Senior Commodity Manager

Senior Commodity Manager

Salary: $130000 - $135000 per year

Location:

Mankato, Minnesota

This role can also be located in Eufaula, AL or Alpharetta, GA.

This role plans, organizes and controls the sourcing of materials and services that embody major strategic commodities which are highly financially impactful. Implements global supply management strategies to achieve supplier partnerships, supplier base reduction, effective asset management, continuous quality improvement, delivery and cycle time performance improvement, and early supplier involvement in our new product developments.

Key responsibilities include:

• Negotiating and administering complex procurement contracts that encompass cost savings and delivery.
• Leading moderately complex to complex negotiations on strategic sourcing contracts, ensuring legally binding and auditable elements are accurately documented and retained.
• Selecting, appointing and steering a supply base that progresses JOIs objectives on cost, cash, service levels and technology platforms.
• Developing, evaluating, and managing supplier relationships to accomplish material cost, availability and inventory goals.
• Maintaining supplier quality through assessment, evaluation and ongoing monitoring which includes supplier performance management in the areas of delivery, process flexibility and total cost management.
• Procuring and evaluating all necessary new materials for each phase of design process.
• Designing, developing and implementing commodity procurement plans, this includes managing the transition of new and existing business to the strategic suppliers.
• Developing inventory targets, monitoring phases of all processes to forecast fluctuations, and alerting teams of needed inventory adjustments.
• Developing and regularly monitoring plan to minimize obsolete, out of date or any other scrap material in most efficient and cost effective manner.
• Reviewing, researching, designing, implementing and monitoring Vendor Managed inventory (VMI) programs (existing and future).
• Providing leadership in the research of new products/processes technologies.
• Monitoring and managing external influences to cost and performance (short and long term) including economical, logistics and environmental.
• Routinely providing guidance and daily direction to buyers relative to business partners and suppliers.
• Executing designated regulatory requirements, including country of origin certificates and other international shipping requirements.
• Monitoring market technology and trends. Keeping the business aware of necessary movement in the industry relevant to the production and sourcing/purchasing markets.

Education:

Bachelors degree in business, economics, engineering or equivalent.

Experience:

Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of experience as managing moderately complex procurement contracts, vendor negotiations and the sourcing of goods and services.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated leadership skills and abilities to influence others, lead work teams and provide guidance to other staff.
• Skills and ability to effectively manage complex internal and external supplier relationships requiring diplomacy and negotiation skills and a depth of specialized knowledge.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with all levels throughout the organization and external vendors, strong customer service orientation, excellent problem solving skills and the ability to drive for results.
• Good working knowledge of a wide variety of mechanical / electrical devices, capability to perform specialized analysis/calculations, and knowledge of applicable manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Experience in Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP), and JD Edwards (JDE), logistics and domestic/international contract writing.
• Requires some domestic and potentially some international travel.
• Advanced skills and proficiency in using the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Expertise in managing projects from concept development to implementation and evaluation.

This role plans, organizes and controls the sourcing of materials and services that embody major strategic commodities which are highly financially impactful. Implements global supply management strategies to achieve supplier partnerships, supplier base reduction, effective asset management, continuous quality improvement, delivery and cycle time performance improvement, and early supplier involvement in our new product developments.

Salary Type:
Annual Salary

Salary Min: $130000

Salary Max: $135000

Currency Type: USD

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