Commodity Manager

Position Responsibilities

• Engage with business units to establish voice of the customer to seek requirements and ensure supply base strategies are aligned.
• Develop and execute category strategy and ensure alignment with business and functional stakeholders.
• Conduct or support supplier selection and negotiations.
• Collaborate with business units, functional & business partners including Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities, HR, IT, Finance, etc.
• Deliver cost down through contract and service negotiations and supplier continuous improvement.
• Manage Supplier Relationship Management, including facilitating Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) with top suppliers and completing Commodity Playbooks.
• Ensure continuity of supply to business units for assigned categories.
• Provide Procurement leadership with annual cost evaluations for all assigned goods and services.
• Develop and execute short-term and long-term strategies for assigned categories.
• Lead commercial strategy in preparing for commercial negotiations.
• Maintain ownership of supplier relationships, including performance monitoring, and manage execution of QBRs.
• Build and support a pipeline of cost savings projects for sustainable year-over-year productivity.
• Execute and report on supplier contracts.
• Support global synergy efforts for the Indirect materials organization for assigned categories.
• Conduct regular voice of the customer reviews with cross-functional business unit leadership and stakeholders.
• Create preferred supplier lists with pre-established rates, where possible, for assigned categories.
• Participate in additional projects/activities to support ongoing business needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a Commodity Management or Strategic Sourcing role, preferably in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of leadership experience.
• Project Management experience.

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent leadership skills; able to develop, direct, manage, delegate responsibility and authority and motivate an organization.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of commodity management / strategic sourcing processes and best practices.
• Proficient in MS Office – Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint – required; Access & Project – preferred.
• Effective two-way communication and executive presentation skills and professional business acumen.
• Effective collaboration, negotiation and relationship management skills - interaction with cross-functional teams, internal / external customers and vendors.
• Project Management processes, methods and applications.
• Strong analytical and quantitative abilities and problem-solving skills – effective elimination of root cause using a systematic approach.
• Effective priority setting and organizational skills – capable of managing multiple inputs and directions to deliver the desired results.
• Ability to adjust to operational needs as they arise.
• Ability to work under pressure and make sound decisions.
• Good judgment and strong work ethics and integrity on the job.
• High level of attention to detail and compliance oriented with regulations, policies and procedures including safety.