Commodity Specialist

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. 

Commodity Specialist- Ensenada, MX

At Allegion, we spend millions of dollars with supplier partners every year. We buy raw materials, fabricated components, sub-assemblies, finished products, indirect material, professional services and other items needed to support the day to day operations of a S&P 500 Company. Our Supply Management team ensures we have strong and creative relationships with internal stakeholders and the right supplier partners, so that Allegion can get the best value and continue to invest in its great new products and customer relationships.

Working within Allegion’s Supply Management team, you will be responsible for supporting procurement activities which includes reporting supplier activities, running analytics on commodity spend, and managing system updates. This position takes direction from the Commodity Manager and works cross-functionally to deliver critical information that drives cost, quality, and delivery to meet company goals.

What You Will Do:

• Support supplier activities and reporting.
• Support Allegion operating systems for inflation, productivity, tariff, and other reporting activities.
• Supporting regional and/or global commodity strategy development and execution as needed. 
• Gather and review part drawings, specs, and testing/approval requirements - engage with Engineering and Operations validate completeness.
• Support new supplier assessment and set-up processes and procedures
• Prepare and conduct RFI’s, RFQ’s with suppliers and evaluate against the commodity strategy.
• Collect and validate commodity spend for segmentation, rationalization & project planning.
• Compile supplier financial/performance analysis for negotiations.
• Provide support between Allegion and suppliers related to quality, delivery, forecasting, payment issues and other items as needed.
• Support development and documentation of best practices and process improvements.

Develop or manage supplier performance metrics for the assigned commodity, including cost productivity, supplier quality, supplier risk.

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team .

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