<p>Overview Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career. At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day. Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role. Responsibilities Description of duties and responsibilities: Establish agreements with suppliers for timely acquisition of goods and services while maintaining compliance with procurement policies and procedures. Participate in New Product Development (NPD) meetings and projects, providing sourcing support as required to meet targeted objectives on time and within budget. Manage supply base to drive preferred supplier performance, deliveries, quality, cost, etc. to meet organizational objectives; act as a liaison with appropriate personnel across all business units and foster solid working relationships with suppliers. Participate in the Value Engineering workshops held in the 3D NPD process. Perform day-to-day processing of purchase requisitions and purchase orders; and provide appropriate support for internal stakeholders, such as engineering, product development, and product management Contribute to overall performance targets and corporate goals Assist Sourcing leadership in data gathering and analysis, provide recommendations and research in purchasing decisions of goods and services Assist and lead in accurately setting up new supplier and contract set-up within internal systems Provide accurate costing updates to support companies financial objectives Collect and compile data to create and maintain reports to communicate status of PPV, cost rolls, and cost management activities Prepare and send bid solicitations -- Request for Information (RFI), Request for Quotations (RFQs), and Request for Proposals (RFPs) -- in compliance with corporate policies and procedures Evaluate quotes/proposals and communicate award recommendations based upon pre-defined selection criteria (e.g., benefits/cost savings, quality/service, etc.). Leverage defined negotiation strategies and establish contractual agreements with selected suppliers Perform any additional ad-hoc tasks or projects as required by sourcing leadership Drive safe practices within MSA as well as throughout the supply base. 15% Domestic/International travel required Qualifications Special knowledge, skills and abilities required: Proven ability to model disciplined execution following detailed standard work, maintaining a high level of attention to detail, driving efficiency, productivity and personal accountability. Demonstrates innovative and technological mindset to ensure master data integrity and accuracy, seek out latest industry trends, road-map future technology and champion early adoption. Sound ability to make data driven and analytical decisions by identifying trends and opportunities, making problems visible, and utilizing financial acumen to justify investments and influence decisions. Proven success in challenging the status quo to drive continuous improvement promoting the use of root cause problem solving, valuing new ideas, inspiring others, and demonstrating effective use of change management principles. Proven success in building partnerships, influencing others, and communicating effectively both in verbal and written form, seeking diverse perspectives, and strong emotional intelligence to enable cross functional collaboration. Ability to prioritize personal development by modeling a growth mindset, demonstrating openness to feedback. Proven track record demonstrating cross functional relationships Special knowledge, skills and abilities preferred: Ability to read and comprehend technical drawings, specifications, and bills of material. Proven track record demonstrating cross functional relationships, communication, discipline project tracking and execution. Education and experience required: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering or related discipline. This position is available at two different career levels based upon experience, education, etc.: Level one: 2 years of relevant experience (purchasing, sourcing and/or engineering related) Level two: 4 years of relevant experience (purchasing, sourcing and/or engineering related) Experience preferred: Experience using SAP Advanced skills with Excel based on level of experience Working knowledge/experience with supplier quality assessments, audits, SPAP (purchased parts approval process), and CAPEX development Facilitation or participation in Value Engineering (VE) workshops Level I: Experience with strategic supplier relationships, new product development projects, and driving cost savings Level II: All above plus experience with negotiation and contracting. Education preferred: ASCM: CSCP or ISM: CIPS / CPSM Certification #LI-GM1</p>