Job Description
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Lead sourcing efforts for assigned commodities and components from vendor identification through evaluation, selection, and implementation.
- Drive cost savings and cost avoidance initiatives through supplier negotiations, competitive quoting, value analysis, and process improvements.
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard suppliers to support business growth, capacity requirements, and supply continuity.
- Partner with suppliers to improve quality, delivery, and service performance, including root cause analysis and corrective actions when required.
- Support new product development projects and engineering changes by ensuring supplier readiness, material availability, and project timeline adherence.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Production Control, and Production to support cost, quality, and manufacturability objectives.
- Assist in resolving supply disruptions, material shortages, and supplier escalations to ensure continuity of supply.
- Track and report key performance metrics, including cost savings, supplier performance, and procurement project status.
- Maintain accurate supplier, pricing, and sourcing documentation within company systems.
- Maintain clear and proactive communication with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
- Other duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Standing, walking, bending, and sitting for extended periods are required to perform basic office functions
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds
- Keyboarding skills that reduce the risk of carpal tunnel and other office-related injuries
- Willingness to wear PPE (hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toed boots) as needed
- Ability to travel domestically as well as Internationally via ground, air, and rail as necessary (up to 10%)
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
- Indoor office environment
- Open cubicle arrangement
- Occasional shop or vendor locations
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or like field preferred
- 5+ years direct Purchasing and/or Supply Chain experience with both domestic and overseas procurement
- Practical problem-solving approach to supply issues, business-minded, results-oriented, and a team player
- Excellent creative thinking skills with emphasis on developing innovative solutions to solve procurement problems
- Exceptional vendor relations management
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Maintain a valid Driver’s License and abide by our Corporate Fleet Policy
- Ability to successfully complete all pre-employment testing required by Holland, L.P.
Holland LP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, citizen status, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital status, military status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local employment laws or regulations in every location in which the company has facilities.
Disclaimer
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Management reserves the right to revise this job description at any time to add or remove tasks as circumstances change, (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).
Numbers & Facts
| Location | University Park, Illinois |
| Industry | Transport and Storage - Materials |
| Company Size | 5,000 to 9,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1929 |
| Website | http://www.hollandregional.com |
About Company
Unmatched Next-Day Coverage
Founded in 1929 in Holland, Mich., Holland has long been recognized for delivering the most next-day service lanes in its territory and annually records one of the lowest claim ratios in the industry. Originally committed to serving the central United States, Holland has expanded farther into the Southeast and Midwest where it continues to provide on-time reliability. Its dedicated employees have earned the prestigious Quest for Quality award from Logistics Management magazine every year since the mid-1980s.
Coverage
Holland provides full-state regional delivery in 12 states and 2 provinces: Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kentucky; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; North Carolina; Ohio; South Carolina; Tennessee; Wisconsin; Ontario; and Quebec, Canada. We provide direct, regional delivery in large markets in 9 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and West Virginia. Holland also provides service to additional points in the Northeastern United States through a partnership with its sister company New Penn and to additional points in the Western United States through a partnership with its sister company Reddaway.
History
- Founded in 1929 in Holland, Mich.
- Acquired by TNT Ltd. in 1985; TNT became USF in 1996
- Became part of YRC Worldwide (YRCW) in 2005
Facilities and Equipment
- 58 service centers including 4 in Canada
- 6,886 Trailers
- 4,190 Tractors
- Liftgate service available at most service centers
People
- Scott D. Ware, president
- Over 8,500 employees
- 135 account executives
Service
- More next-day service lanes than any other competitor in its region
- Highly reliable on-time performance
- 0.69 percent claim ratio 2017 YTD
- 99.75 percent of all shipments delivered claim-free
Skills
- Business Growthunmatched
- Business Supportunmatched
- Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)unmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Corporate Policiesunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Driver's Licenseunmatched
- Lift/Move 25 Poundsunmatched
- Negotiation Skillsunmatched
- Operations Controlunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Performance Metricsunmatched
- Physical Demandsunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Pricingunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Product Developmentunmatched
- Product Supportunmatched
- Production Controlunmatched
- Production Costingunmatched
- Production Supportunmatched
- Project Engineeringunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Quality Managementunmatched
- Risk Managementunmatched
- Root Cause Analysisunmatched
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)unmatched
- Supply Chainunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Typingunmatched
- Value Analysisunmatched
- Vehicle Fleetsunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Selectionunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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