Commodity Global Manager

Soa Risorse Umane , a Bonfiglioli Consulting group company specializing in recruitment and HR consulting, is seeking a commodity global manager for a leading manufacturer of industrial appliances. The company is headquartered in the United States and has several branches around the world.

The successful candidate will be responsible for strategic management of assigned commodities / spend categories. As a member of the supply chain team, work closely with Global Sourcing Specialist / Directors, engineers, production and product managers to develop and implement comprehensive global sourcing strategies that support the business plan. Find, evaluate and select suppliers; negotiate pricing and supplier agreements, responsible for supplier relationship, mitigating material and supplier risks, and driving supplier performance using KPI with defined measures. Build value-added relationships with all stakeholders including suppliers. Provide support to management with information and activities relating to suppliers, materials, and markets for assigned commodities.

About the Role

Job Title: GLOBAL COMMODITY MANAGER

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute cross functionally aligned global sourcing strategies for assigned commodities within the scope of authority and consistent with the objectives, policies. The strategies should balance short-term and long-term objectives and business priorities to achieve performance goals relating to quality, total cost, and material or service availability.
• Set annual commodity management goals with regular updates on progress.
• Effectively communicate global commodity market information to the organization.
• Understand organization needs for alternate materials / suppliers.
• Investigate alternates and make recommendations consistent with corporate and divisional goals.
• Conduct research on market dynamics, cost drivers, supplier business models, and historical spend to enhance negotiations for assigned categories and contracts.
• Evaluate existing and new suppliers for applicable capabilities, quality systems, management and financial stability, cost competitiveness, responsiveness, collaboration, and innovation.
• Identify opportunities to access supplier technologies.
• Demonstrate supplier proficiencies through core competency management.
• Measure and manage commodity and supplier performance using key measures and regularly communicate to key suppliers.
• Manage the entire lifecycle of sourcing & procurement projects, working closely with suppliers and internal customers from planning & bid preparation to budget / forecasting, general delivery specs, negotiation, contracting, invoicing, and reporting consistent with policies and objectives.
• Must be able to understand demand and supply constraints of commodities, taking into…