Cost Coordinator Supervisor

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This position will be located in: Fargo , ND

Job Summary

Leads and supervises the day-to-day operations of the cost coordination team
with focus on ensuring quality and accuracy in our SAP material costing,
ensuring market relevance in pricing, price reconciliation with vendors and
providing excellence customer service to branches and customers.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions
Leadership in the acquisition, analysis, implementation, and management
of material costs within the SAP ERP system.
Responsible for the recovery and reconciliation of vendor rebate receivables.
Monitors purchase cost accuracy and vendor invoices to resolve discrepancies.
Leads team creating material master and vendor master records and ensuring
master data quality in assigned functions.
Leads vendor pricing audits as needed.
Reviews price changes from vendors for assigned lines (lists, nets,
contracts, rebates) to understand impacts and ensure cost change diligence.
Works with vendors to ensure appropriate justification provided for all price
changes.
Works to mitigate price changes that are not market relevant.
Identify cost negotiation opportunities.
Evaluates impacts of newly negotiated costs on sell price strategy.
Maintains collaborative relationships with Border States branch and corporate
staff as well as assigned vendor contacts.
Leads and supports key pricing and integration projects for the pricing &
sourcing team.
Monitors adherence to cost confidence initiatives, ensuring price accuracy
and availability on active materials.
Establishes and drives accountability to team goals consistent with company
sourcing, cost management, profitability, process improvement and
customer service objectives.
Provides key input in pricing & sourcing department strategic and operating
plans.
Non-Essential Functions
Complete training as needed.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor or designate.

Qualifications

Minimum of a four-year business, technical, engineering or marketing
degree preferred or the equivalent in work experience.
Previous leadership/supervisory experience preferred.
Minimum 5 years pricing, sourcing or relevant work experience preferred.
Advanced supply-chain, leadership or relevant certification/training
preferred (e.g. CSCP, CPIM, Six Sigma, CEP, CSP, CPP)
Advanced technical knowledge of SAP and Microsoft office (Excel, Word,
Access, PowerPoint) required.
Ability to read, write and speak in English required.

Skills and Abilities

Demonstrates ability to exceed expectations of job duties in current or
previous positions.
Ability to lead, coach, develop strong teams and attract top talent
Ability to establish goals, set expectations and ensure accountability to
results
Demonstrates ability to drive team allignment to core/strategic objectives.
Strong knowledge and understanding of pricing systems, processes,
procedures and methods.
Excellent customer service skills including consistent delivery of our core
service excellence expectations of being competent, accurate, responsive
and engaged.
Demonstrated ability to problem solve and deliver solutions.
Ability to work independently and with initiative.
Advanced organizational and time management skills.
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, presentation,
reading and analytical skills.

Physical Requirements

Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day:
Occasionally 0 – 33% Frequently34 – 66% Continuously: 67 – 100%
Lift from Waist:
< than 10 lbs. – Not at all
10 to 25 lbs. – Not at all
26 to 50 lbs. – Not at all
51 to 75 lbs. – Not at all
75 to 100 lbs. – Not at all
100 lbs. – Not at all
Lift from Floor:
< than 10 lbs. – Frequently
10 to 25 lbs. – Frequently
26 to 50 lbs. – Frequently
51 to 75 lbs. – Not at all
75 to 100 lbs. – Not at all
100 lbs. – Not at all
Carried for Distance:
< than 10 lbs. – Not at all
10 to 25 lbs. – Not at all
26 to 50 lbs. – Not at all
51 to 75 lbs. – Not at all