Sr Commodity Analyst

Job Description:Come be DISRUPTIVE with us At Milwaukee Tool Torreon, our most valued resource is our dedicated team of employees - employees who work with a passion to be the best and have an unparalleled pride in their work and in the Milwaukee brand. We know that the only way to sustain growth and success is to value the growth and success of each person within the organization that's why we invest in an individual's growth and development from day one.All our teams touch every step of the process, that is why our Project teams are some of the key contributors to our continuous innovations. The fast-paced, agile environment continuously delivers disruptive technologies by providing every team with the resources needed to excel and working directly with End Users to understand how to deliver heavy duty products with high performance. We create Best in Class products by leveraging advanced analysis fabrics, extensive testing regimes, state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and cross-functional agility.This position will support the development and implementation of sourcing strategies related to the Plastic’s Commodity as well as ongoing supplier relationship management. Utilize sourcing / supplier management experience to ensure sourced products exceed the required quality, cost, lead-time, and terms of Milwaukee Tool.**Responsibilities**:- Own commercial relationship with this supplier base, mange contracts, negotiations, pricing, asset management, deflation plans etc.- Establish and maintain reliable sources of supply to ensure timely procurement of all assigned goods, materials, and services.- Owner of assigned supply base and responsible for all management related to supplier performance.- Identifies and implements supply base improvement opportunities to support both short term and long-term production / product needs.- Completes data analyses and generates reports to drive spend visibility and identify opportunities for supply base optimization.- Build partnerships with internal stakeholders to gather and understand the requirements of their procurement needs; facilitate communication between business units, internal stakeholders, and suppliers- Participates in the development, review, and approval of supplier selection methodologies.- Prepares and executes RFP/RFQ's and analyzes quotations and bids.- Proactively coordinates the supplier selection and qualification process- Conducts, analyzes, and shares cost break down analysis to aide negotiations of per unit cost; drives best overall cost and commercial terms- Supports cost savings reviews, standard setting, commodity, and financial reviews- Conduct research on market dynamics, cost drivers, supplier business models, and historical spend to support negotiations for assigned categories and contracts- Manage supplier relationship including communicating risks/opportunities with cross functional teams- Support the building of long-term commercial relationships with strategic suppliers.Job Skills Requirements- Bachelor's degree in International Trade, Industrial Engineering, or related career.- Demonstrates abilities to be determined, self-driven and resourceful.- Ability to react quickly in a fast-paced, changing environment.- Exhibits strong negotiating skills and demonstrates proven success breaking down complex issues to proactively identify and align stakeholders to next steps.- Excellent organization/time management skills.- Outstanding interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation skills.- Finance, or related technical field.- Specific coursework in purchasing, materials management, engineering, or quality assurance desirable.- CPM/CPSM certification a plus.- Fluent English is a mustExperience Requirements- 3+ years in sourcing, materials planning, supplier quality or related supply chain experience, including proven capability using advanced procurement principles with global supply chain management responsibilities.Physical & Environmental Requirements- Willingness to travel domestically and/or globally (up to 40%).