General Overview

Summary

Detailed Description

• Manages supplier RFQ process for specific Commodity groups (Metal and Plastic parts) across multiple projects to ensure all costing due dates are achieved.
• Lead component level supplier negotiations to establish competitive cost solutions
• Drive supplier growth scorecard performance improvement.
• Commodity expertise – depth knowledge of key commodity price drivers & sensitivities, performs general pricing & supply market trend analytics.
• Supplier expertise - understands key suppliers and develop effective supplier relationships
• Develop & execute commodity strategy including competitive benchmarking, delivering a commodity strategy enabling the overall program strategy, supplier analysis, development & selection.
• Able to identify and justify alternate component solutions.
• Able to provide competitive cost estimate for complex parts (Bid only)
• Provides insight and recommendations to support proposed solutions to key stakeholders
• Updates material prices database, analyzes components for competitiveness and customer compliance, review with management.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills to enable ongoing incremental results
• Ability to proactively resolve issues & problems internally and externally
• Relentless focus on continuous improvement
• Delivers flawless execution with an effective management system
• Significant skills required in multi-tasking and time management
• Ability to effectively project manage, influence and motivate a diverse group of team members, potentially based in multiple countries
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Able to work assertively cross-functionally and with other sites to achieve objectives
• Supply Chain experience - Commercial aptitude & awareness at component, commodity level or industry level.
• Able to compare products and identify feature and technical differences.
• Able to read and understand technical drawings
• Supplier Knowledge - Preferred Supplier Listings / Associated alternatives / Component Part Numbering / Franchised Distribution
• Strong technical experience with associated commodity
• Strong systems skills, including common office platforms such as MS Office and Access.
• Ability to consolidate, manipulate and analyze large quantities of data

Physical Demands

Typical Experience

• 3 – 6 years experience (aligned to position seniority) in purchasing, commodity or engineering environment

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Commerce or Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Supply Chain Management designation would be an asset
• Business or Engineering related degree

Notes