Senior Global Commodity Manager- Plastics/MRO/Supplies

About the role

The Senior Global Commodity Manager provides enterprise-level leadership for the strategic management of assigned commodities and products across global markets. This role drives alignment between supply strategy and business objectives by partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders and leading end-to-end supplier lifecycle management, including performance optimization and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies to improve service, quality and total cost of ownership across a global spend portfolio.
• Manage supplier collaboration to drive innovation and gain a competitive advantage.
• Work with suppliers to support growth, improve flexibility and manage pricing without impacting service or quality.
• Conduct regular benchmarking to evaluate costs and capabilities of incumbent and potential suppliers globally.
• Negotiate, implement and manage supplier contracts, exclusivity and NDA agreements.
• Drive improvements within shipping, supply chain, material cost and defective material solutions.
• Drive lean improvement to help improve profitability and drive supply base reduction.
• Mitigate risk via supplier diversity, audits, strategies, etc.
• Maintain broad knowledge of global market trends for assigned categories.
• Champion supplier development and quarterly business reviews.
• Optimize the supply chain of goods and services from our suppliers through to our customers by focusing on lead time reduction.
• Participate and/or lead cross-functional teams related to quality, price, inventories and availability of materials.
• As SAP Super User within functional area as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in related field OR equivalent experience within a similar working environment;
• 5 – 7 years experience in Supplier Quality or Management;
• Ability to travel internationally 30% of the time.

Additional Qualifications

• Demonstrated skills in cost reduction and bidding techniques to maximize value;
• Proven ability to negotiate with suppliers;
• Thorough knowledge of purchasing techniques including strategic supplier concepts;
• Ability to adjust priorities and manage time wisely in a fast-paced environment;
• Knowledge of supplier contracts, product conformity, quality tool box, and problem solving methodologies;
• ERP knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA preferred;
• Previous experience with continuous improvement, Six Sigma concepts and methodologies;
• Previous experience using SAP or equivalent ERP.