Manage global and/or regional commodity. Identify and engage with internal stakeholders (engineering, operations, and quality) to capture commodity requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality. Responsible for developing & executing detailed commodity strategy. Conduct or support negotiations and supplier selection. Responsible for delivering commodity productivity through price, value analysis (VA) or continuous improvement projects. Support Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and quarterly supplier reviews for all strategic suppliers within commodity. Responsible for commodity continuity of supply including actively monitoring and mitigating supplier risk. Support region/sector NPD Procurement teams through preferred supplier programs and strategy development.
Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering or related field1 to 5 years procurement project management experience in the area of procurement agreements, efficiencies, contract transformation or similarDemonstrate competence in negotiating skills and assessing vendors.Candidate must have demonstrated experience coordinating, facilitating discussions, consultation and conflict resolution skillsProfessional communication; both verbal and written are required.Ability to travel, less than 10% Responsibilities Manage global and/or regional commodityIdentify and engage with internal stakeholders (engineering, operations, quality) to capture commodity requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality - partner with regional PPM (procurement program managers ) teams to efficiently transition suppliers as neededResponsible for developing & executing detailed commodity strategy:Assess Opportunity for commodity including spend segmentation, commodity maturity, cost drivers, and supply market analysisDevelop Sourcing Strategy for commodity detailing projects, sourcing levers, timing, resources, and expected benefitsAccountable for execution of sourcing projects including RFx, continuous improvement, consolidation, etc.Responsible for defining negotiations strategy including supplier profiles, commercial negotiations targets, defining switching costs, and building Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)Conduct or support negotiations and supplier selection - accountable for contract lifecycle management and complianceResponsible for delivering commodity productivity through price, value analysis (VA) or continuous improvement projects - responsible for supporting regional/sector countermeasuresSupport supplier segmentation, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and quarterly supplier reviews for all strategic suppliers within commodity. Scribe for all quarterly reviews and key supplier meetings. Ensure creation of supplier profiles for all SRM suppliers.Responsible for commodity continuity of supply - engage with plants to efficiently resolve escalated issues and formally manage and secure supplier capacitySupport region/sector NPD Procurement teams through preferred supplier programs, RFQ's, and SRM to set and meet program QCD targetsActively monitor and mitigate supplier risk including financial, capacity, quality, and complianceResponsible for forecasting, reporting, mitigating, and recovery of commodity inflationSupport Quarterly Commodity Reviews (QCR) including updated projects, metrics, strategy, and countermeasures