Commodity Lead

**Position Summary**:
Commodity Lead concentrating on Electronics which may include activities associated with Inter-company/Intergroup materials procurement and direct shipment to customers.

Requires in-depth knowledge and experience. Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions. Works independently; receives mínimal guidance. Represents the level at which career may stabilize for many years.

**Essential Functions**:

- Solves a range of complex problems taking a new perspective on using existing solutions to problems related to purchasing.
- Analyzes purchasing trends and implements strategies based on standard procedures and protocols.
- Develop and manage commodity strategy to achieve best cost, quality, delivery times, and latest technologies from a global supply base.
- Develop a pool of preferred suppliers for each commodity; develop the key suppliers to support requirements and remove suppliers who cannot exceed our requirements.
- Resource production materials to the global supply base.
- Manage the commodity specific cross functional team to improve cost, quality, on-time delivery and latest technologies.
- Responsible for material cost and specific yearly goals for cost reductions through negotiations, resourcing and product redesign.
- Management of working capital through supplier payment terms.
- Report to executive management the commodity strategy, performance, market tendencies and overall state of the commodity supply base.
- Support the Program Managers lead project for purchasing requirements.
- Responsible for system cost data; SAP, MPI, TPI; support for finance in the yearly standard cost roll.
- Management and record keeping for supplier NDA’s, unique supplier agreements and legal review of supplier documents if needed.
- YOY Supplier payment term improvement and 100% utilization of the SEPP program.
- Must understand and support all Quality, Product Safety, and Health/Safety/Environmental/Energy policies.
- Must understand and adhere to all relevant statutory or regulatory compliance obligations.
- Must understand, support and adhere to the Integrated Management System policies, procedures and instructions.
- Must understand and support relevant key performance indicators (KPIs), as defined in the goal tree.

**Management & Supervisory Responsibilities**:

- Job **is** **directly** responsible for managing other employees. Co-ops or students may report to this position.

**Knowledge**:

- Has fundamental knowledge of law in support of T&C’s and supplier contracting.
- Has knowledge and experience in Supply Chain principles, Purchasing and Supplier quality.
- Understands deep cross-functional business acumen.
- Knowledge of Six-Sigma tools and processes. Greenbelt certification is a plus
- SAP knowledge required.
- Excel skills a must.
- Bi-lingual of Spanish and English required
- Microsoft suite proficient. Strong Microsoft Excel skills a must.
- Analytical Skills.
- Ability to manage and develop personnel.
- Ability to identify problems, resolve and propose solutions to problems.
- Motivated - Self Starter.
- Effective negotiation

**Experience**:

- 10+ Years of Relevant Experience

**Skills**:

- Demonstrated project management skills that include utilizing an organized approach, setting priorities, identifying risks and opportunities, managing resources, milestones, and costs in a matrix/cross-functional organization.
- Demonstrates experience in implementing change and sustaining gains.
- Able to influence peers and lead cross-functional teams.
- Has strong organizational, interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Has strong organizational and prioritization skills.
- Has global sourcing experience.
- Has strong negotiation skills.
- Has polished professionalism that enables presentation in front of executive leadership.
- Analytical Thinking - Refers to collecting, analyzing and structuring information using a wide perspective in order to identify key issues and patterns as well as to drawing conclusions.
- Teamwork - Means the ability to work with others and build a positive climate and trusting relationships within teams.
- Communication Skills - Comprises the ability to speak, present, write, listen and distribute information effectively and create an environment for open communication.
- Customer Orientation - Is about demonstrating service and relationship-orientation toward internal and external customers, satisfying their needs and generating mutually satisfactory solutions.
- Adaptability & Flexibility - Includes the ability to build networks, work successfully in various, complex, changing and challenging environments and with diverse people.

**Education/Certifications**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Supply Chain
- APICS Certification preferred

**Working Conditions**:

- Regular business hours. Some additional hours may be required.
- Travel requirements: Domestic and/or Global, up to 25%

Tipo de puesto: Por tiem