Commodity Manager

Responsibilities

• Develops and drives strategic direction across multiple categories.
• Experienced in continually driving a cultural shift in the organization with sustainable results.
• Provide supplier evaluation and selection, contract drafting and negotiation, relationship management and business awards.
• Interfaces with other departments and outside suppliers resolving any purchasing related problems that may arise.
• Provide product availability to Production Control and Manufacturing.
• Maintain a cost saving approach to purchasing by continual investigation of new sources of supply and new processes on a global basis.
• Cook up and implement offshoring / outsourcing strategies to provide optimized supply chain solutions.
• Coordinate efforts to review make vs. buy decisions, supplier quality improvement, advance quality planning and continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement offshoring / outsourcing strategies to provide optimized supply chain solutions.
• Measure supplier performance and provide reports to operations management and back to suppliers to encourage continual improvement of processes and products/services.
• Participate and support in design and development teams and new product introduction.
• Develop strategy and analysis to support effective negotiation.
• Negotiate annual buys and long-term agreements.
• Project manage programs that deliver best-in-class cost and savings opportunities.
• Monitor pertinent markets and define how changes will impact supply and pricing conditions.
• Maintain updated purchasing records ensuring accuracy of input and reliability.
• Forecast and perform associated duties to meet departmental financial deliverables, goals, and objectives.
• Ability to work in a team environment across multiple disciplines (Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, Sales, etc.).
• Ability to travel several times a year, either in a group or alone, to visit current or prospective suppliers domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years’ experience in executing purchasing initiatives, strategic planning and global procurement in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of assembly and manufacturing processes.
• Thorough knowledge of Purchasing Law and Uniform Commercial Code.
• Proficient in MRP, OEM’s, J.I.T; and Oracle or JD Edwards software.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Experience in purchasing diverse commodity groups such as steel and aluminum castings, extrusions, metal stampings, build to print tooling, with the ability to quickly develop a working knowledge and become effective in new commodities.
• Knowledge of Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Engineering or related field.
• MBA preferred.
• CPM or APICS certification a plus.