Commodity Specialist-AR_

The Commodity Specialist plans, organizes, and controls strategic activities surrounding the acquisition of materials and services that embodies major piece part and/or device commodities. They implement Supply Chain Management strategy to achieve lowest total costs, effective asset management, continuous quality improvement, delivery, and cycle time performance improvement and early supplier involvement in product development.

• Partners closely with New Product Engineering, Product management, and Operations to develop product strategies for this business.
• Work closely with the Security Global Commodity Management Teams and Product Management to identify viable and world class suppliers that can deliver customized supply solutions.
• Develop supply partners for HLS, process definition, deployment, results and improvement, strategy development and implementation, commercial terms and conditions, and delivery of deflation savings to the operating plan.
• Through the analysis of current spend, processes and practices, develop an overall sourcing strategy that supports the goals of the HLS business including new product introduction, supplier consolidation, process standardization, material cost reduction, transaction cost removal, and process digitization that meets the annual operating plan.
• Effectively consolidate direct suppliers with identified strategic partners.
• Select and manage required suppliers who have the capacity and capability to meet the material and subcontract needs of the business.
• Utilize e-auctions for major spend opportunities.
• Participate/manage business acquisitions to facilitate synergy savings and common process implementation.
• Emerging Region sourcing goals achieved on assigned commodities.
• 100% of spend on contract/LTA with assigned supply base.
• Maintains continuous in-depth knowledge of market conditions, industry trends, and developing technologies.
• Establishes and manages key supplier performance goals and objectives; communicates periodic results to plan and manages top-level continuous improvement.
• Manages sourcing decisions covering selected commodities.
• Manages and negotiates supply agreements in support of overall supply chain goals and objectives.
• Promotes and monitors early supplier involvement in key product developments, using the supplier’s expertise to optimize quality, delivery and manufacturability.

• Undergraduate degree required (a business, engineering degree or similar discipline is preferred).
• CPIM and/or CPM certification preferred.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.
• Negotiation skills.

• Pay Range: $35-40 per hour.
• Contract is 9 months.