.Experienced Professional**A Snapshot of Your Day**Typical day for Commodity Management professional includes negotiation with suppliers, supplier relationship management, business case and sourcing strategy preparation/execution, reporting, problem solving, supply chain risk mitigation as well as alignment meetings with internal/external functional team.
**How You'll Make an Impact**- Lead the Commodity Circle in respective area of responsibility with support of cross-functional team members.
Manage the commodities electric Insulation and Copper for respective area of responsibility.- Define the Ecosystem strategy in the respective area of responsibility with cross functional counterparts and support from GCMs and in alignment with business.
Ensure transparency on cost structures and spend in area of responsibility via Commodity Circles- Create and implement business specific initiatives and measures based on respective commodity strategy in alignment with Ecosystem strategy and business objectives.
Increase the spend in responsibility by safeguarding awarding following the defined commodity strategy.- Maintain competitive supply base in alignment with Ecosystem strategy and Commodity Circle.- Execute periodic strategic procurement activities - negotiations planning, commodity strategy updates, awarding strategy and sourcing board approvals, quarterly review meetings, etc.- Prepare, negotiate, award, and make available frame contracts & price lists for strategic suppliers in accordance with business and market requirements (in alignment with GCM).
Manage the relationship with assigned strategic suppliers (in alignment with GCM).
Generate, document, and implement savings measures, monitor and report relevant KPI- Drive early procurement / supplier involvement and cost out activities via respective Commodity Circles.
Identify procurement risks and opportunities and implement respective measures.- Feedback supplier market information and knowledge to stakeholders through network.- Drive supply/supplier management processes (e.G., qualification, selection, evaluation, development, classification)**What You Bring**- BA/BS- in Business, supply chain management, engineering, or related field preferred.- A minimum of 10 years of collective experience working in supply chain, purchasing, sourcing, engineering, or similar function in machinery industries is required.- Strategic thinking and analytical skills are a must.Experience utilizing financial and data-driven techniques to make decisions.- Strong Communication & interpersonal skills: Understand main mechanical manufacturing processes and be able to communicate basic mechanical topics with supplier and internal cross functions.
Know-how of procurement related processes, systems, and tools:Familiar with SAP and Productivity Management System.- Cost & risk management skills: Mature understanding of multiple aspects of supply chain value stream