Staff Commodity Manager – Hard Disk Drive Industry, Chemical
Seagate Technology
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Bloomington • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $94,000 - $136,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Oracle
About the role
- Develop and execute commodity sourcing strategies to meet cost, quality, and delivery targets for the chemical commodities primarily supporting our wafer fabs in both the US and UK.
- Manage strategic relationships with suppliers.
- Set strategic plans, performs cost analysis, negotiate cost, contracts, agreements and allocations to achieve lowest cost of acquisition and assure supply continuity.
- Support cost-reduction initiatives and continuous improvement programs.
- Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams internationally, including engineering, manufacturing, and quality assurance, to align commodity requirements with production goals.
- Communicate effectively with overseas internal teams and global suppliers to ensure seamless coordination and timely delivery of materials.
- Monitor market trends, supplier performance, and commodity pricing to identify risks and opportunities in the supply chain.
- Drive actions to mitigate the supply risk, implement and re-enforce business continuity plans.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Benchmark and report on potential green chemistry solutions to create a positive impact on the environment.
- Provide regular reports and updates on commodity strategies, suppliers' performance, cost savings, and supply chain efficiency to senior management.
Requirements
- Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with international teams and suppliers.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret market data and make data-driven decisions.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), and knowledge on supply chain management software (like SAP, Oracle) will be a plus.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Extensive experience in commodity management, procurement, supply chain roles or related roles, preferably in the hard disk drive or electronics industry.
- Technical experience in manufacturing, engineering, or chemical industry is highly desirable.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, etc. or equivalent experience.
Benefits
- eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program
- medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- short-and long-term disability
- 401(k)
- employee stock purchase plan
- health savings account
- dependent care and healthcare spending accounts
- paid time off, including 12 holidays
- flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy
- a minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
commodity sourcing strategiescost analysisnegotiationsupply chain managementdata-driven decision makingcommodity managementprocurementgreen chemistry solutionsmanufacturingengineering
Soft skills
negotiation skillssupplier relationship managementcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsanalytical mindsetability to manage multiple prioritiescollaborationreportingproblem-solvingadaptability