Commodity Manager

Job Title:

Commodity Manager

Business and Finance | Purchasing

Responsible for leveraging the assigned university’s spend by establishing best value contracts for the enterprise.

Duties include:

researching suppliers across the marketplace, defining specifications, sourcing and spend management strategies; soliciting, evaluating and awarding bids for goods and services that leverage enterprise-wide spend; works in conjunction with Sourcing counterparts and analysts to conduct front-end strategic assessment of business best-value service and opportunities, proposal preparation, negotiation and award of contracts; establishes, tracks and monitors supplier performance standards; mentors staff on strategic purchasing processes and buying techniques;

may provide functional and/or administrative supervision to other purchasing team members; identifies and makes suggestions for cost savings and process improvement projects using internal and/or external cross- functional teams to benefit the University enterprise-wide; champions strategic sourcing initiatives and the coordination of expertise to drive the entire procure to pay process; responsible for taking available data and analyzing for “ideal” state outcomes;

collaborates with internal customers and suppliers to develop and manage continuous improvement programs; addresses quality, delivery, service and price; reports annual savings and avoidance totals.

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, finance, supply chain management or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience;
Six (6) years of sourcing experience; ability to successfully lead projects and negotiate with cross functional teams and suppliers; strong analytical and independent decision making skills; ability to multi-task; self-starter; think proactively; demonstrated experience creating best value bids for a variety of products/services; experience performing data analysis; excellent interpersonal, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills; proficient in Microsoft Office products, especially strong Excel skills.

Experience in a Sourcing position for a large and complex organization; experience with e-procurement, Ariba, Work Day, or similar Sourcing software, tools and technology (i.e., electronic bidding, reverse auctions etc.); experience performing RFXs; business writing skills; ability to drive results; creative problem-solving skills.

Supply Chain

Sourcing

Individual Contributor – Specialized

S4

The Target Hiring Range for this position is $103,000 to $134,500 per year.

Ohio State will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

Stores and Receiving (0381)

Regular

40

First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.