Electronics Commodity Team Leader  -  MA

Most important tasks and responsibilities:

• Responsibilities:
• Strategic Commodity Management – Create commodity-level strategy and tactics to meet the overall global supply objectives (i.e., continuity of supply, cost reduction, low cost country sourcing, etc.). Direct a team of globally-matrixed commodity resources in executing the global commodity plan.
• Strategic Sourcing/Supply Base Development & Management – Supplier identification, evaluation, selection, performance management, supply base right-sizing, executive supplier interface.
• Contract Development and Negotiation – Development and negotiation of global supply and equipment agreements, including pricing road maps, company’s standard terms and conditions, expectations, procurement best practices, risk mitigation, etc.
• Program Management – Global Program Leader for key cost reduction programs. These programs could include such things as supplier changes, supplier relocations to low cost regions, negotiations, design changes, etc.
• Material Cost Reduction Reporting – Support the creation of all material cost reduction forecasts, including the Annual Plan (AP) with quarterly updates, and the Long Range Plan (LRP). Reconcile and report on actuals vs. plan.
• Occasional global travel required - 10 to 15%

Educational requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Business or Supply Management related area.
• 5-7 years procurement/commodity management experience.

Additional requirements:

• Skills and Competencies Required:
• Commodity management
• Global operations
• Strong negotiation experience
• Team leadership across organizational and geographic boundaries
• Sourcing and supplier management
• Program Management
• Problem resolution
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Goal oriented, internally drive, decisive
• Organized, detail-oriented, multi-tasker
• Flexible work schedule