MANN+HUMMEL

Commodity Manager

MANN+HUMMEL

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Washington • Washington • United States

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About the role

  • Executes category strategies and initiatives
  • Responsible for Supplier Relationship Management
  • Supports target setting and cost/cash program funnel to meet and/or exceed company annual targets
  • Influences senior stakeholders across the business where necessary to drive collaborative, high performance culture
  • Supports the business and reports regarding negotiations, supplier selection in projects, supplier panel optimization, ratio projects, cost reduction development, supplier development, initiated sourcing decisions, etc.
  • Supports planning and forecasting in agreement with Lead Buyer and/or material group manager
  • Manages RFQs and price estimations in customer or market projects and in serial production for his/her commodity
  • Initiates and manages re-sourcing, dual sourcing and continuous improvement activities (cost reduction) and supports Ratio Project Management
  • Actively supports and acts in close collaboration by providing “in-time” price- and other project relevant information, e.g. sourcing status, supplier feedback on timing and specification
  • Strives for optimal value delivery, securing best pricing, service level agreements, business continuity and risk mitigation, and drives best in class commercial terms
  • Outlines sourcing decision recommendations through objective data analysis following negotiations
  • Contract management over supplier / parts lifetime for all contracts in his/her responsibility
  • Organizes Technical Reviews with cross functional departments; such as RD/Engineering
  • Initiates target price / cost analysis calculation (pre- and post SOP)
  • Manages escalation issues
  • Updates Purchasing Analyst with commercial material/supplier relevant data in Sage
  • Supports supplier quality assurance, complaint management and "top focus" supplier meetings
  • Assists with cross functional projects related to their perspective material group (Packaging)

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration or other related field
  • Minimum 3-5 years procurement experience
  • Ability to travel
  • Experience working with Sage X3 or SAP
  • Manufacturing background
  • Knowledge and expertise in direct and/or indirect spend categories
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Supplier Relationship ManagementCost reduction developmentRFQs managementPrice estimationsRe-sourcingContinuous improvementData analysisContract managementTarget price analysisComplaint management
Soft Skills
Influencing senior stakeholdersCollaborationNegotiationOrganizational skillsProblem-solvingCommunicationAnalytical thinkingProject managementCross-functional teamworkValue delivery