Commodity Manager - Electronics

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Location:

Dundee, DND, GB

Work Arrangement:
Onsite

Job Requisition : 64939

Department: Manuf. & Operations ()

At Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS), we are taking fueling and convenience retail to the next level. We are passionate about cultivating excellence in everything we do, but what really fuels us is our people. They’re the heart of our company. As an employee, our promise to you is that you’ll work on new and innovative products and solutions, be mentored by managers and teammates who are collaborative, caring, and act with integrity, and have the opportunity to grow in ways that are meaningful to you.

Unique and interesting projects – both locally and globally – will challenge you and allow you to pursue different and rewarding career paths.

We are #Energized By Growth .

DFS is part of a legacy of leadership that spans back generations, made up of some of the most trusted, leading-edge brands in the industry. As part of Dover Corporation and with our talented, innovative, outstanding people, we are doing great things and redefining what is possible in fueling and convenience retail. Providing advanced fuel-dispensing equipment, including clean energy solutions, systems and payment, automatic tank gauging and wet stock-management solutions, DFS comprises the product brands of Wayne Fueling Systems, OPW Fuel Management Systems, Clear View, Tokheim, Pro Gauge, Fairbanks, LIQAL, AvaLAN, and Bulloch Technologies.

Headquartered in Austin, TX, DFS has a significant technology development and manufacturing presence worldwide, including facilities in Brazil, China, India, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The Commodity Manager is responsible for managing supplier relationships, cost reduction and supply strategy to ensure effective sourcing of their responsible commodity. The commodity manager serves as an escalation point for resolving major supply issues within their assigned commodity or commodities.

• Organize team workload and priorities as applicable.
• Develop and maintain supply strategy for assigned commodities aligned to business and supply chain requirements based on analysis of available data.
• Able to generate significant cost reduction through coordination with internal stakeholders (engineering, planning, materials).
• Act as focal point and subject matter expert in global market for assigned commodity.
• Achieves high quality and productivity standards by adhering to standard work.
• Demonstrating competence, proactivity and leadership in implementing procurement best practice (e.g. 5S, PFEP, POH, KPI, SRM etc.) in the context of Dover processes and the Oracle ERP system.
• Negotiating and managing value-add supply contracts within commodity portfolio.
• Development and execution of initiatives relating to business continuous improvement projects
• Identifying and mitigating supply chain risk.
• Escalation point to remediate major supply chain issues impacting business operations.
• International travel to supplier and Dover corporate locations.

• Detail and Process orientation.
• Ability to use data to support excellent decision making.
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise in a complex environment.
• Demonstrates full accountability and ownership for all aspects of assigned areas of responsibility.
• Able to coach and mentor team members.
• Persistence in problem solving approach with ability to deliver solutions that address the issue effectively.
• Confident and familiar with the requirements for successful negotiation.
• Leading and influencing decision making in stakeholder departments – effective communication.
• Able to be flexible in both approach and outlook.
• Comfortable in presenting information in a variety of formats to senior management,
• Willingness to engage with stakeholders (engineering, marketing, sales) to understand Dovers products and customer requirements and ensure they are reflected in our supply chain.

• Minimum of two years working in a similar role, showing consistent career progression to current…