Essential Functions: - Develop, implement, and manage commodity strategies; evaluate and select suppliers, including global opportunities, negotiation of supply agreements, and rationalization of the supply base. - Drive continuous improvement in the supply base in support of business goals. - Participate in continuous learning and professional development activities, while developing and implementing actions to achieve commodity goals delivery performance, lead time reduction, productivity, and quality. - Actively develop Global Standard Work with purchasing team. - Provide continual support to Sourcing & Commodity Teams, Customer Service Delivery Team, plants & repair facilities, Suppliers, and Customers. - Prepare/handle RFQs for commodities and customer projects. Principal Duties: - Evaluate and manage existing and potential suppliers based on the principles of Total Cost of Ownership and ensure timely acquisitions of product or service requirements from known sources of supply. - Ethically represent Rockwell Automation when interfacing with other companies. This representation includes conducting meetings/presentations with supplier and Rockwell Automation personnel, selecting appropriate sources, communicating material specifications, negotiating pricing, establishing delivery commitments, resolving quality problems, communicating industry trends/technological innovations and resolving disputed legal and financial issues. - Develop specific objectives in support of Purchasing's departmental objectives. Establish personal growth objectives to support you and Rockwell Automation. Report periodic progress toward those objectives to the purchasing supervisor. - Edit and process purchase requisitions working with appropriate departments to clarify specifications and requirements. Uses SAP and other enterprise systems and programs to issue purchase orders, collect and analyze data. - Coordinate activities with other functional areas (including Engineering, IT, Marketing, Regional Service Delivery, Customer Care, and Finance/Accounting) to achieve maximum customer service levels. - Participate in and support the coordinated purchase agreement programs with the Rockwell Strategic Sourcing organization. - Aid in the development of new or enhanced computer systems/capabilities in support of overall productivity improvement efforts and management reporting. - Ensure thorough familiarity with policies and procedures relating to the purchasing department and standards of business conduct. - Conducts tasks in accordance with applicable health, safety, quality and environmental regulations (state/federal laws, ISO 9001, ISO 14000, etc.) as well as Rockwell/Rockwell Automation policies and procedures. Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Materials Management, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management or a related technical discipline. - A minimum of two years direct related experience. - Legal authorization to work in posted country is required. Desired Qualifications: - Purchasing experience in a manufacturing or services environment is helpful. - Strong organizational interpersonal and written communication skills. - Ability to multi-task under high-risk situations. - Ability to influence peers and lead cross functional teams. - Proven results in driving supplier improvement and implementing cost reduction programs. - Exposure to concepts of contract negotiation and conflict resolution. - Excellent analytical and negotiation skills. - Self-starter, possessing high degree of self-motivation and bias for action. - Demonstrated problem solving and project management skills - Six Sigma Green Belt certification is desired. - SAP experience is preferred.