Commodity Manager
This role involves managing global and/or regional commodities, identifying and engaging with internal stakeholders to capture commodity requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage a number of regional categories/commodities across a number of European manufacturing sites.
* Identify and engage with internal stakeholders (engineering, operations, quality) to capture commodity requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality - partner with regional PPM teams to efficiently transition suppliers as needed.
* Develop and execute detailed commodity strategy, including assessing opportunity for commodity, developing sourcing strategy, and conducting negotiations and supplier selection.
* Deliver commodity productivity through price, value analysis, or continuous improvement projects, and support supplier segmentation, Supplier Relationship Management, and quarterly supplier reviews.
* Monitor and mitigate supplier risk, including financial, capacity, quality, and compliance, and forecast, report, mitigate, and recover commodity inflation.
This role requires strong communication and negotiation skills, as well as the ability to analyze complex data and make informed decisions.
The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of commodity management principles and practices, as well as experience working with cross-functional teams and negotiating with suppliers.