heat Treat, Ceramics, Incineration, and Air Heating.
Fives North American Combustion has a strong global presence through the efforts of our direct sales force, subsidiaries, international distributors and licensees. Our headquarters is in Cleveland, Ohio where we support business operations, research and development, engineering, inside sales, and manufacturing.
Company Description
Fives North American Combustion, Inc., was established in 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio and is a world leader in industrial combustion. Fives North American Combustion's parent company, The Fives Group, is an industrial engineering group which designs and supplies process equipment and plant facilities to major industrial players throughout the world. Headquartered in Paris, France Fives provides integrated process solutions to the aluminum, steel, cement, glass, sugar and automotive markets.\r\n\r\nWe are committed to new product development as well as our ongoing engineering, designing, and manufacturing of a wide range of industrial products including: burners, blowers, valves, regulators, flame safety systems, burner and furnace controls.\r\n\r\nFives North American Combustion, Inc. serves a diverse set of industries including: Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Forging, Gypsum, Glass, Brick, Paper, Heat Treat, Ceramics, Incineration, and Air Heating.\r\n\r\nFives North American Combustion has a strong global presence through the efforts of our direct sales force, subsidiaries, international distributors and licensees. Our headquarters is in Cleveland, Ohio where we support business operations, research and development, engineering, inside sales, and manufacturing.