Commodity Specialist

Position: COMMODITY SPECIALIST
We value:
Safety, Integrity, Ownership, Collaboration, Service, Sustainability Moses Lake Industries, Inc. (MLI) is a rapidly growing producer of ultra-pure chemical products, serving the semiconductor, silicon and flat-panel screen industries worldwide. We deliver world class products to the leaders of the industries we serve. Handling and working around hazardous materials and chemical manufacturing equipment is routine.

You will be working for a midsized company with great people and a history of steady growth and profitability. Sound like a match? If you are prepared to work in an exciting and rewarding environment, we look forward to considering your experience and qualifications.

Shift/Hours/

Location:

M-F, 8am-5pm, Onsite, Moses Lake, WAWHAT YOU WILL BE WORKING ON Development & Deployment:
Sourcing strategy execution to improve quality, total cost, availability, and drive competition. Identify new grow suppliers, create simplicity through supplier rationalization / optimization (Grow, Limit, Maintain, Phase Out). Sustain business continuity plans (BCP), performs project management of strategic initiatives.

Forecasting:
Evaluate end-user Customer forecast for impact to raw materials, completed with actions for Purchasing Agents to execute. Generate non-binding supplier forecasts in compliance with contracts to support Commodity Managers.

Savings Initiatives:
Identify and drive Cost Savings projects. Drive lowest total cost, utilizing creativity and best practices. Supports Commodity Managers to negotiate contracts, identify sourcing opportunities, keeps abreast of industry trends, understand material market movements and effects on commodities. Delivers save (PPV) and cost avoidance to set goals.

Quality:
Supports supplier report cards, supplier audit and subsequent finding closure, sourcing review board (SRB), supplier deep dive & due diligence (D&B, Z-score, etc.), supplier qualifications, PCN, ship-to-spec, ship-to-control, metrology matching. Support Commodity Manager with quality improvement plans, continuous improvement roadmap, audits, process maps / flows, SOP’s/WI, root cause analysis, 8D / CAPA / RCA / postmortems, scenario planning, risk assessments & business continuity planning (BCP).Supplier

Relationship Management:
Set direction for supplier, act as escalation point, support and/or lead business reviews, executive review meetings (ERM) and management review meetings (MRM) as Commodity Manger determines. Drives organizational initiatives/systems forecasts. Project management & performance against schedule (PAS). Maintain & analyze key commodity data, metrics, and indicators (CSI/KPI).Supplier Contract Management:
Supplier survey, selection, debrief & award, including RFI, RFP, RFQ, NDA, contracting, negotiation. Negotiate with suppliers to support save, contract penetration and other deliverables for contracts. Lead Stakeholder reviews and approvals for supplier contracts, monitors, assesses & re-bids/re-negotiates. Monitors supplier and company/facility contract compliance and performance.

Assist in developing functional area and department budget & spending plans.

Support Manager in additional scope as to be defined.

Performs other related duties as directed as this list is not all inclusive.

QUALIFICATIONSBuyer, Commodity Analyst or Jr. Commodity/Category Manager or related work experience preferably in chemical supply chain in R&D and high-volume-manufacturing (HVM) environments.

Semi-conductor or high-tech experience, prefer chemical background & experience.

Analytical skills, planning and problem-solving skills

Critical thinking, scenario planning, & risk mitigation understanding and application.

Effective time manager with high organization & managing competing priorities; ability to prioritize and plan operational workload, balance competing priorities, self-manage with minimal oversight.

Work effectively with high tolerance of ambiguity and ability to follow instruction.

Matrix & cross-functional management and working through others.

Strong analytical & benchmarking skills, toolset usage, planning and problem solving, including applicable technology, tools & industry best practices.

High organization & managing competing priorities.

Customer service & orientation (internal/external), ability to work through others, teamwork.

Ability to influence, cross-organizationally & upward.

Self-starter with initiative and assertive, sets and meets goals.

Effective time manager that can balance competing priorities.

Detail oriented, influential, working through others, negotiation, teamwork, and strong customer orientation (internal/external).Written and verbal communications, including presentation skills, in local country dialect & English.

Advanced working knowledge of computers and MS Office Suite, including Access & Visio.

Ability to travel (Local country, USA & International), up to 50%.Office location in local geography, at Moses Lake, WA or remote upon approval. Remote previous experience preferred -…